Pain is a sensory phenomena. Irrespective of its cause, pain is a message, mediated by the nervous system to relay information about the state of the body. Simply put, pain is the body’s way of communicating to us that something is wrong. Since your body doesn’t speak english (or any other language for that matter) […]
Tag: neurogenic
Treating Neurogenic Pain
Of the three kinds of pain detailed in the last post, neurogenic pain is perhaps the least understood. The data we have gleaned from neuroscience tells an interesting story about both the complexity and plasticity of the human brain. The central nervous system is capable of a multitude of strange and unusual phenomena, from a […]
Back Pain
Of all the visits to healthcare practitioners that treat acute and chronic pain, back pain tops the charts. Spine surgery has become a specialty within a specialty and chiropractic care is one of the fastest growing modalities of medicine. It is estimated that 80% of us will suffer from some form of back pain during […]