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[13 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]
Chronic Pain Can Speed Up Aging Process

Younger individuals with chronic pain have levels of disability similar to people who are twenty or thirty years older but do not suffer from pain, according to a new study on pains and inflammations. The research uncovered that people with chronic moderate and severe pain start to experience reduced mobility and functionality at much earlier ages.
Researchers from the United States analyzed the data of more than 18,500 volunteers from all across America with the ages of 50 years and older. All the subjects had participated in the 2004 Health and …