Pain

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  Brain Maps

  November 23, 2022

  Did you know that our brains have maps of our bodies? There’s a fancy scientific word for them—the homunculus, and these maps have been extensively studied. Each part of your body has an area in the brain that corresponds to it – receives information, interacts with it, and informs and is informed by it. Some […]

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  Chronic Pain

  October 27, 2021

  What is nociception? Do I have pain receptors? Why do I hurt? Why is my body producing so much pain? These are all complex questions that have some answers rooted in the word nociception. Nociception’s relationship to pain production is not always straightforward, so let’s unpack some of its complexities. “Nociception is the process by […]

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  Is Knee Pain Negatively Effecting Your Life?

  September 4, 2018

  Are you a person that is living day to day with knee pain that is slowly taking you away from the activities you love? Are you considering injections, or even a knee replacement? Have you stopped running, because your knee hurts too badly? Do the stairs make you cringe every time you see them?   […]