Deployment-related Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of New Episodes of Care for Back Pain in Veterans

The United States (US) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) define traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a structural injury and/or physiological disruption in brain function as the result of an external force, indicated by the onset or worsening of clinical signs immediately following the event.9 The diagnosis of TBI was made in more than 375,000 US military service members between 2000 and 2017.8 A systematic review found that chronic pain is common following TBI, and that prevalence of chronic pain differed by TBI severity (mild vs.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research