Chronic pain is a global health issue.48 The most prevalent chronic pain condition is chronic musculoskeletal pain (MSK).22 The global prevalence of chronic MSK ranges from 11.4% to 60%.28 It is the second cause of physical and work disability after mental and behavioural disorders.29,153,154 The socioeconomic burden due to chronic MSK is huge for the individual and society.112,154 Direct (e.g. opioid consumption) and indirect (e.g. loss productivity) annual economic costs amount to 164.7 billion Euros14 and 576 billion Dollars145 in Europe and the USA, respectively.
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