Pain - why we feel it, and what can be done

A fifth of the world lives in chronic pain. You may think that you feel pain according to how injured you are. If so, you are wrong. You may feel that emotional and physical pain are two totally different things. If so, you are wrong. You may feel that modern medicine can control pain with drugs. If so, you are wrong. You may feel that there is nothing you can do to help with your pain. If so, you are wrong. The science of pain has come a long way in the last fifteen years. With modern scanners, we can now see pain in action in the brain, and with modern genetics, we can see the genes responsible for some extraordinary quirks. Picture credits: Homunculus image by Mpj29 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Black mamba image by Tad Arensmeier - https://www.flickr.com/photos/1130443..., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Jumbled body map image by Mpj29 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mesmer image by Pujos/Legrand - Museum of the French Revolution, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Accupuncture image by Kyle Hunter Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Support me on Patreon:   / lindybeige   Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track... Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindy... More videos here: All Lindybeige:    • All Lindybeige   Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter:   / lindybeige   I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:  / lindybeige   My website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk Channel page:    / lindybeige