Pain is a subjective sensation and it’s quality experienced by a person depends on mix of factors such as mood, current situations and belief about from where pain is arising.
If no medical cause can be found for pain then we term it as psychosomatic pain.
Psychosomatic pain triggers are as follows
Most probably trauma at the might have caused disability which is affecting a person’s ability to function to his full capacity which in turn affected his mood person develops depression.
If a person is depressed he may perceive severity of pain differently
Next Steps
Psychological treatment like relaxation, psychotherapy combined with medication would help
Health Tips
Consult a psychiatrist