A new brain imaging study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour found that expectations about pain intensity can become self-fulfilling prophecies. I remember when I was struggling with back pain, when I sneezed those around me would say, “That must really hurt!” It did not initially but the expectation was set that it would and it eventually did. Same with all the rules that we are taught to follow or we hurt our back. Again, the expectation is set that if you do