More than one in every four working adults missed work in the past year due to pain — including headaches, backaches, arthritis, and sore feet, according to a recently released Gallup survey. That's an estimated 36 million Americans who missed work.
Pain is both widespread and accepted as part of life, according to the survey. Four of 10 adults say they experience pain every day, and nearly all Americans (89 percent) say they experience pain each month. Eighty percent of Americans believe their aches and pains are "just part of getting older" and 28 percent believe there is no solution to their pain.