New Jerusalem research reveals why acute and chronic pain are so different
In acute pain, IA increases – acting like a natural sedative for the pain pathways – but in chronic pain, this current doesn’t cause them to rise, and the neurons become hyperactive.
A HEBREW UNIVERSITY team discovered that when one experiences acute pain, the brain has a built-in way to dial down pain signals – like pressing the brakes – to keep them from going into overdrive.(photo credit: Summer Paradive. Via Shutterstock)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
