Physiotherapy’s Role When It Comes to Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a condition in which pain stays for over 3 months as tissues heal over a prolonged time period. Such pain leads to functional disability and changes in lifestyle. As chronic pain syndrome or CPS is a group of syndromes, some experts believe that it is caused when the pain signals to the brain via the nerve fibers get confused.

Chronic pain normally does not respond to the normal medical care model and requires a multidisciplinary approach involving sound knowledge of multiple organ systems. Physiotherapy is an ideal way to cope with the issue as they assess your individual condition before treating the symptoms.

Educate the patient: Professionals offering chronic pain physiotherapy at first educate you about your condition. This is a crucial step in managing the pain as experts have found a close link between depression and anxiety on one hand and this condition on the other. Negative emotions aggravate the feeling of pain while smiling and staying happy improves the quality of life, thus helping to fight chronic pain. When patients are aware of this, they try to change their perspective.

Impart cognitive behavioral therapy: Coming hand in hand with patient education and awareness is cognitive-behavioral therapy. Specialists use evidence-based methods to alter feelings, thoughts, behaviour and upgrade overall life satisfaction. Experts at chronic pain clinics implement this therapy either in a group setting or on a one-on-one basis.

Introduce suitable exercises: Physiotherapists advise pain-reducing and pain-free exercises to patients so that the latter regain their mobility and bid adieu to joint stiffness. The professionals form a graded exercise programme based on your needs and abilities. Physiotherapy-lead Pilates is an excellent choice for curing back, neck, side-body, front-body, hips and hamstring pain. This form of stretching is low intensity and stimulates body control, flexibility as well as strength. Another form of efficient chronic pain management is joint mobilisation or manipulation.

Apply heat & cold therapy treatment: As heat helps muscles to relax, enhances circulation and increases blood flow to the pain area, heat treatment reduces pain. On the contrary, cold treatment, checks blood flow to the pain point, desensitising the area. This slows down the messages of pain from the nerves to the brain, decreasing chronic muscle pain.

Try soft tissue treatment: Massage, myofascial release and trigger point therapy improve movement and reduce pain. This form of treatment also desensitises the pain area.

Opt for acupuncture: When it comes to chronic pain, acupuncture is a useful option for treatment. Effective in battling headaches, neck pain, backache and knee osteoarthritis, this Chinese approach has helped many patients to recover and return to the mainstream of life.

Physiotherapists combine various treatments and understanding of the human body to control the pain in their patients’ bodies. By applying their expertise in chronic pain treatment, specialists give you the power to get back to the flow of life whether it is about participating in domestic or work life. Get in touch with a professional to come out of the fear and avoidance mode.

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Our clinic offers a wide range of treatments that are all recommended and tailored to everyone who comes and visits us. Our range of treatments complements the body and mind, helping to keep you pain and injury-free, delivering preventative measures to maintain your well-being and enhance your performance levels.

Our main aim is to restore your personal well-being so you can enjoy an active, healthy, and pain-free life. Click on any of the services to find out a little more about each treatment and understand if it might be right for you.

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