For years, scientists and clinicians have noticed that chronic pain and psychological trauma tend to go hand-in-hand. It’s never been clear why, but now, scientists may have an answer.
Nearly 50 million American adults suffer from chronic pain, according to a 2018 report released by the CDC. For some, there’s a clear reason for their pain, whether it be ongoing diseases like arthritis or disorders like fibromyalgia. But for others, there are no physical roots—their chronic pain is caused by trauma.
The new results are part of an ongoing field of research attempting to answer why humans feel pain and how our brains convert certain stimuli into the sense of pain. Most pain has a pretty identifiable origin point, like heat, pressure, or inflammation. Mental trauma is often a cause of that pain, Strigo explained. Among certain patient populations like military veterans, chronic pain seldom flies solo and is diagnosed alongside other conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or other anxiety disorders.
What the computer found is that there are three groups of brain activity that correlated with the severity of a veteran’s symptoms. The group with a “low” rating of symptoms showed the best brain connections that made them less vulnerable and potentially more emotionally resilient to trauma and chronic pain. The “high” symptom group was the most impaired and exhibited brain activity that put them at a greater risk for developing chronic pain when experiencing trauma.
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