Why is the Third Rule to “Not Worry” So Important?
While this certainly is not an explanation in the truest medical tradition these lay terms should help you to understand the answer to this question. There is a major connection between the pain you “experience” (how intense it is and how long it lasts) and how worried or even angry you are about that pain. This connection happens naturally when a pain signal reaches the brain. The brain is considering this pain signal, along with other chemical signals it is receiving, trying to determine the severity of the problem and what information it needs to send to best help the body heal in the most efficient way. Acute back and neck pain, regardless of what creates it, has a ‘built-in’ depression response in the body. This is a part of the natural protective mechanisms – you feel ‘down’, may even lose your appetite, or need to sleep more often. Think how tired and awful you feel when you get a flu bug. This is a way of ‘forcing’ the body to tone down its normal activities so the body can mak
