Persistent pain may lead to memory troubles. Study even suggests link between chronic aches and dementia risk.

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Persistent pain may lead to memory troubles
Study even suggests link between chronic aches and dementia risk.
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay   | 0 comments | 0 Shares | June 21, 2017
 

Pain that continues, day in and day out, may trigger an unexpected and unwanted side effect—a bigger risk of mental decline and dementia, a new study suggests.

The findings suggest that chronic pain may be related to changes in the brain that contribute to memory problems. The findings may also point to new ways to protect age-related mental decline, the University of California, San Francisco resear

http://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/persistent-pain-may-lead-to-memory-troubles/

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Pain that continues, day in and day out, may trigger an unexpected and unwanted side effect—a bigger risk of mental decline and dementia, a new study suggests.

Absolutely no surprise here.  Direct anecdotal evidence matches theory.