Pain is the number one reason why patients come to Barker Physiotherapists Inc. Pain can be acute (short term) or chronic (long term), and it is an unpleasant sensation in response to changes in the body. Learn more in this article.
You might think pain is your #1 problem, but it is actually only a symptom of your problem. Understanding “WHY” you have pain is vital to your healing. It is important to understand that pain is an individual experience, as opposed to a direct response to injury. Pain is a subjective sensation with origin in the brain. It is related to the potential damage in the body, but it is not necessarily proportional to the seriousness of the problem.
Don’t become fixated on “pain”. When you come to Barker Physiotherapists Inc. it is important to remember the following:
- Pain is a weak indicator of improvement. Rather focus on objective measures such as movement or functional ability.
- Pain is not always directly linked to the extent of an injury.
- The problem causing pain is not always the same as where the pain is experienced (keep an eye out for the next post about Referral Pain).
Pain is useful to patients and physiotherapists and can give us a lot of useful information. It is important to fully understand and treat it carefully in the acute stage to avoid the development of chronic pain. If you are experiencing pain, we suggest that you consult one of the physiotherapists at Barker Physiotherapists Inc. to have the problem accurately diagnosed and successfully treated.