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Painful facts
Consider these numbers from the Canadian Pain Society
15-30 Per cent of children experience recurring or chronic pain. The prevalence of this pain increases with age
Taking into account direct expenses and associated costs such as lost productivity, chronic pain costs $56 billion to $60 billion annually
One in five Canadian adults suffer from chronic pain
2x People living with pain have double the risk of suicide compared to people without chronic pain
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