27/05/2024
KNOW PAIN KNOW GAIN
A nice little nugget to pass on today. What is pain? "A perceptual inference, whereby the experience is considered an output into consciousness that reflects the best guess estimate of what will be an advantageous response. The tendency will usually be to err on the side of protection" (Moseley and Butler, 2015) .
Pain exists when your credible evidence of danger to your body is greater than your credible evidence of safety. Pain does not exist when your credible evidence of safety to your body is greater than your credible evidence of danger🤔
Some examples of credible evidence of danger- being told a diagnosis that sounds really bad without really knowing what it means, going to the place where you first injured yourself, hearing 'there is nothing wrong with you so your pain is probably not real'
Some examples of credible evidence of safety- making an appointment to see a health professional, knowing that you are not the only person going through a similar situation, loving support from those in your life, being aware and updated with all the recent studies and research as a proven path for recovery.
