More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged
Since 2019, the number of adults in the US experiencing chronic pain has risen. This increase may be linked to more people leading inactive lifestyles or facing limited access to healthcare services due to covid-19 restrictions.
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The measures taken to control Covid-19 were effective in slowing the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2, but they also led to various other effects.
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Since the onset of COVID-19, chronic pain has become increasingly prevalent, with long COVID being just one factor contributing to this increase.
The coronavirus was first recognized in December 2019, prompting countries worldwide to impose lockdowns within a few months. At the outset, experts cautioned that these severe measures might result in long-term pain because of limited healthcare access, increased inactivity, and possibly ongoing effects from the virus itself.
However, researchers have previously discovered very few...
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