Pain Science
Pain is a decision by the brain based on perception of threat - 40% of people with no back pain had a bulging disc. (disc bulges absorb over time which has been shown on repeated scans) - 1/3 of people over age 30 have abnormal findings on MRI - After successful rotator cuff surgery, 90% of people have abnormal findings on MRI - MRI scans of 35% of collegiate basketball players with no knee pain show significant abnormalities - Over 77% of asymptomatic hockey players demonstrated MRI findings of hip or goin pathological abnormalities - You can have an injury and no pain. Think about a bruise that you don't know how you got.