Anything that causes trauma can cause trauma pain.  Millions of Americans experience pain as a result of traumatic injury each year. The effects of injuries can range from simple inconvenience or temporary discomfort to chronic pain , disability and death. Trauma pain (pain from an injury or wound caused by external force or violence) results from a virtually limitless amount of potential causes, including:

• Slips and falls
• Motor vehicle accidents (e.g., whiplash, head injury, spinal cord injury)

• Sports or exercise, such as a rotator cuff injury or torn anterior cruciate ligament
• Household or workplace accidents
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Animal bites
• Firearms
• Child abuse, sexual assault or other violent crime

Trauma can cause pain conditions throughout the body, including:

• Headache, eye pain and ear pain
• Orofacial pain and dental pain
• Neck pain and back pain
• Shoulder pain and elbow, wrist and arm pain
• Chest pain and abdominal pain
• Pelvic pain, sexual pain and scrotal pain
• Leg pain, knee pain, gait disturbances and foot pain
• Other joint pain

The degree to which one experiences trauma pain varies according to the injury or wound sustained and the condition of the patient. Because all people experience a decline in organ function and responsiveness as they age, elders may experience greater difficulty recovering from trauma pain. In some cases involving serious injury, children may also have greater difficulties recovering from trauma pain than healthy adults because their bodies are still developing and certain pain relievers may be unsafe.