====== Do Genes Play a Role in Chronic Pain? ======


//[[http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/do-genes-play-a-role-in-chronic-pain-8824923.html|Do Genes Play a Role in Chronic Pain? ]]// by  September 23rd, 2014 by Pat Anson.

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Two new studies are pointing to a genetic link between traumatic events, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

One study found a higher risk for PTSD in soldiers exposed to childhood trauma, while the other found that people who experience trauma while living in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to suffer from musculoskeletal pain. Both studies suggest that trauma can “activate” genes associated with chronic pain.

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  * //[[http://www.painjournalonline.com/article/S0304-3959%2814%2900344-3/abstract|No man is an island: Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood influences chronic pain development after motor vehicle collision, and this effect is moderated by common genetic variation influencing HPA axis function]]//

  * //[[http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/news/evidence-genetic-link-ptsd-soldiers-exposed-childhood-trauma|Evidence of Genetic Link to PTSD in Soldiers Exposed to Childhood Trauma]]//





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