Chronic Inflammation & Pain: Understanding the Body’s Alarm System

Most people think of inflammation as something that happens on the surface—redness around a cut, swelling after an injury, maybe a fever during an infection. But inflammation is much more than that. It is the first language the body ever learned, a biological alarm system that has been honed over millions of years to keep us alive.

It signals danger, repairs damage, defends against threats, and guides the body back into balance. At least, that’s what it’s meant to do. The trouble begins when this alarm doesn’t turn off.