Between 2011 and 2017 sufferers increased from 21% to 34% of 16-34s, with obesity and inactive lifestyles seen as factors
Growing numbers of young adults are suffering from chronic pain that seriously affects their lives, with the rise blamed on obesity, sedentary lifestyles and stresses faced by that age group.
A new report on the prevalence of chronic pain in England has found that the number of people beset with it remained steady between 2011 and 2017 at about 15.5 million. Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts more than 12 weeks despite treatment or medication. Most sufferers have arthritis or musculoskeletal conditions, such as gout and ankylosing spondylitis.
