Chronic Pain
When pain persists for longer than three months, it is defined as chronic. Nearly 8 million people in Canada live with Chronic Pain. Our approach, grounded in a holistic biopsychosocial model of care, ensures that you are supported in every aspect of your recovery journey, treating you as the whole and complete person you are!
Chronic Pain impacts every aspect of life, from physical activity, social life, relationships, identity, mental health, and your daily routine.
There are many underlying risk factors for the development of chronic pain. Science has shown that Traumatic Events, Major Life Events (such as the death of a loved one, cancer), and Challenging Childhood Experiences can precipitate the development of chronic symptoms, like pain.
This is why the road of recovery is unique for everyone.
A Whole Person Approach allows you to Build Resilience
Physiotherapy can help you Own Your Life
Pain is part of our alarm system. This system is designed to keep us safe. Pain is a shout-out for help. It is there to call your attention. Your body needs you!
Pain is normal, and it can also be weird. Pain can spread, move around, come and go, worsen or improve for no apparent reason. Your body can feel shifted or out of place, or things that were once OK are now excruciating. Science can now explain it!
With a new perspective on pain, it is possible to create new neural pathways that can greatly reduce physical symptoms.
“Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body”
How can Physiotherapy Help?
Introducing safe movements and increasing physical activity is very important, as it helps you reconnect with what is meaningful to you.
Understanding that you have some control over your pain helps you to manage your own injury and improve your quality of life.
Learning about pain can help change your perspective on the problem and aid in planning your own personal recovery strategies.
Manual Therapy can be a great adjunct to the treatment plan as it helps improve range of motion, reduce muscle soreness, and improve muscle function.
Our bodies are resilient, highly adaptable, and inherently strong. You will prove this to yourself as you move along your rehabilitation path.
Did you know that Joy, Play, Gratitude, and Physical Activity are powerful ways to release natural pain-relieving chemicals?
How well do you understand your pain?
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