> Yeah, pain has a purpose. It stops you from doing stuff your body isn't ready yet. So making it bearable, but still tangibly is making you able to do stuff (like this video), but stops you from running down the road and injuring yourself again / lengthening the time to recovery. (Yeah, I'm a fan of that approach)

Also, this isn't just how it works in Germany - this applies to most non-US countries I'd say.

In America it's practically taboo to tell someone they don't need a thing and the tolerance for any discomfort is extremely low.