A PRIMER ON CHRONIC PAIN WHY BRAIN TRAINING CAN WORK BETTER THAN MEDICATION
radiate from the problem site. However, it’s the brain receiving signals from the central nervous system that prompts the feeling of pain.
In cases of acute pain, these signals are the result of the brain firing correctly. When an area is wounded, pain lets you know to treat it with care and not exert too much strain on it. Being unable to walk on a sprained ankle because of the pain is one of the body’s defense mechanisms against further injury. In other words, it’s perfectly natural and evolutionarily beneficial. However, chronic pain, which is any pain that persists for more than six months, is a little trickier. Because the body is capable of healing most wounds in under half a year, chronic pain is often the result of your central nervous system misfiring and alerting your brain that something is wrong when it really isn’t. The nature of chronic pain is why surgery is often ineffective and medication will only work as long as you’re taking it. Permanent, long- term relief from chronic pain involves diagnosing and treating your central nervous system. At Pain Relief & Wellness Strategies Center, we use the revolutionary Vinton Method™ to treat chronic pain at its source. Call us today to find out how we can help relieve your pain.
The growing opioid epidemic is all the proof we need to know that we stink at treating pain. We rely on medications to mask the effects of pain rather than treating the problem at its source. Scientifically speaking, all pain comes from the brain. When you understand that, it radically alters the way you think about treatment. “Wait,” you say, “if I sprain my ankle, surely the pain is coming from there?” Well, kind of. Pain as the result of tissue trauma or another injury, which we call acute pain, does
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possible chance for success. You can feel confident when referring friends, family, coworkers, or others you may know who are suffering needlessly.
published in 1994 in a prestigious medical journal, iatrogenic disease was the third leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease and cancer, both of which have huge lifestyle factors contributing to them that are not addressed. Patients are merely given more drugs and more surgery. In fact, there’s a video available online and on Netflix called “Forks Over Knives.” It is a documentary by Dr. Esselstyn at the Cleveland Clinic. Sadly, death is directly caused by the medical treatment prescribed by their medical doctor. Seldom, if ever, is lifestyle, stress, structural misalignment, or brain function mentioned. In our view, that’s malpractice. Four years ago, we again expanded the services we offer with the addition of our Knee Recovery Program. It is designed to help delay or prevent knee and other joint replacement surgeries. We spent years studying the best of the best in the world to put this program together. The success rate is in the high ninetieth percentile. We have created a true holistic, integrated medical team to give you the absolute highest
As always, you can learn more at DrKenVinton.com.
The phone number for our Knee Recovery Program is 724-458-1000.
For our Comprehensive Back Recovery Program is 724-458-1100.
For our Neuropathy Recovery Program is 724-458-5577.
Until next month!
-Dr. Vinton
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