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Study Finds More Than 10 Million New Cases of Adult Chronic Pain Per Year

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Richard L. Nahin, MPH, PhD
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: While there has been extensive research examining the prevalence of chronic pain, far less is known about the incidence of chronic pain.  Understanding the incidence of chronic pain is critical to understanding how such pain manifests and evolves over time.

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Pain in U.S. Adult Hispanics Varies by Their Ancestral Country of Origin

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H
Lead Epidemiologist
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Nahin

PainRelief.com:  What is the background for this study?

Response: Individuals of Hispanic ancestry living in the U.S. include numerous subpopulations that vary in the prevalence of chronic disabling conditions, as well as exhibit differences in socioeconomic status, health behaviors, global health status, health care utilization, and genetic profiles. 

Despite this evidence, there are few nationally representative studies examining the epidemiology of pain in these Hispanic subpopulations, and none that compared global measures of pain chronicity, severity, nor examined the influence of race on potential associations with pain in Hispanics.

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