WHAT IS CHRONIC PAIN?

Chronic pain can be defined as pain that persists most days
or every day for six months or more. For some individuals, pain
can last a lifetime.

Chronic pain can take many forms:

  • mild to severe
  • intermittent to continuous
  • ANNOYING TO DISABLING

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