Every year, about 100 million adult Americans experience chronic pain, a condition that costs the nation between 560 and 635 billion dollars annually, according to a 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine. However, many do not even know that physical therapists are well equipped to not only treat pain, but also its source.  Physical therapists are experts at treating movement and neuro-musculoskeletal disorders. Pain often accompanies a movement disorder, and physical therapists can help correct the disorder and relieve the pain.

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