Pain is a signal from our body. In medical field, it categorize into two type of pain – acute and chronic.
Sudden pain is usually caused by physical injuries, such as needle, burns, bites, vigorous exercise and accidental injuries. But sometimes it can be from physiological too, such as toothache, swollen sores, food poisoning, childbirth etc.
Chronic pain, this kind of pain is results from build of a tiny damage in our body due to aging or metabolic dysfunction (arthritis).
Except for food poisoning, most pain is not life-threatening, but it is undeniable that it seriously affects our quality of life!
There are three ways to solve pain:
1) To numb or block the message transmission route to isolate the pain
2) Divergent of pain by using other methods, like hot or cold topical lotion
3) Correct or repair the cause of pain
The first method is commonly used by medical staff, such as surgery and tooth extraction. The disadvantage of anesthetics is that it is fatal if the dosage is too high, and it is not effective if it is not enough. Some will even get addictive, other time it will lost its effectiveness after prolong usage.
Traditionally commonly used spicy wintergreen, eucalyptus oil or menthol products and Gua Sha are belonging to pain divergent methods.
The third is to find out the cause of the pain, then correct or repair it. If the joint is crooked and compress on the nerve system thus cause painfulness, then it is up to orthopedic doctors to correct it and relief the pain. But some pain is simply unknown source! But don’t be disappointed. Having said that, I believe you have heard medical professionals tell us that our bodies are actually capable of self-healing in the right environment! It’s just that in many cases, the more repaired, the worse its outcome. Then we will artificially induce it to get back on track. This iGen’s upgraded version of “Nee Comfort” lotion to solve it!
Note: Sensory nerves system and brain are not the same as motor nerves.