Chronic Pain
Pain has affected us all from time to time. Most times, it comes and goes in a short time period. Chronic pain is different in that it lasts much longer, generally 3-6 months or more. It is something that plagues 100 million Americans, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine.
Sometimes chronic pain is caused by musculoskeletal injuries that can be healed. The pain-spasm-pain cycle, for example, is a common cause of chronic pain most people don't know they suffer from. In the pain-spasm-pain cycle, there is an initial stress or injury that causes an initial muscle contraction or spasm. The muscle contraction creates metabolic by-products that aren't able to be carried away by the blood stream efficiently because muscle contraction also decreases circulation to the area, also called ischemia. This creates more pain and dysfunction, which contributes to more ischemia, and the cycle continues. You can be suffering from this and not even know it is going on. The good news is that massage can help. By relieving the muscle spasm, your body will restore circulation to the area so it can heal, thus relieving your pain.
Chronic pain can be frustrating because it seems like nothing is working or that some treatments are helping but nothing is getting rid of it. It is time and energy consuming, leaving you stressed and tired and worst of all, in pain! If you have chronic pain, we can help. For more than a decade, we have been developing and fine tuning our treatment plans to get better results and help you get to the underlying causes of your pain. You don't have to live life in pain. We have helped thousands get out of pain and regain their life, and we can help you too. Schedule your appointment today and discover what life is like again to be pain-free.
Sometimes chronic pain is caused by musculoskeletal injuries that can be healed. The pain-spasm-pain cycle, for example, is a common cause of chronic pain most people don't know they suffer from. In the pain-spasm-pain cycle, there is an initial stress or injury that causes an initial muscle contraction or spasm. The muscle contraction creates metabolic by-products that aren't able to be carried away by the blood stream efficiently because muscle contraction also decreases circulation to the area, also called ischemia. This creates more pain and dysfunction, which contributes to more ischemia, and the cycle continues. You can be suffering from this and not even know it is going on. The good news is that massage can help. By relieving the muscle spasm, your body will restore circulation to the area so it can heal, thus relieving your pain.
Chronic pain can be frustrating because it seems like nothing is working or that some treatments are helping but nothing is getting rid of it. It is time and energy consuming, leaving you stressed and tired and worst of all, in pain! If you have chronic pain, we can help. For more than a decade, we have been developing and fine tuning our treatment plans to get better results and help you get to the underlying causes of your pain. You don't have to live life in pain. We have helped thousands get out of pain and regain their life, and we can help you too. Schedule your appointment today and discover what life is like again to be pain-free.
