Graph titled Severe Pain by Condition: Veterans vs Nonveterans [text version]
Vertical bar graph showing the percentages of veterans and nonveterans with severe pain by condition.
Back pain, no sciatica: 14.1 percent of veterans and 9.4 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Joint pain: 16.2 percent of veterans and 15.2 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Any back pain: 21.6 percent of veterans and 16.7 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Migraine: 26.4 percent of veterans and 15.9 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Neck pain: 27.7 percent of veterans and 21.4 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Back pain & sciatica: 34.2 percent of veterans and 30.2 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Jaw pain: 37.5 percent of veterans and 22.9 percent of nonveterans have severe pain.
Source
- Nahin RL. Severe pain in veterans: the impact of age and sex, and comparisons to the general population. Journal of Pain. November 21, 2016. Epub ahead of print. This study provides national prevalence of U.S. military veterans with severe pain, and compares veterans to nonveterans of similar age and sex.