Many of us are aware that chronic pain impedes our ability to live fully and happily in the moment. It inevitably has a major impact on our mood and everyday life, but what about what it is doing to us physiologically in the brain region? Science Daily published a fantastic study (read it here) in 2008 about the way in which chronic pain does indeed harm the brain.
As more findings support this study's conclusions, it has become increasingly evident that chronic pain is not something to be taken lightly; it is a serious matter and is a threat to not only your physical health but mental health as well. As the study states, "it is essential to study new approaches to treat patients not just to control their pain but also to evaluate and prevent the dysfunction that may be generated in the brain by the chronic pain."
Below is a picture from the article comparing two brains. In order to fully understand the picture and what it is relaying, be sure to read the article.
As more findings support this study's conclusions, it has become increasingly evident that chronic pain is not something to be taken lightly; it is a serious matter and is a threat to not only your physical health but mental health as well. As the study states, "it is essential to study new approaches to treat patients not just to control their pain but also to evaluate and prevent the dysfunction that may be generated in the brain by the chronic pain."
Below is a picture from the article comparing two brains. In order to fully understand the picture and what it is relaying, be sure to read the article.
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