This week National Pain Week kicked off, raising awareness about chronic pain and the treatments to alleviate it.

Most chronic pain issues are related to musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis.

While there are more treatments for chronic pain, there are still social barriers to manage and live with the condition.

Image: Image by Holger Langmaier from Pixabay

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Professor Rachelle Buchbinder – Director of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at the Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 25 July 2023