There has been some very exciting new information uncovered in the last few years that supersedes some of the old models of pain theory.
Researchers at Michigan State University have recently come to appreciate the power of our brain’s own anti-pain system, and how this system, modulates sensory and emotional experience. As a result of their research we now have a better understanding of how pain is felt and controlled. These studies proved extremely useful in the development of our treatment program. Other research studies have also shown that there are both genetic and gender difference in the predisposition to pain.It turns out that women with low estrogen levels have more difficulty coping with pain, but if estrogen levels are high, as during pregnancy, women do quite well coping with pain.
