More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain each year, and one-third of Americans will have chronic pain at some point in their life. These staggering statistics are findings from a survey conducted in 2004. What can you do about your chronic pain?

The holiday season often brings to mind shopping, parties, visiting family and winter sports, but paying special attention to your back during this time is more important than ever. Every winter holiday season, approximately 1.9 million slip-and-fall injuries occur across the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The strongest painkilling drugs – called opioids – should not be first-line treatments against chronic pain, and are only moderately effective when they are prescribed.