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Tissue pathology does not explain chronic pain ∞
“The evidence that tissue pathology does not explain chronic pain is overwhelming (e.g., in back pain, neck pain, and knee osteoarthritis).”
Source: Dr. Lorimer Moseley, Teaching people about pain — why do we keep beating around the bush?