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The surprising science of what pain is and why it hurts

By Dave Newell, Professor of Integrated Musculoskeletal Care and Head of the Centre of Pain and Active Inference Research, Health Sciences University
Michael Thacker, Professor of Pain and Rehabilitation, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Solomon Segal, Doctor of Medicine; Senior Lecturer of Anatomy, Health Sciences University

Pain feels immediate, but our brains draw on past experiences to interpret bodily signals. This may help explain why pain can persist after an injury heals.

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