November 5-10, 2017 is National Pain Awareness Week in Canada. It is a step forward but also telling that Canadian society is recognizing chronic pain as such a significant issue. The first step in addressing chronic pain is understanding what it is. To comprehend it it helps to recognize how it differs from acute pain. Acute pain is a completely normal and adaptive response by your nervous system to possible or real damage to your tissues. It is designed to tell you to m