Car Crash May Precipitate Chronic Pain
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: March 21, 2011
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
"More than one in 10 people in a prospective cohort developed chronic widespread pain over a four-year period -- and most of them were involved in a traumatic event during that time, researchers reported.
Among those who reported new, widespread chronic pain, 43% said they had experienced a traffic accident, surgery, or broken bones over the same period, according to Gareth Jones, PhD, of the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, and colleagues.
In contrast, only 36% of those who remained pain-free reported such an incident, Jones and colleagues reported online in Arthritis Care & Research.
Much of the difference - which approached but did not reach statistical significance -- was driven by traffic accidents, workplace injuries and fractures, Jones and colleagues reported.
Chronic widespread pain, according to the American College of Rheumatology, is pain above and below the waist, or on both the left and right sides of the body, for three months or longer..."
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By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: March 21, 2011
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
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"More than one in 10 people in a prospective cohort developed chronic widespread pain over a four-year period -- and most of them were involved in a traumatic event during that time, researchers reported.
Among those who reported new, widespread chronic pain, 43% said they had experienced a traffic accident, surgery, or broken bones over the same period, according to Gareth Jones, PhD, of the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, and colleagues.
In contrast, only 36% of those who remained pain-free reported such an incident, Jones and colleagues reported online in Arthritis Care & Research.
Much of the difference - which approached but did not reach statistical significance -- was driven by traffic accidents, workplace injuries and fractures, Jones and colleagues reported.
Chronic widespread pain, according to the American College of Rheumatology, is pain above and below the waist, or on both the left and right sides of the body, for three months or longer..."
Click on the link for the full article:
Medical News: Car Crash May Precipitate Chronic Pain - in Pain Management, Pain Management from MedPage Today
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