Dr. Andrea Furlan

A big one is that it's normal to feel pain with aging. So a lot of people think that Aging, getting older is like a synonym of getting more pain. And people make jokes about this. They say, you know, arthritis comes with age. Everybody has arthritis and arthritis just gets worse. That is not true. That is not true. OK, so learn something.

A big one is that it's normal to feel pain with aging. So a lot of people think that Aging, getting older is like a synonym of getting more pain. And people make jokes about this. They say, you know, arthritis comes with age. Everybody has arthritis and arthritis just gets worse. That is not true. That is not true. OK, so learn something.

A big one is that it's normal to feel pain with aging. So a lot of people think that Aging, getting older is like a synonym of getting more pain. And people make jokes about this. They say, you know, arthritis comes with age. Everybody has arthritis and arthritis just gets worse. That is not true. That is not true. OK, so learn something.

It's not because you're old that you must have pain or you are going to suffer more pain. A lot of people, a lot of people, they have arthritis. You can see their bones. They may look horrible. They don't have any pain. So we all know this. Even in MRI, you see people, this has been research done over and over and over.

It's not because you're old that you must have pain or you are going to suffer more pain. A lot of people, a lot of people, they have arthritis. You can see their bones. They may look horrible. They don't have any pain. So we all know this. Even in MRI, you see people, this has been research done over and over and over.

It's not because you're old that you must have pain or you are going to suffer more pain. A lot of people, a lot of people, they have arthritis. You can see their bones. They may look horrible. They don't have any pain. So we all know this. Even in MRI, you see people, this has been research done over and over and over.

They MRI people with, you know, who don't have any pain, like walking around and doing everything they want. And they have even disc herniation, disc extrusion, disc prolapses. They have bad arthritis. An example is my grandmother. She was 92 and she had an x-ray of her neck. because she had another thing in her head. And I looked at her x-ray.

They MRI people with, you know, who don't have any pain, like walking around and doing everything they want. And they have even disc herniation, disc extrusion, disc prolapses. They have bad arthritis. An example is my grandmother. She was 92 and she had an x-ray of her neck. because she had another thing in her head. And I looked at her x-ray.

They MRI people with, you know, who don't have any pain, like walking around and doing everything they want. And they have even disc herniation, disc extrusion, disc prolapses. They have bad arthritis. An example is my grandmother. She was 92 and she had an x-ray of her neck. because she had another thing in her head. And I looked at her x-ray.

I've never seen the most horrible x-ray in my whole life. She did not have any disc between the vertebra. And then I asked her, grandma, did you ever have neck pain? She said, no, never had. So it's not a synonym, okay? Aging is not a synonym that you have. So that's the first big myth. The second one, Drew, is that because pain is invisible, right?

I've never seen the most horrible x-ray in my whole life. She did not have any disc between the vertebra. And then I asked her, grandma, did you ever have neck pain? She said, no, never had. So it's not a synonym, okay? Aging is not a synonym that you have. So that's the first big myth. The second one, Drew, is that because pain is invisible, right?

I've never seen the most horrible x-ray in my whole life. She did not have any disc between the vertebra. And then I asked her, grandma, did you ever have neck pain? She said, no, never had. So it's not a synonym, okay? Aging is not a synonym that you have. So that's the first big myth. The second one, Drew, is that because pain is invisible, right?

When people, a lot of people say, I am suffering pain. I am in pain. My pain is terrible. And then the doctors look at them, the friends, the family, the co-workers, the managers. Oh, you're fine. You can move everything. I don't see anything. The doctor said that nothing has broken your bones. You're telling me that you're in pain, that you can't work, you can't get out of bed.

When people, a lot of people say, I am suffering pain. I am in pain. My pain is terrible. And then the doctors look at them, the friends, the family, the co-workers, the managers. Oh, you're fine. You can move everything. I don't see anything. The doctor said that nothing has broken your bones. You're telling me that you're in pain, that you can't work, you can't get out of bed.

When people, a lot of people say, I am suffering pain. I am in pain. My pain is terrible. And then the doctors look at them, the friends, the family, the co-workers, the managers. Oh, you're fine. You can move everything. I don't see anything. The doctor said that nothing has broken your bones. You're telling me that you're in pain, that you can't work, you can't get out of bed.

That is another myth because pain is invisible. If the person tells you they are in pain, they are really in pain. So we do need, because again, that pain that centralizes, that I just explained to you and it transforms to chronic pain, it's called nociplastic pain because it involves plasticity of the pain system. We cannot see in x-rays or normal MRIs

That is another myth because pain is invisible. If the person tells you they are in pain, they are really in pain. So we do need, because again, that pain that centralizes, that I just explained to you and it transforms to chronic pain, it's called nociplastic pain because it involves plasticity of the pain system. We cannot see in x-rays or normal MRIs

That is another myth because pain is invisible. If the person tells you they are in pain, they are really in pain. So we do need, because again, that pain that centralizes, that I just explained to you and it transforms to chronic pain, it's called nociplastic pain because it involves plasticity of the pain system. We cannot see in x-rays or normal MRIs

We can see in laboratory with some specific tests and some specific physical exam. But another myth is that these people are faking, these people are lazy or they're just depressed and they need to exercise. And why don't you exercise more? Why don't you? It's so simple. It's not that simple. If you have an acute pain, let's say a fracture or an inflammation, a toothache, the body heals.

We can see in laboratory with some specific tests and some specific physical exam. But another myth is that these people are faking, these people are lazy or they're just depressed and they need to exercise. And why don't you exercise more? Why don't you? It's so simple. It's not that simple. If you have an acute pain, let's say a fracture or an inflammation, a toothache, the body heals.