Of all the health challenges people face one of the toughest is chronic pain.

It is a fact that if you have chronic pain, only another person with chronic pain can truly understand how it feels. For many of you, it is frustrating to know you have pain but have little hope of a diagnosis, let alone relief. Many chronic conditions such as tension headaches, fibromyalgia, IBS, migraines, and myofascial pain may be a result of CSS (Central sensitivity syndrome).

It can also cause widespread and persistent pain and pain from touching (allodynia). This is one of many causes of pain. But there are numerous other causes that are often missed or mistreated. In an individual without chronic pain, receptors in our ligaments, muscles, skin, and joints detect tissue damage. This damage can be from inflammation, injury, or disease. Numerous neurotransmitters that exist in each cell send electrical impulses from the pain receptor, through the peripheral nerve, up the spinal cord, finally ending at your brain.

When you suffer an injury, you may develop acute or “short-term” pain from inflammation or damage. Eventually, the acute pain subsides though the length of time it takes to heal varies based on your injury. The cause of acute pain is known and, therefore, the course it will take is usually predictable. If you think about a needle pricking your finger, you can see that the sensation is always the same. The pain goes from your finger, up your arm, and to your brain in relatively the same way. This is not the case with chronic pain.

However, for many, the source of and answer too their chronic pain isn’t known.

There are numerous causes of chronic pain. Many go unchecked and untreated.

If you have issues with chronic or acute pain please take time to watch my interview with pain specialist Leslie Parran. Leslie has an incredible medical background, one that allows her help those with chronic pain and inflammation find the source and appropriate treatment for their chronic pain.

About My Super Healthy Human Podcast Guest Speaker

Leslie Parran, MS, RN, Health Coach, Founder and Champion Peacemaker, Peace x Piece Wellness Coaching LLC. As a holistic nurse and health coach, she's committed to being an expert in her field. Parran is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), Board-certified Functional Wellness Coach (BCFWC), 

Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), Licensed Ecclesiastical Holistic Practitioner (LEHP), Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP), Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach (FMCHC), Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner (CGP), Certified Emotional Freedom Technique/Thought Field Therapy (EFT/TFT) Master Practitioner (also called Tapping), and Essential Oils Coach. Leslie has 40 years of experience as a registered nurse with a master’s degree and advanced Nursing certifications.

You can learn more about Leslie and work at: https://peacexpiecewellnesscoaching.com