Five-year Pain Intensity and Treatment Trajectories of Post-9/11 Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Patterns of multimorbidity exist in Post-9/11 Veterans deployed in support of the Global War on Terror.30 In 2009, approximately 40% of Post-9/11 Veterans were diagnosed with some type of pain, but only half of those individuals had pain without traumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).7 Among those with diagnosed TBI, over 60% had one or more comorbid pain diagnoses demonstrating the co-occurrence of pain and TBI.7 Pain in the context of TBI can be due to physical trauma or overuse injuries and may be driven by musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and central mechanisms.

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