Importantly, trauma is a somatic experience, not an event. In other words, it's not about what happens to us, it's about how we experience it (i.e. how we "embody" it). Thus, the same event can prove very traumatic for one person, while someone else might be totally fine with it.

An accident-causing severe physical damage to one or more joints can also lead to joint pain and swelling. Common causes of this type of pain include trauma (e.g.