The brain/nervous system mediates our internal and external environments. Pain is signaled to and from the brain allowing us to know our physical body is changing. Congenital insensitivity to pain is a condition in which an individual cannot perceive pain, which can lead to various injuries and health conditions (1). Without pain, we would have no insight of what supports us and what hinders us.

References:

1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Congenital insensitivity to pain. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center. Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12267/congenital-insensitivity-to-pain
2. JP;, L. (n.d.). Clinical neurophysiology of pain. Handbook of clinical neurology. Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31307596/
3. Sohn, E. (2019, December 3). Training your brain to feel less pain. Science News for Students. Retrieved April 3, 2022, from https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/training-your-brain-feel-less-pain
4. Hunt, L. (2022, April 15). 5 Natural Ways to Understand, Integrate, and Alleviate Pain. Lianna Hunt BSc DC. Retrieved July 18, 2022, from https://www.drliannahunt.com/blog/5-natural-ways-to-understand-integrate-and-alleviate-pain

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