RT Book, Section
A1 McCarberg, William
A2 Bajwa, Zahid H.
A2 Wootton, R. Joshua
A2 Warfield, Carol A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1131936418
T1 Pain in the Elderly
T2 Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071766838
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131936418
RD 2024/10/04
AB It  is  well  known  that  we  are  an  aging  society  with  20%  of  the  population  reaching  65  years  or  older  by  the  year  2030.1  Older  Americans  have  more  chronic  conditions  such  as  osteoarthritis,  atherosclerosis,  cancer,  and  diabetes,  contributing  to  increased  health  care  costs,  one-third  of  the  total  annual  health  budget  today.  In  the  older  patient  population,  pain  is  the  most  common  symptom  noted  when  consulting  a  physician.2  There  are  multiple  sites  and  causes  of  these  painful  conditions,  including  lower  back  (40%),  arthritis  (24%),  previous  fractures  (14%),  and  neuropathies  (11%).3