[Music] the cdc reported in 2016 that one in five adults lived with chronic pain pain can be the body's way of letting you know you have injured yourself or may be about to injure yourself it can be present throughout the body and joints muscles and tendons and can even affect nerves when pain lasts much longer than expected or doesn't respond to the usual treatments your condition may be considered chronic and it could be time to see a medical professional your primary care provider can help you determine if you need advanced treatments such as that offered by a physical therapist chiropractor massage therapist or pain specialist they can also conduct a physical exam to narrow down the cause of your pain and determine if additional diagnostic tests are needed to rule out less common causes of pain such as infection or cancer there may be other therapies that can be helpful in treating your condition speak with your trusted healthcare professional today about which ones are best for you you