News and articles from the Headache & Pain Relief Centre dealing with Migraines and Chronic Pain. http://www.headachepainreliefcentre.ca/news.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:59:04 -0400 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:53:16 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.7) http://www.feedforall.com Treatment of chronic headaches begins with identification of triggers, both obvious and hidden. Find out how we approach treating chronic headaches. http://www.headachepainreliefcentre.ca/articles_information.htm info@headachepainreliefcentre.ca General 630CE56C-9689-4D2B-A6CA-5DB1517EF4E1 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:53:16 -0400 What is the purpose of pain? Pain serves an important role in our bodies. Pain is like our house alarm, which tells us when there is damage or potential damage taking place in our bodies. Without an intact pain system, we would suffer many more injuries. What are the components of the pain system? Our pain generally starts in the periphery: skin, an internal organ, or other sites outside of the central nervous system and the brain. There, different nerve endings (nocioceptors) respond specifically to pressure temperature and chemical damages. When triggered by changes that cause injury or inflammation in the part of the body they are in, they send electrical pain signals through nerves called C-fibres to the spinal cord.<a href="http://www.headachepainreliefcentre.ca/news.htm">Read the entire article</a>. http://www.headachepainreliefcentre.ca/news.htm info@headachepainreliefcentre.ca GENERAL 8520FA17-C9BD-454E-B211-A27DE9416810 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:51:43 -0400