Pain is disabling when it affects what?

Pain is disabling when it affects what?

• A. Function.
• B. Height.
• C. Age.
• D. Education.

Answer: (A)

Pain is disabling when it limits what you can do—the function you need to perform daily tasks, keep your job, or take care of yourself. If pain prevents bending, lifting, walking, concentrating, or self-care, it stops you from doing important activities and thus becomes disabling. Height, age, and education are just characteristics and don’t by themselves determine whether pain disables you; the key measure is how much pain interferes with your functional abilities.

Pain is disabling when it limits what you can do—the function you need to perform daily tasks, keep your job, or take care of yourself. If pain prevents bending, lifting, walking, concentrating, or self-care, it stops you from doing important activities and thus becomes disabling. Height, age, and education are just characteristics and don’t by themselves determine whether pain disables you; the key measure is how much pain interferes with your functional abilities.