According to the EPA, Americans spend only 7% of their time outdoors. The other 93% of time is spent indoors or riding in automobiles. This equates to the average American spending less than 12 hours outside each week;
This is why nearly 90% of Americans are living with less than the optimal levels of Vitamin D, according to National Nutrition and Health Data. If not via sunlight our body must turn to our food to obtain Vitamin D. Vitamin D isn't present in most foods which is why you may see that a food has been "fortified with Vitamin D" or in other words has had Vitamin D added to it, such as milk, cereals and orange juice. For many people, supplementation with Vitamin D is necessary in order to obtain adequate levels of Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is involved with a variety of body functions such as:
Nerve and muscle function
Reducing inflammation
Nutrient absorption
Mental performance and mood
Bone integrity and health
Vitamin D influences inflammation and inflammation is the very reason we feel pain in the first place; So does Vitamin D affect your pain? Yes!