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Article: New Survey Finds Majority of Americans in Pain; Acute Pain Sufferers Reluctant to Treat.
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- January 23, 2008
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New Harris Survey finds that under-treated and untreated acute pain impacts productivity and quality of life for those who suffer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- While the majority of Americans in a national survey released today reported experiencing pain in the past 12 months,(1) many, especially acute pain sufferers, are reluctant to seek professional help or take prescription pills.(2) More than one-quarter of respondents in acute pain did not see a doctor because they thought they could "tough it out," and the majority of those who did eventually see a doctor delayed going. Such behaviors are detrimental, however, because for most Americans pain is ...