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What is Pain, normally, a pain message begins with some form of stimulation in the nerve endings. The message is transferred from the point of pain up to the spine, then to the brain where it is interpreted and a "withdrawal" strategy is formed. Other pain begins in the nerves themselves or even in the brain. In any case, pain is a serious and persistent problem. Let's discuss a few common types of pain and even some possible solutions for chronic pain.

Soft tissue pain
Muscle pain is different from nerve pain and bone pain. It usually arises because of a direct injury. Trauma to the soft tissues elicits a basic response: inflammation. The pathway of inflammation begins with the release (locally) of chemicals designed to heal the injury. These chemicals attract circulation to nourish distressed tissues and blood clotting factors in case of bleeding. They also generate a fever in the injured area to fight off infections ("bad" bacteria hate fevers!) and extra lymphatic fluid to dilute toxins and poisons and to remove the dead bacteria.

These same chemicals facilitate a pain signal that continues long after the injury has passed. The pain signal causes us to examine the injury and take steps to protect the area. These steps are explained in the Latin description of inflammation:

• Rubor - redness associated with increased blood flow
• Tumor - swelling associated with increased lymph flow
• Calor - heat associated with the local fever produced near the injury
• Dolor - the pain that alerts us to the damage
• Functio laesa - the loss of function of the injured area, often involving muscle spasms

Unfortunately, these five steps tend to feed on themselves. It is completely possible and very common for the cycle of pain and inflammation to spawn another cycle of pain and inflammation that may continue for years! Resolving soft tissue pain involves:

• Removing the cause of the pain
• Breaking the cycle of inflammation
• Promoting complete healing.

Nerve pain
As mentioned, the nerves communicate distress from injured soft tissues to the brain. However, many illnesses and certain injuries affect the nerves in such a way that they send pain signals when no injury exists. This is very much like the screech you hear when a microphone gets too close to an amplified speaker. (I hate that noise!) The pain signals feed on themselves in a way completely disproportionate to the injury - if an injury even exists in the first place!

Resolving nerve pain involves:

• Creating healthy nerves
• Reducing the feedback within the nerves themselves
• Restoring function to the affected tissues

With nerve pain, certain types of exercises and massage may prove quite helpful. This is because stretching during exercise and massage break up adhesions and scars that may be trapping or even compressing a nerve, causing it to send out false distress signals. Bone pain The sensation of bone pain is very interesting, a little confusing and perplexing. You see, bones don't have many nerves in them. Yet, the pain is very real and often overwhelming. Bone pain often comes from the joints and is radiated or projected into the bones. Bone pain can also come from the soft exterior of the bone or the bone's moist interior.

Resolving bone pain involves:

• Creating healthier joints
• Hardening the jelly-like exterior of the bones
• Reducing the drying effect of inflammation within the bone.

Brain pain
Your brain is essentially one big nerve. Yet it does not feel pain; rather, the brain interprets pain. Centers for pain perception within our brain interpret signals as pain. Such pain syndromes as Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophy and even Fibromyalgia may originate deep within the brain itself, often at the site of an old traumatic brain injury, and are interpreted as being somewhere else. Unless you resolve the injury and inflammation in the brain, these pain syndromes may never go away.

Conclusion
Pain signals and pain perception is designed to get our attention, would you agree? When we feel pain we automatically assume something is wrong. And something is. The different types of pain can tell us not only what is wrong but also, potentially, how to solve the problem.

David Ogden
CEO TheInterbiz LLC
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