What do pain and relaxation have to do with each other? At first glance, perhaps not very much, but there is more to it than that. There are two main reasons why tension can exacerbate pain:
At first glance, you might not expect that pain and fear have much to do with each other. Pain is pain, and fear is fear, right? But, of course, I wouldn't write this blog if there was more to it than we think...
Your nervous system needs damage to work properly. You'll probably think: 'But damage is bad, isn't it?'. As is often the case, the answer is yes and no.