bone, skin, ligament, muscle, spinal discs) heals within 3 months or less. Our bodies are very proficient at healing injured tissue. Remember, many factors can contribute to the experience of pain, and in the case of a headache it could be a combination of stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, dehydration, food sensitivity, etc.Ĥ. Even though there is no damage, we can still experience the pain of a headache. The more likely scenario is you woke up with it, it started to build as you sat at work all day or some other reason that has not caused any damage to your head. What caused it? Did you hit your head really hard and damage your skull and/or brain? Probably not. Pain can also occur when there is NO injury. The small amount of damage isn’t a big threat to your survival so that brain decides it’s more important for you to continue on with your day. In this example, the brain decided that the danger imposed by the damaged blood vessels is NOT sufficient enough to warrant a response. Small blood vessels rupture due to trauma, but many times you don’t feel it and it’s not until you see the bruise that you are even aware that something has happened. How many times have you found bruises on yourself but have no idea where they came from? When you bruise there is actual tissue damage. Nociception, or a danger message, is neither necessary nor sufficient to experience pain. This is to prevent you from causing or doing further damage, help you determine the best course of action, and to ensure your survival.
If the brain decides the danger is sufficient, it sends a pain signal to the body in an attempt to get your attention. Based on ALL this information, the brain has to decide whether the danger is sufficient to warrant a reaction. Infinite variables can contribute to this experience. The brain then has to interpret this signal based on everything else happening in the environment, your mood, emotions, stress level, beliefs, fear, past experiences, previous injures, etc. When nociceptors detect danger, they send an alarm signal to the brain. Alternatively, the body contains nerves called nociceptors, which are best described as danger detectors. There are no nerves in the body that can relay the message of pain to the brain. It is unquestionably a sensation in a part or parts of the body, but it is also always unpleasant and therefore also an emotional experience.”Ģ. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory AND emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. The brain decides when you will experience pain.ġ.Chronic pain means an injury hasn’t healed properly.Pain occurs whenever you injure yourself.The body tells the brain when it’s in pain.Pain is a sensory and emotional experience.Knowledge is power! The Pain Quiz True or False? One of the key steps you can take to alleviate your pain is learning about it. we want to rid ourselves of it as quickly as possible. While our pain experiences may differ, I am sure we can all agree on a couple of things: 1. For some, it lasts only a few days, but for others, it can last for years. For some it’s aching or throbbing, for others it’s sharp and burning. Let’s take advantage of this time to take the first step to address your pain.Įmbrace this rare opportunity and start living your best life! With physical distancing, we have been gifted with some extra time.
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