{"id":10498,"date":"2019-07-05T09:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T07:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10498"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:23","slug":"the-mysterious-science-of-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/the-mysterious-science-of-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious Science of Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Every painful sensation is coming from our brains and there is\u00a0no pain without the brain. Does that mean can we think the pain away? Just how much power does the mind have over pain?<\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">These are the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reacts to harmful stimuli.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video to know more:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The mysterious science of pain - Joshua W. Pate\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eakyDiXX6Uc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. How do you deal with pain?<\/p>\n<p>2. What unbearable physical pain have you experienced?<\/p>\n<p>3. Do you try not to\u00a0focus and try to just keep trying various things to numb the pain?<\/p>\n<p>4. What pain management techniques do you know of?<\/p>\n<p>5. Have you consulted a pain specialist before?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Every painful sensation is coming from our brains and there is\u00a0no pain without the brain. Does that mean can we think the pain away? Just how much power does the mind have over pain? 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