Are you one of the many people living with persistent tendon pain? Maybe you’ve been told it’s just something you have to live with, or
Most of us grow up thinking pain works like a smoke alarm: something hurts, something must be wrong we should stop what we’re doing.
Pain is powerful.
It can stop us in our tracks, grab our attention, and dominate our thoughts.
And in that way — it deserves respect.
But here’s the catch:
Pain is not always telling the truth.
You know the old joke:
A patient goes to the doctor and says, “Doc, it hurts when I do this.”
And the doctor replies, “Well, then stop doing that.”
Classic advice, right? Simple, efficient… and completely outdated.
For years, that was the general thinking about pain — if it hurts, stop. Pain meant damage, injury, or danger. End of story. But we now know that the story is a little more nuanced (and a lot more interesting). Let me explain….
