Chronic pain may run in families
A research published in journal PAIN suggests that genes, effect on early development and social learning are some of the factors that can increase the risk of chronic pain transmitting from parent to children.
The researchers identified some plausible mechanisms to explain the transmission of chronic pain from parent to child.
Roughly half of the risk of chronic pain in adults could be genetic, that is, due to genes; the research suggests.
‘The outlined mechanisms, moderators, and vulnerabilities likely interact over time to influence the development of chronic pain and related outcomes in offspring of parents with chronic pain,’ the researchers said.
The study also says that the physical activity level of parents and adverse effects from growing up in stressful circumstances are also related to increase in transfer of chronic pain.
