How Does Acute Pain Become Chronic?

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to NIH Director's Blog for National Institutes of Health (NIH).   How Does Acute Pain Become Chronic? 08/13/2013 09:00 AM EDT Chronic pain is a major medical problem, affecting as many as 100 million Americans, robbing them of a full sense of well-being, disrupting their ability to work and earn a living, and causing untold suffering for the patient and family. This condition costs the country an estimated $560-635 billion annually—a staggering economic burden [1]. Worst […] Continue reading: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2013/08/13/how-does-acute-pain-become-chronic/   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®  This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612