Many of our patients come to us with complaints of chronic pain. Chronic pain has varying definitions, but is often defined as pain that lasts for more than 6 months. Chronic pain can also stick around even though the original injury has healed. Sometimes patients have tried so many different things to manage their pain that they feel like doctors don’t believe that they have anything wrong with them, that it is “all in their head.” Pain science has some theories about how chronic pain comes about, and I’ve written a blog that goes in depth into the mechanisms that you can read by clicking [here]. The short version is that the brain begins to interpret most neurological signals from an area of the body as pain signals. So pressure, touch, mechanoreceptor, temperature signals and others are misinterpreted as pain by the brain. Our treatment techniques can help “reset” these signal mix-ups, and get things working right again. If you or someone you know is suffering from chronic pain, give us a call so we can help!