How does pain work?

According to the CDC, about 21% of adults are experiencing chronic pain in the US. As a provider who works in the space of changing chronic pain, understanding HOW pain works is KEY to living a limitless life!

Pain is not just the result of a stimulus or injury. It is routed, processed, and filtered through various parts of our brain in attempt to interpret the signals. Which means there are a lot of influences that can change what I like to call the "dials" of pain intensity.