I don't get why people who have mild to moderate physical pain - like, twisted joint, pulled muscle, pained back - take pain medication (I get it for when the pain is so bad you can barely stand it and are, essentially, immobilized - I'm not talking about that). Because...wouldn't you want to feel the pain when you do something so you know not to do it anymore?
(BTW, I had posted a blog about pain last summer, when I pulled a muscle in my...ahem...groin... You can read about it here, if you so feel inclined.)
Oh, why did this come up? A) I sort of want the cane I spoke about last summer because B) something happened to my lower back. I think I hurt it. Cuz it hurts.
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You want to feel the pain immediately (like so you know to take your hand off a burning stove), but not chronically. Say I twist my ankle ice skating. Ok...I learn to be more careful when I skate. I don't need to be in pain for a week to learn that lesson - just a day will do.
but don't you want to know not to do things that will exacerbate the pain and make the twist worse? How can you do that if you're all doped up?
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