Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined.

The lives affected by pain are more than those affected by diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. According to the National Pain Care Policy Act, there are 76.5 million Americans affected by pain.

Although pain is a leading reason why people visit the doctor, less than one percent of the National Institutes of Health research budget is devoted to the study of pain.

Untreated or improperly treated pain results in needless human suffering. Pain not only impacts physical health and functioning, but it also takes a toll on a person’s emotional and spiritual well being.