Aside from physical discomfort, how does chronic pain affect its sufferers?

Aside from physical discomfort, how does chronic pain affect its sufferers?

Marc Darrow (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joint Rehabilitation Sports Medical Center, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How does chronic pain affect a person psychologically?; Are analgesics effective for managing chronic pain? and more...

Chronic pain has many different aspects that can affect the person negatively. Obviously they feel pain in the body; that's the somatic pain in the body, or maybe the visceral pain, which is in the organ systems. There have been studies that have shown that when a person has chronic pain, they experience a downward spiral in consciousness. It works both ways. Once a person's depressed, they typically feel more pain. It's a vicious cycle that occurs: pain, depression, anxiety, anger.