1. Mysteries of Chronic Pain
Post your reaction to the video podcast. Describe the factors and influences that have led to the increase in chronicity that exists today. What are your thoughts?
As explained by Elliot Krane (TedTalks, 2011) chronic pain can result from the plasticity of the nervous system and become its own disease. Neurotransmitters interact with glial cells which “have a vital role in the modulation, amplification and, in the case of pain, the distortion of sensory experiences. These glial cells become activated. Their DNA starts to synthesize new proteins, which spill out and interact with adjacent nerves, and they start releasing their neurotransmitters, and those neurotransmitters spill out and activate adjacent glial
Post your reaction to the video podcast. Describe the factors and influences that have led to the increase in chronicity that exists today. What are your thoughts?
As explained by Elliot Krane (TedTalks, 2011) chronic pain can result from the plasticity of the nervous system and become its own disease. Neurotransmitters interact with glial cells which “have a vital role in the modulation, amplification and, in the case of pain, the distortion of sensory experiences. These glial cells become activated. Their DNA starts to synthesize new proteins, which spill out and interact with adjacent nerves, and they start releasing their neurotransmitters, and those neurotransmitters spill out and activate adjacent glial