Why does it hurt? Pain explained
You may be visiting this blog post because you're in pain and want to understand more about it, or because your health care professional has discussed pain with you and you want to further your understanding. This blog post will break down what pain is, what influences it and what you can do about it in a way that hopefully you, the person in pain, can understand. What is pain? Pain is a protector of the body. An alarm system of sorts. Think of when you touch something hot, i