Back pain getting worse? Could be depression

Pain makes it difficult to enjoy your life. It makes it challenging to move, sleep and interact with friends, family and your neighbors. Beyond the actual pain itself, there may be gastrointestinal issues brought on by anti-inflammatory medication, too.

In general, depression is the most common illness linked to chronic back pain. In fact, depression is more commonly witnessed in patients with chronic back pain problems than in patients with acute, short-term pain. The type that accompanies such pain is referred to as major depression or clinical depression. This kind goes well beyond the sadness that would be deemed normal, like the emotion of feeling down for a couple of days.Instead, the symptoms of major depression occur every day for at least two weeks.

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