Dr. Andrea Furlan

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 know that the body heals. Everything. And scars don't hurt. If the pain continues after the period that you expect the tissues to heal, the fracture is done, the orthopedic surgeon looks at the x-ray site, everything is healed here. Why you still have pain?

We know that the body heals. Everything. And scars don't hurt. If the pain continues after the period that you expect the tissues to heal, the fracture is done, the orthopedic surgeon looks at the x-ray site, everything is healed here. Why you still have pain?

We know that the body heals. Everything. And scars don't hurt. If the pain continues after the period that you expect the tissues to heal, the fracture is done, the orthopedic surgeon looks at the x-ray site, everything is healed here. Why you still have pain?

It might be because now your pain has transitioned to chronic pain, which now is becoming a neurological disorder because it's more like a sensitization of the pain system. Drew, if you allow me a few seconds, a few minutes here, maybe I like to use the analogy of the alarm system of a house. So the pain is the alarm system of our body. So it's exactly the same thing as an alarm system of a house.

It might be because now your pain has transitioned to chronic pain, which now is becoming a neurological disorder because it's more like a sensitization of the pain system. Drew, if you allow me a few seconds, a few minutes here, maybe I like to use the analogy of the alarm system of a house. So the pain is the alarm system of our body. So it's exactly the same thing as an alarm system of a house.

It might be because now your pain has transitioned to chronic pain, which now is becoming a neurological disorder because it's more like a sensitization of the pain system. Drew, if you allow me a few seconds, a few minutes here, maybe I like to use the analogy of the alarm system of a house. So the pain is the alarm system of our body. So it's exactly the same thing as an alarm system of a house.

You install sensors to detect if there is a danger, right? smoke detector, a burglar detector, a braking, carbon monoxide detector. So those are the sensors that we have for pain. And when you have acute pain, you want the alarm to go off and make noise because you need to go to emergency and take care of that problem.

You install sensors to detect if there is a danger, right? smoke detector, a burglar detector, a braking, carbon monoxide detector. So those are the sensors that we have for pain. And when you have acute pain, you want the alarm to go off and make noise because you need to go to emergency and take care of that problem.

You install sensors to detect if there is a danger, right? smoke detector, a burglar detector, a braking, carbon monoxide detector. So those are the sensors that we have for pain. And when you have acute pain, you want the alarm to go off and make noise because you need to go to emergency and take care of that problem.

So if you have an alarm system of your house that is making noise, you call the ambulance, the fire truck, the police, and they come, they find where's the fire, where's the problem, you fix and the alarm goes down. Chronic pain is when the alarm of your body, the alarm system of the house is malfunctioning. And why it is malfunctioning? Because it became sensitized.

So if you have an alarm system of your house that is making noise, you call the ambulance, the fire truck, the police, and they come, they find where's the fire, where's the problem, you fix and the alarm goes down. Chronic pain is when the alarm of your body, the alarm system of the house is malfunctioning. And why it is malfunctioning? Because it became sensitized.

So if you have an alarm system of your house that is making noise, you call the ambulance, the fire truck, the police, and they come, they find where's the fire, where's the problem, you fix and the alarm goes down. Chronic pain is when the alarm of your body, the alarm system of the house is malfunctioning. And why it is malfunctioning? Because it became sensitized.

So if a person has chronic pain, they are not going to treat with the same methods that you use for acute pain. You're not going to call the fire truck ambulance police. You need to call the alarm company. So this is when we see chronic pain transforming from acute to chronic, we need to use different methods. We need to use methods that fix the pain system. So that's what, you know,

So if a person has chronic pain, they are not going to treat with the same methods that you use for acute pain. You're not going to call the fire truck ambulance police. You need to call the alarm company. So this is when we see chronic pain transforming from acute to chronic, we need to use different methods. We need to use methods that fix the pain system. So that's what, you know,

So if a person has chronic pain, they are not going to treat with the same methods that you use for acute pain. You're not going to call the fire truck ambulance police. You need to call the alarm company. So this is when we see chronic pain transforming from acute to chronic, we need to use different methods. We need to use methods that fix the pain system. So that's what, you know,

The analogies that I use, how do we fix this pain system? Most of them are what you just mentioned. Movement, mind-body therapies, sleep is essential, good nutrition. I would not say good diet. It's nutrition. I see a lot of people who are malnourished. Those four things are so essential to fix the pain system. That's why you're not going to recommend someone who is having a fracture.

The analogies that I use, how do we fix this pain system? Most of them are what you just mentioned. Movement, mind-body therapies, sleep is essential, good nutrition. I would not say good diet. It's nutrition. I see a lot of people who are malnourished. Those four things are so essential to fix the pain system. That's why you're not going to recommend someone who is having a fracture.

The analogies that I use, how do we fix this pain system? Most of them are what you just mentioned. Movement, mind-body therapies, sleep is essential, good nutrition. I would not say good diet. It's nutrition. I see a lot of people who are malnourished. Those four things are so essential to fix the pain system. That's why you're not going to recommend someone who is having a fracture.

You know, to say, oh, you need to meditate, you need to do exercise, movement. No, they need immobilization, they need surgery, they need to fix the fracture. So you see why the treatments are different.