Scientific Research Establishes Personal Injury Vicitims Suffer Long-Lasting Pain
A recent study provides scientific proof that car accident victims aren't nuts, aren't faking, aren't gaming the system; they really are in pain.
In a study published last week in the journal Archives of Surgery, researchers tracked 3,047 patients ages 18 to 84 from 14 U.S. states who survived an acute traumatic injury. A year after the injury, 63 percent reported that they still experienced pain related to the injury, with most having pain in more than one region of the body.
On average, the patients assessed their pain at 5.5 on a 10-point scale -- a level at which they would be expected to have moderate to severe interference with daily activities.
The American Pain Foundation, a Baltimore-based advocacy group, said the financial cost exacted by chronic pain in the United States -- including health-care expenses, lost income and lost productivity -- is estimated at $100 billion a year.
Source: Reuters
