Understanding pain

Pain is an individual and personal experience No 2 people experience pain in the same way

Pain is there to protect us from harm It is the body's alarm system

Amount of pain does not equal amount of damage Pain can be present without damage. Damage can be present without pain.

Pain is complex and affected by multiple factors These factors can be biological, psychological and social.

Pain is 100% an output of the brain Pain is 100% an output of the brain Even though your brain produces pain, your pain is still VERY REAL Even though your brain produces pain, your pain is still VERY REAL

We can only change the input to the brain. By doing so we challenge it to change the output. We can only change the input to the brain. By doing so we challenge it to change the output. We can't "THINK PAIN AWAY"

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