QUARANTA DOLORI™Pain
What pain is (and what it isn’t)
For a long time pain was imagined as a cable carrying a damage signal from the body to the brain. Today we know it’s more complex: the nervous system is not a passive cable, but a plastic organ that can amplify, dampen and sometimes maintain pain regardless of the state of the tissues.
Acute pain and persistent pain
Acute pain is a useful alarm. When pain lasts beyond normal healing times, sensitisation, beliefs, stress, sleep and context also come into play: this is the biopsychosocial model.
What it means for you
- A scan doesn’t tell the whole story of your pain.
- Understanding pain reduces fear, and fear matters.
- Persistent pain can change, often with education + exercise.
Educational content: your specific case needs a professional assessment.
From the 4D Blog
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