How One Pain Suppresses Another: The Science Behind Major Payne’s Pain “Trick”
From a young age, we discover that our bodies are delicate and prone to injury if not handled carefully. During their initial years, children often gather scrapes and bruises as they learn to distinguish between safe and risky actions. Pain serves as a signal that something is amiss, yet over countless millennia, evolution has intricately complexified the natural pain response system within us.