Dr. Andrea Furlan

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.

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.

Yeah, and we know there's a lot of scientific evidence to say because we are trying, the scientists are trying to find out what are the drivers, how acute pain transforms into chronic. And we know a lot of things now that we did not know many, many years ago, thanks to a lot of science.

Yeah, and we know there's a lot of scientific evidence to say because we are trying, the scientists are trying to find out what are the drivers, how acute pain transforms into chronic. And we know a lot of things now that we did not know many, many years ago, thanks to a lot of science.

Yeah, and we know there's a lot of scientific evidence to say because we are trying, the scientists are trying to find out what are the drivers, how acute pain transforms into chronic. And we know a lot of things now that we did not know many, many years ago, thanks to a lot of science.

Especially science looking inside of the brain with functional MRI and things that look at where is the system malfunctioning. So one of them, Drew, that is very much important is the danger perception. So stress. We know because in the brain, the pain is a signal of something broken, something damaged, something injured. You have a disease, you have something.

Especially science looking inside of the brain with functional MRI and things that look at where is the system malfunctioning. So one of them, Drew, that is very much important is the danger perception. So stress. We know because in the brain, the pain is a signal of something broken, something damaged, something injured. You have a disease, you have something.

Especially science looking inside of the brain with functional MRI and things that look at where is the system malfunctioning. So one of them, Drew, that is very much important is the danger perception. So stress. We know because in the brain, the pain is a signal of something broken, something damaged, something injured. You have a disease, you have something.

So they activate the areas of the brain that signal danger, danger, danger. So what happens is after that initial injury lesion disease is healed, let's talk about a fracture, for example, the alarm system doesn't turn off. The danger signal keeps activated and informing the person that they are in danger.

So they activate the areas of the brain that signal danger, danger, danger. So what happens is after that initial injury lesion disease is healed, let's talk about a fracture, for example, the alarm system doesn't turn off. The danger signal keeps activated and informing the person that they are in danger.

So they activate the areas of the brain that signal danger, danger, danger. So what happens is after that initial injury lesion disease is healed, let's talk about a fracture, for example, the alarm system doesn't turn off. The danger signal keeps activated and informing the person that they are in danger.

So this is so important that some of the therapies, some of the mind-body therapies, they act exactly on that. They say if you reduce the dangerous signals in the brain, the pain will go away. And that's true. And the other things that have, and where does this danger comes from? It could be from childhood, early childhood adversities.

So this is so important that some of the therapies, some of the mind-body therapies, they act exactly on that. They say if you reduce the dangerous signals in the brain, the pain will go away. And that's true. And the other things that have, and where does this danger comes from? It could be from childhood, early childhood adversities.

So this is so important that some of the therapies, some of the mind-body therapies, they act exactly on that. They say if you reduce the dangerous signals in the brain, the pain will go away. And that's true. And the other things that have, and where does this danger comes from? It could be from childhood, early childhood adversities.

So people who had adversities when they were growing up, they're more prone to transform acute pain into chronic pain, but also current stress, fears that the person have and that Trauma that is maybe not a big trauma, but it's small trauma with small teeth, like bullying and things that they suffer every day or stress in life. So that's one thing that we know.

So people who had adversities when they were growing up, they're more prone to transform acute pain into chronic pain, but also current stress, fears that the person have and that Trauma that is maybe not a big trauma, but it's small trauma with small teeth, like bullying and things that they suffer every day or stress in life. So that's one thing that we know.

So people who had adversities when they were growing up, they're more prone to transform acute pain into chronic pain, but also current stress, fears that the person have and that Trauma that is maybe not a big trauma, but it's small trauma with small teeth, like bullying and things that they suffer every day or stress in life. So that's one thing that we know.

The second thing that we know that transforms acute pain into chronic pain is bad lifestyle choices. And that would include putting your body in a situation that is low resilience. Like the body doesn't have resilience to fight that acute pain and therefore it will sensitize the pain system. So things like drinking alcohol, smoking nicotine or any kind of smoke, even cannabis because of the smoke.

The second thing that we know that transforms acute pain into chronic pain is bad lifestyle choices. And that would include putting your body in a situation that is low resilience. Like the body doesn't have resilience to fight that acute pain and therefore it will sensitize the pain system. So things like drinking alcohol, smoking nicotine or any kind of smoke, even cannabis because of the smoke.

The second thing that we know that transforms acute pain into chronic pain is bad lifestyle choices. And that would include putting your body in a situation that is low resilience. Like the body doesn't have resilience to fight that acute pain and therefore it will sensitize the pain system. So things like drinking alcohol, smoking nicotine or any kind of smoke, even cannabis because of the smoke.