Pain Science
- Pain is a decision by the brain based on perception of threat - You can have an injury and no pain. Think about a bruise that you don't know how you got. Statistics - 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 - Bulging discs are found in about 30% of 20-year olds and 84% of 80 year olds. Disc protrusion, a type of herniation, are found in 29% of those 20-year olds and 43% of 80 year olds. - Jarvik 2002 Finally, over ⅔ of individuals with a herniated disc- symptomatic or not- ...