03/27/2026
Pain is a normal reaction to injury that lets you know there is something wrong. Once you have healed, the pain will usually subside. When your injury has healed, but the pain persists, for longer than three months, it is called chronic pain. Chronic pain can take a toll on your mental health as well, and can lead to symptoms of depression and anxiety. Although chronic pain can often be difficult to treat, pain reprocessing therapy can be an effective treatment for neuroplastic pain.
What Is Chronic Pain
Everyone experiences acute pain. This type of pain is often the result of injury, such as a stubbed toe. The acute pain experienced from a soft tissue injury is short lived and goes away when the injury heals. Chronic pain, on the other hand, is pain that is long lasting, occurs often, and doesn’t have an easily identifiable cause. This type of pain creates suffering, confusion, and uncertainties for those experiencing the pain.
Pain is a normal reaction to injury that lets you know there is something wrong. Once you have healed, the pain will usually subside. When your injury has healed, but the pain persists, for longer than three months, it is called chronic pain. Chronic pain can take a toll on your mental health as wel...