Analysis, Health and Fitness, Military

Veterans Endure Higher Pain Severity Than Nonveterans

Graph of reported severe pain

Veterans reported more severe pain than nonveterans.

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. American veterans experience higher prevalence of pain and more severe pain than nonveterans, with young and middle-aged veterans suffering the most, according to a new analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) by the lead epidemiologist at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health. This survey provides the first national estimate of severe pain associated…

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