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The body is able to protect itself from severe pain
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
Medical professionals have known about the protective functions of the human body for quite some time. Last month, scientists from the University of Michigan announced a previously unknown ability of humans to produce painkillers at critical moments. Scientists called the substances produced by the human body natural analgesics. At the moment, it has been determined that such a function can only be realized at critical moments.
American specialists have observed the human body and discovered that a person's ability to produce the necessary medicinal substances appears during a critical moment for the body. For each person, the body determines the so-called "last point" in its own way. For someone, a critical moment may be a severe injury or wound, pain shock, for another - severe stress or nervous shock.
Scientists from Michigan have developed a special technology that will make it possible to “force” the human body to produce a painkiller on its own. To achieve this effect, it is necessary to stimulate the brain with light electric currents, as a result of which the body begins to resist and produce natural analgesics. Among endogenous opiates (the so-called analgesic substances produced by the body), scientists have identified endorphins.
This discovery can be considered revolutionary in medicine, since no one has ever managed to make the human body produce any substances "on demand", especially painkillers. The method of reproducing a painkiller by the body will be especially important for people who have an allergic reaction to analgesics, as well as for cancer patients: analgesics often do not have the proper effect and can even hinder effective treatment. This method is also suitable for people with unstable psyche, since it is not addictive and has no side effects.
The only drawback of the invented method is that the technology of forming natural analgesics in the body will not always be effective against some severe pains, especially chronic ones. It was possible to establish that the pain caused by migraine cannot be eliminated without strong medications.
Another advantage of the technology is that after using light electric current discharges and the formation of a natural analgesic, a person's pain threshold increases significantly (30-35%), he becomes more resistant and tolerant to pain. Doctors comment that the study of human capabilities is not over yet. Experts are more than confident that the human body's resources are not even half exhausted and that with proper brain control from the outside, stunning results can be achieved. The fact that the human body is capable of independently producing a painkiller is proof that a person is able to protect himself from negative influences.