If you’re experiencing pain, making it go away is an understandable
goal. What is the purpose of pain? Why are we equipped to experience
this unpleasant feeling?
Identify Limits
Pain is a way our body tells us we’ve reached a boundary. When our
finger exceeds the limits of the joint function for which it was
designed for, we experience pain.
Like highway signs, pain is a warning sign. Ignore it at your own risk! Provide Warning
Pain is a signal our body uses to alert us that something isn’t
working correctly. Physical pain, social pain and even psychological
pain is a warning that something must change.
Avoid Injury
Ultimately, pain is a form of self-protection. Without experiencing
pain, we might do more serious, irreversible damage to ourselves.
Understandably, we want pain to disappear. A convenient way is to
ingest a drug that covers-up or fools the body. As you might expect,
this strategy can make the underlying problem worsen, making it more
difficult and expensive to correct. | 
