Why Some Injuries Heal — And Others Don’t
Most people expect injuries to heal with time.
You rest.
You stretch.
You ice.
You wait.
And sometimes, that works.
But many people experience something very different. An injury that should have healed lingers. Pain improves a little, then returns. Progress feels inconsistent. Eventually, the injury becomes something you “manage” rather than something that resolves.
This isn’t because your body forgot how to heal.
It’s usually because the healing process never fully completed.
At Impact Laser Mobility & Recovery, we often describe this as the chronic injury loop — a cycle the body gets stuck in when the environment for healing isn’t quite right.
Inflammation Isn’t the Enemy
Inflammation has a bad reputation. For many people, it’s a word that immediately brings to mind pain, swelling, stiffness, and frustration. If you’ve been dealing with chronic pain, you’ve probably been told to “get the inflammation down” more times than you can count.
But inflammation itself is not the problem.
In fact, you cannot heal without inflammation.
At Impact Laser Mobility & Recovery, we often explain inflammation as part of a larger healing conversation. The real issue in chronic pain is not that inflammation exists — it’s that inflammation never properly resolves.
Understanding this distinction can completely change how you approach recovery.