Pain. It can be sudden (like hitting your thumb with a hammer) or it can sneak up on you and exist in the background of your life for days, and sometimes years. Chronic pain is different for everyone and so are its causes.

Perhaps your chronic pain stems from an injury, or a medical treatment. Perhaps that creaky feeling means you’re getting older. Maybe your pain is triggered by mundane decisions that you make each day such as using your smartphone, sitting too long at a desk or wearing flip flops. No matter the cause, there are often things you can do to reduce your chronic pain or eliminate it entirely.