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Better management of chronic pain, such as that seen in spinal injury, could reduce disability in older patients, according to experts.

The Gerontological Society of America has said that inadequate treatment of pain in older people contributes unnecessarily to their suffering.

Deborah Dillon McDonald from the University of Connecticut School of Nursing said: "Older adults and practitioners need to work together to find optimal multi-modal pain management plans that reduce pain and avoid adverse events."

Chronic pain can lead to numerous other problems such as increased disability and difficulty sleeping in older people.

This comes after a report published in journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, revealed that osteoporosis is common among spinal cord injury patients.

Each participant in the study suffered at least one fracture following the spinal cord injury, leading authors to conclude that more research should be done on the benefits of targeted therapeutic education on risk factors for these patients.

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