We have published numerous articles before about CHRONIC PAIN and what strategies and methods you can use to prevent it and rehabilitate an injury. One of the more interesting concepts we discuss is the difference between “good pain” and “bad pain”. Many people suffering from chronic pain are looking for a remedy or a solution to remove the pain and suffering. But the big problem with this is, that removing the pain is rarely addressing the real problem, WHY the pain was there in the first place. We have been taught to see pain as a real inconvenience and that there must be some kind of pill, tablet or medical intervention to make it go away. Often when there is pain there is significant stiffness and tight muscles that will require some “good pain” via massage, stretching and exercise to restore the body back to balance. Without this “good pain” being implemented nothing will change. And unfortunately this is the cycle most people are stuck in as they are just seeing to get rid of symptoms and not address the true cause of the problem. In this article, I am going to help you see how to approach your problem in a different way.
Joint Inflammation and Chronic Pain- What You Should Focus On Instead Of Pain Relief
The role of inflammation within the body is one of the most misunderstood health problems in the modern world. We have been programmed to see this as “bad” and find ways to get rid of it as soon as possible using anti-inflammatory medication, ice, and rest. When in reality inflammation is a necessary process of the body to clear dead cells from injury sites, supply oxygen and nutrients to damaged tissue, and protect parts of the body from further damage. Finding ways to prevent this process from happening often leads to bigger problems and ongoing pain. Instead of trying to get rid of the pain there are four things you should focus on instead that will help you get to the root cause of your trouble and aid the body in healing itself.