Physio Insights

Pain vs. Tissue Damage: Why Pain Doesn’t Always Mean Harm One of my earliest memories is running behind my parents in a parking lot. I tripped and fell hard onto my palms and knees. I remember being quiet for a few seconds, almost confused about what had just happened. Then I looked down and saw blood on my hands. I immediately started crying. Looking back, I’m sure the physical pain played a role. But I often wonder how much of that reaction came from what I saw, and what it

Picture this: you’ve been working at your computer for a few hours when your neck and low back start to feel achy. You stand up and stretch, maybe even hear a satisfying pop. Relief. You sit back down and get back to work. And then, a little while later, the same ache creeps back in. It’s annoying. It’s distracting. And you start to think, “Why isn’t this working?” For many desk workers, this cycle repeats day after day. So why does stretching feel good? Stretching can tempor