Pain Awareness
Walk
This event aims to reduce the stigma associated with pain, raise awareness about the impact that pain has on the quality of life and provide education about treatments available to manage pain.
You don’t want to miss it — Everyone is invited!
Participants will be asked to complete a 3k walk, at their own risk, and attend educational sessions about pain management. There will be refreshments, door prizes and a family fun center.
Date
Saturday, June 18th 2022
Time
8am – 2pm.
Location
City of Bellaire Community Center
7008 5th Street
Bellaire, TX 77401
What is pain?
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.”
Acute pain vs. Chronic pain
Acute pain (duration <1 month) is a physiologic response to noxious stimuli that can become pathologic, is normally sudden in onset, time limited, and often caused by injury, trauma, or medical treatments such as surgery.
Chronic pain (duration of ≥3 months) can be the result of an underlying medical disease or condition, injury, medical treatment, inflammation, or an unknown.
Did you know?
1 in 5
It is estimated that 1 in 5 U.S. adults had chronic pain in 2019.
Disability
Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the U.S.
1 in 14
Adults experienced high impact chronic pain, defined as having pain most days or every day in the past three months that limited life or work activities.
Everyone is Invited!
FREE parking is available at Condit Elementary School
References
Pain Awareness Walk
This event aims to reduce the stigma associated with pain, raise awareness about the impact that pain has on the quality of life and provide education about treatments available to manage pain.
You don’t want to miss it — Everyone is invited!
Participants will be asked to complete a 3k walk, at their own risk, and attend educational sessions about pain management. There will be refreshments, door prizes and a family fun center.
Date
Saturday, June 18th 2022
Time
8am – 2pm.
Location
City of Bellaire Community Center
7008 5th Street
Bellaire, TX 77401
What is pain?
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.”
Acute pain vs. Chronic pain
Acute pain (duration <1 month) is a physiologic response to noxious stimuli that can become pathologic, is normally sudden in onset, time limited, and often caused by injury, trauma, or medical treatments such as surgery.
Chronic pain (duration of ≥3 months) can be the result of an underlying medical disease or condition, injury, medical treatment, inflammation, or an unknown.
Did you know?
1 in 5
It is estimated that 1in 5 U.S. adults had chronic pain in 2019.
Disability
Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the U.S.
1 in 14
Adults experienced high impact chronic pain, defined as having pain most days or every day in the past three months that limited life or work activities.