02/15/2025
Does pain have to last forever?
Short answer no.
A misconception about “chronic pain” is that it *has to* last forever. This is not absolutely accurate. “Chronic” is a staging term that means more than 3 months. Now, there is a slight difference in timelines when it relates to tissue healing versus pain processing.
So, when you initially get injured, you’d be staged in “acute pain”, which is typically sudden. It happens, it hurts, it usually goes away quickly. The timeline is from immediate to 7 days, but can often extend to 30 days.
Subacute pain is defined as pain that presents for less than three months, or as pain duration of one to two months.
Both acute and subacute pain can transition into chronic pain if not addressed fully. Chronic pain is a phase that involves persistent pain, but it isn’t only about those persistent symptoms.
Chronic pain can be complex, and it usually represents a shift in how the body processes and responds to pain signals. The tissue itself may have healed, but the pain system often remains sensitized, like an overly sensitive alarm that triggers too easily.
It’s always best to address pain right away rather than letting time carry on (which it does anyway), but it also gets you closer to overly sensitive responses.
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