The Five Most Common Pain Myths

The fact is, pain is very poorly understood  in the US. The average MD in the US gets about 4 hours of pain science education. Contrast that with over 30 for Veterinarians, and you begin to understand why we have an epidemic of chronic pain. I could talk to your for days about all of the misconceptions about pain that I hear everyday, but I’ll start with just 5 big ones. These are the ones that really mess up my client’s recovery and keep them stalled for months or years. Before they find me of course. 

Just as a little cheat sheet, the 5 most common pain myths are: 

1. You can’t feel better until your tissues are healed or fixed. 
2. Tight muscles cause pain
3. If the doctor can’t find any damage on the scan there is “nothing wrong” and it’s “all in your head”
4. If you fix your posture you will heal your pain.
5. If you are in pain, it’s best not to move around until you feel better.