A SHARP TWINGE in the shoulder or a grinding ache in the back are debilitating everyday experiences for millions of women in the UK. About 38 per cent of women have chronic pain, with the most common type being back pain.
Not knowing the cause of bodily pain means it can’t be treated in order to heal, only masked. An estimated 7.1 million adults in England alone are regularly prescribed painkillers. But new research is uncovering an overlooked source of unexplained aches and pains – one
