Chronic pain usually means pain that persists beyond expected tissue healing time (often described as 3+ months). It can involve ongoing tissue irritation — but very often it also involves changes in how the nervous system processes danger signals. Chronic pain is real pain Chronic pain isn’t ‘imagined’. It’s a real experience produced by the nervous system, influenced by many inputs: tissue signals, stress, sleep, beliefs, past experiences, and overall health. Why pain can p
