Understanding The Source Of Your Pain
How long you’ve been experiencing pain, where it developed, and how it manifests are significant distinctions that can help shed some light on what may be causing your condition. It is also essential to understand that the intensity of your pain is not always the more reliable characteristic for finding relief. Too often, people focus only on the intensity of their pain which is influenced by stress levels and societal or familial beliefs. The location and duration of pain are effective, reliable ways to manage and alleviate your pain once and for all. When you meet with a South Coast Physiotherapy physiotherapist, you’ll have a conversation about your pain to determine how it started, when it began, where it began and how it behaves (i.e., what makes it better or worse). There are also some things to consider before heading into physiotherapy: Try to remember or identify precisely where the pain occurs in your body. Pain that is localized can be easier to identify the possible tissue that is causing it. When pain is more diffuse, it can be trickier to figure out what is causing it. Consider how the pain feels. Is it a steady ache or sharp and intermittent? Is it more of a tingling or prickly feeling? Each sensation is associated with different types of problems, so describing your pain appropriately may help determine the best treatment methods for your body’s needs. Does it get worse with activity or inactivity? For some people, there are specific movements that cause pain. For others, the issue is due to the quantity of accumulation of activity and not a specific event. One of the most common misunderstandings is that pain needs something to worsen,
but in reality, many people get worse from a prolonged position or improper posture. No matter what, our physiotherapists can help! We are experts and weeding through the possibilities and clarifying what is causing the pain. Our goal is to help you resolve it once and for all! What is chronic pain? Our bodies sustain injuries and experience pain no matter how careful we are. Too often, people wait too long to seek help, which can make the situation more complicated and lead to chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain that persists past normal healing time and lasts or recurs for more than 3 to 6 months. Although most people think of chronic pain as a continuous problem, most of the time, it is cyclic in nature. Typically an individual will have an episode of pain that gets better only to be followed by a recurrence, followed by yet another recurrence. As time goes on, the frequency and duration of the pain get longer, whereas the periods where it is less problematic grow shorter. Seeking help from the physiotherapists at South Coast Physiotherapy can make all the difference. Identifying the underlying cause of your pain and figuring out the possible triggering events can lead to a reversal of the condition and eventual relief. Sources: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09593985.2019.1633714 • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450869/ • https://academic.oup. com/ptj/article/98/5/315/4925492?login=true https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/ab s/10.1080/10833196.2018.1483550
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