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Where Does it Hurt? Pain Relief for Older Adults

September 17, 2007

COURTENAY – 2007 is the Global Year Against Pain In Older Persons.   Why focus on pain in older adults?  The number of elderly people is increasing dramatically and in recent years we have come to understand the prevalence of pain in the older adult population.  For many reasons older adults experience much higher incidents of pain, and managing that pain presents particular challenges. Read More (PDF)