Introduction: Growing evidence suggests disparities in the prevalence, management,
progression, and outcomes of chronic, nonmalignant pain-related conditions, especially for …

Background Though chronic pain is widespread, affecting about one-fifth of the world's
population, its impacts are disproportionately felt across the population according to …

Chronic non-cancer pain is a complex health condition that affects more than a quarter of the
Italian population who mainly refers to general practitioners and primary care for their …

Background Opioid use has increased substantially as a treatment for chronic pain, although
harms from long‐term opioid therapy outweigh the benefits. More knowledge about factors …

Pain conditions are among the leading causes of global disability, impacting on global
healthcare utilization (HCU). Health seeking behavior might be influenced by cognitive and …

Chronic non-cancer pain (CP) is defined as a pain that persists or recurs for more than 3
months (Treede et al., 2019), and it is always a personal, multidimensional and intangible …

There were no estimates of the prevalence of pain and its treatment in the older population
of India obtained from face-to-face interviews with a nationally representative sample. We …

Background Musculoskeletal pain is a prevalent concern among diverse populations, from
the average individual to the elite athlete. Handheld percussive massage therapy devices …

Research on intersectionality and chronic pain disparities is very limited. Intersectionality
explores the interconnections between multiple aspects of identity and provides a more …

Persistent pain is a major public health issue—estimated to affect a quarter of the world's
population. Public understanding of persistent pain is based on outdated biomedical …