As many as one in three American adults suffer from chronic pain . Chronic pain continues a month or more beyond usual recovery period . The most common causes of persistent pain are physical, psychological and social. `` It was only many years later when he was examined by a neurologist that his underlying nerve injury was identified and able to be treated , '' she said . Pain is the top reason patients seek medical care .
As many as one in three American adults suffer from chronic pain . Chronic pain continues a month or more beyond usual recovery period . The most common causes of persistent pain are physical, psychological and social. Pain is the top reason patients seek medical care .