Subconscious Medicine

drug free pain management. according to the british pain society, almost 10 million people in the uk suffer pain daily. this impacts on their quality of life and means more time off work. so what does this mean in terms of working days lost? the national rheumatoid arthritis society estimate that 9.4 million working days are lost through rheumatoid arthritis. the tuc reported that british businesses lose an estimated 4.9 million days lost through work related back pain – with the north east of england suffering most. clearly chronic pain is an enormous problem, yet there the exact cost to the country is unknown. it is estimated that 2.7million people are on incapacity benefit, and it’s likely to be an under-estimation. the cost to the nhs again is unknown however the cost of back pain was estimated at nearly £500,000 clearly many people are experiencing pain on a daily basis affecting their lives considerably. many of the drugs used to treat pain can bring more side effects than the pa