Nobody can deny what you are going through. Your pain is very real. You are hurting.

Hurt is bad. Hurt is not necessarily harmful.

Pain is not a measure of health. It is a protector.

Learning about the how and why of pain helps you to

• decreases your fear of moving or exercising, which will in turn decrease your pain

• decreases your fear of the pain and and it’s effect on your life

• better cope with daily activities that were limited by the fear of pain before

Watson, James A. et al. Pain Neuroscience Education for Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Pain, Volume 20, Issue 10, 1140.e1 - 1140.e22

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