Dr. Tim Johnson turns frequently asked questions into a true-or-false quiz.
"No pain, no gain" is a popular -- albeit misguided -- mind-set in sports and fitness, and it's not a smart approach for managing chronic pain either.
And just as you don't need to feel uncomfortable while exercising to get physically stronger, there's no need to view recurring pain as something you should also gut out.
A grin-and-bear-it mentality could lead you to not acknowledge pain when you feel it and delay seeking medical attention.
"There's a reason pain occurs and it's often to make us stop doing something," said Dr. Carmen Green, an associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the pain research division at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.
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