Chronic pain cycle
Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read
Unlike acute pain (pain after surgery or injury), chronic pain is a disease driven by a self-reinforcing cyclic process between the nerves, the brain, & the muscles,

Injury, Surgery, & Inflammation
Initial tissue injury triggers the chronic pain cycle. In the setting of chronic pain, the initial injury may resolve while the chronic pain cycle persists. This is because the chronic pain…

