Chronic pain refers to pain that does not respond to the typical or common medical treatment.
Chronic pain refers to pain that does not respond to the typical or common medical treatment.
Chronic pain physiotherapy treatment is different from the physiotherapy treatment offered to relieve short-lasting, acute pain that occurs after an injury. Treatments that generally work for acute pain do not often work for chronic pain. The pain is no longer coming from the injured area but instead from how the brain and body sense pain.
WHAT CAUSES CHRONIC PAIN?
Chronic pain persists or recurs over a period after acute tissue damage or accompanies non-healing injuries. It can be caused by chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, arthritis, diabetes), injuries (e.g., herniated disc, torn ligament), and many primary pain syndromes (e.g., neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic headache).
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH CHRONIC PAIN?
Our therapists have advanced training and bountiful experience using specialized chronic pain physiotherapy treatment techniques such as IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation) and Shockwave Therapy.
Effective management of chronic pain requires a team of therapists working together to:
- Help you understand chronic pain
- Help you take back control and better manage your pain
- Improve your physical function and mobility
- Get you back to a better quality of life
Our team is highly skilled at assessing how the pain affects your ability to move and will help find ways to get you moving again. Research shows physical activity is an important strategy to manage chronic pain. Your physiotherapist will work with you to set up a rehabilitation program that is safe to perform.