A visual guide and some new tools. This week we use some visual tools to try to grasp the complexity of pain. With a new understanding of how this system works we discuss why our healthcare system has failed to keep up. The post ends with new tools to help us address pain in the future.

What is the difference between acute and chronic pain? How and why are pain created and why is pain still so hard to treat in some cases? In this post you will learn some basic definitions, grasp why our healthcare system is still struggling to catch up to the current science, and start to ask yourself some new questions when pain arises.

Why does pain matter for everyone, not just those with chronic pain? Pain plays a unique role in keeping us healthy. In order to master health we must first understand the role that pain plays in alerting us to troubles in our body or mind. Read more to understand why.

Welcome to the Unfurlwellness blog where we will discuss how understanding pain and our relationship with it may just be the key to unlocking true health and wellness. This edition lists the 5 tenets of pain that are essential to a healthy relationship with pain.