As an executive mom, you’re used to pushing through discomfort. Whether it’s an old sports injury, a car accident from years ago, or the physical toll of pregnancy and childbirth, you may not think much about how past injuries are affecting you today. But if you’re struggling with chronic pain, tension, or unexplained sensitivity, your nervous system might still be reacting to those past experiences. Lets explore more in this blog.
Pain isn’t just about physical damage. It’s also about how your nervous system processes and remembers pain. When you experience an injury or trauma, your body doesn’t always reset to normal once the tissues heal. Instead, your nervous system can stay on high alert, making even minor aches feel more intense over time. Here’s why this happens and what it means for you.
Your Nervous System Remembers Pain: After an injury, your brain and nervous system create pain pathways to protect you from further harm. In some cases, these pathways remain active long after the injury has healed, making your body hypersensitive to pain signals.
What This Means:
- Even small triggers like sitting too long or mild tension can cause disproportionate pain.
- Your muscles may stay in a constant state of tension, leading to stiffness and fatigue.
- Stress and anxiety can reactivate old pain patterns, even if there’s no new injury.
Trauma Keeps Your Nervous System in High Alert Mode: Emotional and physical trauma aren’t just mental experiences—they’re stored in the body. If your nervous system stays in “fight-or-flight” mode, inflammation and muscle tension become chronic, making pain feel worse and longer-lasting.
What This Means:
- Stressful situations at work or home can amplify physical pain.
- You may feel more exhausted and sore than expected, even without intense activity.
- Your body needs nervous system resets to calm overactive pain responses.
Healing Is About Retraining, Not Just Resting: If you’ve been dealing with persistent pain despite stretching, strengthening, or resting, your nervous system may need to be retrained to process pain differently.
What Helps:
- Stress regulation techniques such as deep diaphragmatic breathing to calm pain pathways and improve resilience.
- Gentle mobility and breathwork to signal safety to your nervous system.
- Posture and movement resets to reduce tension buildup.
Get your free video guide on "Quick and Easy Desk Based Exercises to avoid spinal & joint pain" HERE. These are simple and easy exercises that can be done in under 2-3 minutes while sitting at your desk at work or from the comfort of your home.
Understanding Your Pain Is the First Step to Relief. If your pain has been lingering longer than expected, it’s not just in your head. It’s your nervous system’s way of protecting you. By addressing the root cause of pain sensitivity, you can start retraining your body to move, feel, and function without fear or tension.
If you like this blog and want to be notified about new blogs as soon as they are published, subscribe to my mailing list below.
I would love to see you around the internet! For other places you can explore more about me: https://withswati.com/page/link
0 Comments