BLOG POST SOURCE: Canadian Chiropractic Association (https://www.chiropractic.ca/blog/3-things-to-know-about-fear-avoidance-and-how-its-tied-to-chronic-pain/) Author: CCA Staff TeamDate: Oct 18, 2017 It’s just a simple thing…until it isn’t. Everyone experiences pain at some point in their lives, however, a small number of people continue to experience long-term pain. When somebody has experienced pain for more than three months, they are often diagnosed with “chronic pain,” which is as pain that persists long after the initial injury, and may be psychological in nature. When it comes to spine, muscle, and nervous system pain, it has been well-established that those who experience chronic pain will often avoid certain activities due to fear of making the injury worse.1Although this might be ...