| Arthritis
|
| * |
1
in 6 Americans suffers from arthritis. 26 million of those are
women. |
| Back
Pain |
| * |
Back pain
is the leading cause of disability in Americans under 45 years
old. |
| * |
Over 26
million Americans between the ages of 20 and 64 experience frequent
back pain, and two thirds of American adults will have back
pain during their lifetime. |
| Cancer |
| * |
An estimated
70% of those with cancer experience significant pain during
their illness, yet fewer than half receive adequate treatment
for their pain. |
| * |
Cancer
pain is typically caused by the disease progress and treatment
interventions. |
| Headache |
| * |
Over 25
million Americans suffer from migraines. |
| * |
9 out of
10 Americans have non-migraine headaches each year. |
| Financial
Impact |
| * |
1 in 3
American adults lose more than 20 hours of sleep each month
due to pain. |
| * |
Pain costs
an estimated $100 billion each year. |
| * |
Lost workdays
due to pain add up to over 50 million a year. |
| Other
Types of Pain |
| * |
20 million
Americans experience jaw and lower facial pain (TMD/TMJ) each
year. |
| * |
Close to
4 million Americans -- mostly women -- suffer from fibromyalgia,
a complex condition involving widespread pain and other symptoms. |
| * |
Fully half
of all hospitalized patients have moderate to severe pain in
their last days of life. |
| * |
Breakthrough pain can occur
between does of medication or can be associated as spikes
in pain
| Causes |
| * |
Particular
incident |
| * |
Treatment
modalities |
| * |
Failure
to receive enough medication |
| * |
Delay
in delivery of medication |
|
| Scope
of the ‘Pain Problem” |
| * |
Only an
estimated 1 in 4 of those with pain receive proper treatment. |
| * |
Over 20
percent of Americans aged 60 and over have chronic pain due
to arthritis, other joint pain or back pain. |
| * |
Over 50
million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and nearly 25 million
Americans experience acute pain each year due to injuries or
surgery. |
| * |
Headache
and lower back pain are the most common types of pain in the
U.S. |
|
