All pain is real, and for many people chronic pain is a debilitating part of everyday life. However, it is now known that the more we understand pain, the less we will hurt. Modern neurophysiology, brain imaging, immunology, psychology, pain sciences and thousands of peoples’ pain stories now provide a revolutionary and new way to treat pain. Explain Pain Second Edition, in easy-to-follow language, discusses how pain experiences are constructed in response to dangers and threats in our bodies and influenced by our thoughts, beliefs and context. This knowledge is the key to recovery. With advances in pain sciences, authors Lorimer Moseley, PhD, and David Butler, EdD, have subtly changed some of the language and content so that the second edition can be delivered with increased confidence. Written by two pain science experts with more than 60 years of combined experience in the pain field―in clinical, research and education roles―Explain Pain gives new and immediate hope to pain sufferers and their family and friends.