- ALL pain is experienced in the brain.
- Pain is an output from the brain.
- The brain produces pain in response to a threat.
- You can experience pain even in body parts that have been removed.
- We can experience pain without tissue damage.
- Women have more nerve receptors than men.
- Physical activity is actually a natural pain reliever
- Back pain is the most common cause of chronic pain (27%).
- 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain.
- 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain.
- Adults reporting chronic low back pain are three times more likely to be in poor health.
- 70% of adults with chronic pain have difficulties concentrating.
- 86% of adults with chronic pain report disturbed sleeping patterns.
- Pain is a universal human experience.
- 1 in 7 people in the UK suffer from chronic pain (13%).
- At least 7million people in the UK suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain.
- Untreated pain can affect the quality of life