Chronic pain increases Cardiovascular Disease risk

medwireNews – Cardiology – Chronic musculoskeletal pain increases CVD risk

medwireNews: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found.

the association could not be explained by reduced physical activity or increased sedentary behavior

Clinically, this study suggests the intriguing implication that CMP may be a modifiable risk factor for CVD.