5 Reasons to choose Physiotherapy for Pain Management
Physiotherapy aims to treat the root cause of your pain so that long-term benefits are achieved. Physiotherapists use techniques such as joint mobilizations, soft tissue massage, exercise, taping, acupuncture, and modalities to name a few. Here are reasons why you should choose physiotherapy for pain management:
1. Rely less on pain medication and avoid surgery.
Physiotherapy can help you avoid the side effects of medication and the risks associated with surgery. Physiotherapy offers a non-invasive approach to pain management of musculoskeletal conditions. Physiotherapists use techniques such as joint mobilizations, soft tissue massage, exercise, taping, acupuncture, and modalities to name a few. Physiotherapists take the necessary time to assess and diagnose your pain so that a personalized treatment plan can be used to address your unique pain management needs. Physiotherapy aims to treat the root cause of your pain so that long-term benefits are achieved.
2. Be more productive
To be productive you need concentration, attention, time management, and motivation. When you’re in pain, your brain is sending signals to the area of discomfort, which can take the focus off your task. Pain can fog your brain, making it harder for you to remember important details, dates, and deadlines. Pain can also take up your energy and can make your desire to do work less. Depending on the location and severity of your pain, your physical ability to do your work can also be affected. Back pain for example can make any job which requires prolonged sitting, standing, or walking difficult. With these difficulties, tasks are delayed or avoided resulting in ultimately time off work due to pain. Physiotherapists help patients with activity modification, posture, ergonomics, and/or bracing while treating you for your pain so that you can focus more on your work rather than your pain.
3. Improve your mood.
Pain can cause irritability, frustration, and stress. If it affects your ability to participate in daily activities, it can lead to isolation and boredom. By managing pain with physiotherapy, you will be guided through the process of getting back to your daily activities of living, work and recreational activities. When you get back to these activities, it will have a positive effect on your mood.
4. Get better sleep.
Pain can make it challenging to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling ready to start the day. However, sleep is an important aspect of pain management. If you need sleep to manage pain, but your pain is preventing you from sleeping well, physiotherapy can help guide you through this process. While treating you for your pain, Physiotherapists offer advice regarding how to choose the right mattress and pillow as well as the optimum sleeping posture for your condition.
5. Improve your movement.
If you’re in pain, you are less likely to move in the direction of your pain making activities of daily living challenging. A person suffering from shoulder pain might have difficulty pouring a cup of coffee or reaching in a cupboard. However, by avoiding movement, we can sometimes make a condition worse and cause further disability such as in the case of a frozen shoulder. With physiotherapy treatments, we can also help guide you through the concept of hurt vs harm when it comes to moving so that you can ultimately improve your movement and abilities.
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