How would life if there is no pain? Don’t we thing
a life without pain sounds great.
THINK AGAIN!!!
What happens if we do not feel pain?
WE SIMPLY CAN’T LIVE!!!
NO PAIN NO GAIN. Yes that’s true for our daily life
also.
PAIN warns us that something is not right. Pain is
body’s way of warning from impending injury and important defence mechanism in
day to day life.
PAIN teaches children not to put their hands on hot
plate because they know that heat hurts. It urges us to consult doctor when
pain persists in any part of our body.
On the contrary what about pain that accompanies
something which has already been diagnosed? What about the persistent pain that
frequently escorts chronic conditions such as a sore back or cancer? Who can
see the good/positivity in that kind of pain?
Though there may be instances when it seems
superfluous and even cruel, the sensation of pain is more necessary that is
not.
It is a clear indication that there is something
wrong and that it needs to be seen to. In the absence of pain, no alert signals
are given off—which could ultimately put our life in danger.
The sensation of pain is a complex sensation with
many a meaning and many a pathway. One particular pathway was discovered when
members of a family were incapable of feeling pain—a singular and rare
condition due to the loss of functions of a protein known as ‘SCN9A’ or Nav1.7
The loss of function of SCN9A/Nav1.7 protein
leads to a rare autosomal disease/disorder —‘Congenital Insensitivity to
Pain’ — belongs to the family of Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies
(HSAN).
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