• 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