Question: I am often woken during the middle of the night with a pain in my foot. It is not in my toes, but the bone that ...

However, if the pain does not go away after a few ... early to ensure that foot problems do not lead to back or knee injuries. If the pain persists, gets worse, or is chronic, a person should ...

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed.

Development of chronic musculoskeletal pain can be influenced by socioeconomics, fear of movement, smoking and poorer support networks, new research shows. In a systematic review of current ...

Richardson said that the back injury "might be chronic," but added there are ways to prevent the injury going forward.