acute pain

Chronic Pain vs Acute Pain

Chronic Pain vs Acute Pain

Pain is something everyone is well acquainted with. It doesn’t discriminate. No matter who you are, what your ethnicity, or the amount of money you have in your bank account; at some point in your life you will experience pain. The problem is when you experience pain more frequently than normal, and it gets in the way of your daily activities or your quality of life.

You hear terms such as chronic pain and acute pain, but what do they really mean, and when should you be concerned?