A study conducted by researchers at McGill University and scientists from Italy suggests that blocking inflammation after injury might make that pain chronic — a finding that challenges the standard approach to treating pain.
Chronic pain — especially in the lower back — is a common ailment, but scientists don’t know why some back injuries resolve themselves while others cause suffering for years.
In this study, researchers found that neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection and dominates the early stages of inflammation, play a key role in resolving pain.
Jeffrey Mogil, researcher of the study and professor
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