What you’ve been told about pain is wrong
A pain scientist breaks down the surprising brain‑body science that explains why so many of us hurt more than we have to
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-truth-about-pain-that-your-doctor-might-not-tell-you/
Yeah, so simply put, pain is our body’s warning system. It’s our danger-detection system. And it’s adaptive and evolutionary, right? Like, pain helps us survive. It tells us, “Pay attention. You may need to change your behavior. Something dangerous and bad might be happening.”