Today's Article (3/9/2025)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: All pain lies in the brain, and here’s what you can do about it
Pain can be difficult to treat, in part because it is subjective and has no objective measure. It is one of the mysterious sensations that we collectively experience as humans, and throughout our history, we have had a hard time describing our truly unique pain.
Unlike a specific cholesterol level or the size of a tumor, pain is much more difficult to quantify and convey.
After all, if your brain decides you don’t have pain, then you don’t have pain. The brain can make your pain go away, and it can also create it out of nowhere, as is the case of phantom limb pain. All pain ultimately lies in the brain.