Pain is regarded as chronic when it does not go away and is experienced by a patient on most days of the week for at least 3 months.
Did you know that approximately 1 in 5 Australians suffer from chronic pain!
Prevalence tends to be higher in older individuals. At least 1 in 4 women aged 50 years or over report having chronic pain.
The leading cause of chronic pain is reported to be injury, commonly from playing sports and car, home and work accidents.
Almost two-thirds of people with chronic pain report that their pain interferes with their daily activities.
At Copacabana Medical Centre our Practice Principal and GP Dr Risto has a special interest in chronic pain management.