chronic pain

Chronic pain poorly understood, costing Canada billions

Posted on Sun, Jun 22, 2014 - 12:00am

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One in five Canadians suffer from chronic pain, and if you're one of the millions affected — and you're lucky — you have a doctor who knows how to treat your symptoms.

But if you need to see a pain specialist, wait times are long. Very long — frequently more than a year. And many live far from the country's publicly funded pain clinics, because large areas of Canada have little or no access to appropriate pain care.

The impact?