Description

When an individual is experiencing pain, it is critical to determine whether it is due to stress, physical or mental, a muscle-tendon relation, strain, or a bone-to-the-bones ligament relationship, sprain. We all know the feeling of pain, but how does it affect performance and the amount of time it takes to overcome its effects? Between 1999 and 2002, it was estimated that 25 percent or more of Americans over the age of 20 reported suffering pain that persisted for longer than 24 hours. And, nearly 60 percent of adults older than 65 who reported pain indicated their pain lasted for an entire year or longer (CDC, 2006).