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Different medications are used depending on the type of pain. Some suffer from chronic headaches or back pain; others are recovering from surgery, sports injuries, or accidents. Every year, millions of prescriptions are written for pain medications — many of them powerful opioids that can cause side effects and lead to addiction. Acute pain medication is for rapid onset of pain such as from an inflicted trauma or to treat post-operative pain. Chronic pain medication is for alleviating long-lasting, ongoing pain. Pain Relief Without Drugs or Surgery​compiles the latest information on a variety of nondrug pain-relieving therapies and their applications to a number of common types of pain. Patients with BMIs indicating moderate obesity were 9% more likely to report pain, and those with severe obesity had 23% higher odds of pain. According to the research team, more study is needed to understand the relationship between weight and pain, even though a link has been established. Center f...