The Chronic Pain Network: Revolutionizing Pain Management in Canada

Chronic pain is one of the most common conditions affecting Canadians—an estimated one in five children, adults, and seniors experience pain that affects their ability to participate in daily activities, including work, leisure, and the simple activities of daily living. Pain is a complex condition in which biological issues (arising from trauma, disease, following surgery or after treatments for other conditions, such as cancer) interact with psychology (how people learn and understand their health, their underlying mood disorders, past histories of illness, trauma, and abuse) and their social setting, including the social determinants of health. 

 

Originally published on globalheroes.com.