The Nervous System: How Pain Benefits The Body

Pain is a feeling that most people despise, but what if those people found out that pain is one of the most essential pieces to life. Not only does the nervous system benefit the body in many ways, it senses pain and sends a message to the brain that a part of the body is experiencing pain. The brain has millions of neurons to help identify different situations that occur from anywhere at the top of the head to the bottom of the toes. The nervous system and brain of a person work together tremendously to leave people wondering how pain works, why it is important, and how it can be eased.
Pain is a very complicated process and is created by the nervous system. It is caused by the brain releasing an unknown chemical. The chemical first travels through the peripheral nervous system and into the …show more content…
Pain is caused when stimuli make nerves send messages to the brain, and then the brain sends the message as a command to make the body feel pain and do something to relieve it. Also, pain is important. This is because it gives children courage to never give up when they overcome harsh pain. Also, if people did not feel pain, but they could still be injured, they would never know they are injured and the wound would grow worse, and the person would never know they had an injury. People can distract themselves from pain so they do not feel the pain as much. A person can do this by doing things that involve challenging the brain or by doing something that they like to do, like spending time with friends or playing their favorite game. Overall, a world without pain would have its ups and its downs. People would never get hurt, but at the same time, they would not find out if they had a mortal wound possibly until they are about to die, leading to people not getting the care needed to take care of an injury and