Pain and What it Can Mean

*The information and images on this page are for educational purposes only and are not intended to diagnose or suggest self-care remedies for any medical conditions. We can only make specific care or self-care recommendations after reviewing your history and performing a thorough physical evaluation.

Pain is a message from your body that can mean many different things:

• Something is damaged/injured
  • Tissues are healing and need to be protected.
  • The body's mechanics are off and tissues are becoming inflamed.
  • The body can't keep up with the toxins you are taking in.
    • food and beverages
    • medications
    • pollution or other toxins in your environment
    • substances applied to your skin
• Something needs to change.
  • The body is out of balance.
  • Life is out of balance.
  • Feeling emotionally stuck and unable to accept the current circumstances.
• A calling for more energy
  • There isn't enough energy to adapt to a force, stress, or other challenge.
  • Not being able to manage one's experience.
  • Not making enough progress or not making progress fast enough
• A deeper calling of purpose:
  • Not knowing your gifts
  • Not having your gifts received
  • Not accepting others, situations, or experiences as gifts