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The number one misconception about pain
Everyone thinks that pain is a feeling. The latest research shows that it is not a feeling but it is created by the brain.
Imagine the scenario of a car that is malfunctioning with a bright engine warning light on the dash. Is it sensible to think that we can fix the problem by doing something to the warning light? Or would we acknowledge the warning light and then check out every possible structure that could be causing a problem to the car’s engine?
Recent studies, by neuroscientist Lorimer Moseley, teach us that pain is the brain's equivalent of a dashboard warning light.
This warning light analogy is a simplification because the body’s the warning light, i.e. pain & symptoms can be created by the brain as an experience 'in' any part of the body for any problem anywhere in the body. Taking into account these variations, the principle of a creation of a warning signal is incredibly helpful.
How does this understanding help solve pain faster?
How good would it be for all the parts of the car, which might relate to the dysfunctional engine, to be tested to see which ones are faulty? How good would it be to fix the faulty part, and know how to check this for yourself at regular intervals in the future?
Clearly, this would result in the warning light going off and staying off. Plus, this would results in an optimal performance of the car.
This analogy fits the human body. How good would it be if your warning signal, i.e. pain, alerted you to get every part of your body tested (including muscles, joints, ligaments, thoughts, feelings and actions) that could relate to your problem to find out which ones might be faulty?
This has been the backbone of the Ridgway Method. A method that is utilised to find all the ‘faulty parts’ and help fix a vast majority of musculoskeletal condition’s. We know from regular experience that the human body has an amazing capacity to change very quickly. By helping the mind and the body to get into this optimal situation pain vanishes, the body is healthier, and happiness prevails.
