---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/pain-management'
title: 'Pain Management'
author:
  name: 'lauren kopchik'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/97'
date: '2018-10-31T19:26:25+00:00'
updated: '2026-09-30T20:13:28+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Having pain is a common experience for older people. The extent to which pain disrupts daily routines may get worse with age. Pain is often poorly evaluated and managed in older people. There is no reason to suffer silently with persistent pain as you get older.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 Pain is an uncomfortable feeling caused by physical and emotional factors.

You feel pain through your senses, like touch. Pain signals travel through nerves to your brain. Your brain decides how strong the pain is, where it is, and what it feels like. Pain is different for everyone. It can be affected by your memories, beliefs, and feelings.

[Basic Facts](/a-z-topic/pain-management/basic-facts)

[Causes](/a-z-topic/pain-management/causes)

[Diagnosis & Tests](/a-z-topic/pain-management/tests)

[Care & Treatment](/a-z-topic/pain-management/care-treatment)

[Lifestyle & Management](/a-z-topic/pain-management/lifestyle)