Anyhoo, pain is usually from 1 of 3 enzymes, cox 1, cox 2 or cox 3. Most drugs block certain cox. Arthritis is usually cox 2, other pains are cox 1 and 3. The hard drugs do better at all 3 or cox 3
. The lighter drugs do cox 1. This is my loose understanding of it.
Then the bodys muscle/nervous system can remember pain and sometimes make a chronic pain situation and echo pain signals when there is in fact currently no pain at that point. Thats where the TENS or other electrical stimulation help. Thats why Id like to get tasered in that part of my back.
Ironically when I am sick or have an injury I can better manage the pain on my own. I had broken my foot a few years ago. I would brace myself and purposely twist it to make it hurt like a mutha. Within 3-5 seconds Id feel this wave of heat throughout my body, a rush and other pains vanish.