Austin Pain Management Blog | Chronic Pain and the Family Tree ...

Could it be that your chronic pain is being passed through the branches of your family tree?

According to recent research, that just might be the case. The new study, published on the website of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests that chronic pain in mothers could translate to an increased risk of chronic pain in her children as they reach adolescence and young adulthood. The same could be true of fathers and their children.

More than five thousand youths participated in the Norwegian study. They ranged in age from thirteen to eighteen years and had to have at least one parent willing to participate in the survey portion as well. There was evidence that both maternal- and paternal chronic pain played a role in increasing the risk of the children knowing the same.

Mothers and fathers with chronic pain were more likely to have children suffering from nonspecific or multisite pain, and when both parents reported constant discomfort, the risk for the child was even greater. Further investigation found that it did not impact the results whether or not the child lived with paternal chronic pain, but it did appear to make a difference when it came to maternal chronic pain. The researchers made sure to rule out socioeconomic variables as well as psychosocial factors.

For more information on the study, the findings, and the proposed methods of contending with chronic pain in youth, continue reading the full article.

Source: http://blog.interventionalpainassociates.com/pain-management/chronic-pain-and-the-family-tree/

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