No Pain Doesn't Mean The InJury Has Healed

Many people come to our office when they are in pain; and they stop coming to our office when the pain is gone. It’s important to remember that just because the pain is gone, does not mean that the source of pain is healed.When a body part is damaged, nerve endings send a signal to the brain containing information about the nature of the damage. No pain is felt until the brain interprets this information and decides that pain would be a good way to encourage you to take action that will help protect and heal the damage. The brain considers a huge amount of factors in making this decision and no two brains will decide the same thing. Many different parts of the brain help process the pain response, including areas that govern emotions, past memories, and future intentions. Therefore, pain is not an accurate measurement of the amount of tissue damage in an area, it is a signal encouraging action.Therefore, your injury could be around a while before you experience pain. In the same vein, pain may go away before your injury is fully healed. It’s important that you follow the treatment plan we lay out for you so that your injury will heal properly and fully. Just because you are not experiencing pain, does not mean that the injury is healed.