bbc research reveals affects the lives of millions and leave them living lives of pain. hello, i mjennifer and i am a dental therapist for my dentist in saltaire in bradford. it was everything that i ever wanted. it was everything that i dreamed it would be. i don t think i have been in a happier place in my life. five years ago, jen was happy and successful. today, she is living a life dominated by pain. opioid patches, anti inflammatories, nerve pain medications. it started with back pain, but eventually spread through her body. mid december, i drove to work, and whilst i was driving, the pain through my back and right leg wasjust something i had neverfelt. it was how i would imagine being kicked in the back by a horse would be.
pain, is different and very complex means you actually have the ability to change it yourself. i m dominic hughes and i m a health correspondet for bbc news. and i have been investigating the story of chronic pain, a condition that bbc research reveals blights the lives of millions of people and leaves them living a life of pain. hello, i mjennifer and i am a dental therapist for my dentist in saltaire in bradford. it was everything that i ever wanted. that i dreamed it would be. i don t think i have been in a happier place in my life. five years ago, jen was happy and successful. today, she is living a life dominated by pain. opioid patches, anti inflammatories, nerve pain medications.
a survey carried out for bbc news suggests 26% of adults in the uk live with long term, persistent pain. nearly half of those said it impacted their daily life simple things like doing the shopping, or going to work. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been to meet two young women whose lives have been severely impacted by pain. i wish i could turn the clock back. but i also know that i didn t do this. five years ago, jen was a successful dental therapist, happy and fulfilled. hi, i mjennifer. even starring in her practice s promotional videos. today, she s living a life dominated by pain. 0pioid patches, anti inflammatories, nerve pain medications. it started with back pain. it was how i would imagine being kicked in the back by a horse would be. erm, that really
our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been to meet two young women whose lives have been transformed by pain. i wish i could turn the clock back. but i also know that i didn t do this. five years ago, jen was a successful dental therapist, happy and fulfilled. hi, i mjennifer. even starring in her practice s promotional videos. today, she s living a life dominated by pain. opioid patches, anti inflammatories, nerve pain medications. it started with back pain. it was how i would imagine being kicked in the back by a horse would be. erm, that really acute, direct force. but now it s spread through her body, and every dayjen lives with chronic, persistent pain. our bodies are designed to protect us.