Pain is often seen as an inconvenience, something to be dulled with painkillers or avoided altogether. But imagine a life without pain at all. Picture walking on a fractured ankle for hours, unaware of any damage. Or undergoing major surgery and feeling nothing—no discomfort, no aching, no need for painkillers. For most of us, pain […]

The woman who couldn’t feel pain : an insight into congenital analgesia