Homeless individuals disproportionately suffer from medical disorders. They have higher rates of diabetes, cancer, peripheral vascular disease, musculoskeletal problems, depression, and other disabilities that are often associated with both acute and chronic pain.1,2,3,4,5 These morbidities afflicting the homeless can be amplified by unstable housing, exposure to weather and temperature extremes, the prevalence of violence, psychiatric disorders, and addiction.6
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Best Practices, Case Report, Chronic Pain, Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, Homeless Services