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Misunderstood Chronic Pain Remedies

Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, personal training, senior health, core stability and strength, personal trainer, certified training, sports performance specialistAccording to recent data, there are approximately 100 million Americans suffering from body pain. Up to 90 percent of these chronic pain sufferers don’t get the relief they’re looking for with their current pain medication. As the popularity of holistic and non-invasive treatment options grows, we’d like to take a minute to review some misunderstood and often overlooked pain remedies:

  • Physical Therapy: Physical therapy can be an effective way to alleviate all types of musculoskeletal and neuropathic types of pain. Whether you have arthritis pain or fibromyalgia, a primary goal of physical therapy is to help chronic pain patients become stronger and learn how to avoid injury or re-injury.
  • Exercise: A consistent exercise routine can help control pain. In fact exercising alone or with a certified personal trainer for just 30 minutes a day at least three or four days a week can help with chronic pain management by increasing endurance, muscle strength, joint stability and flexibility in the muscle.
  • Massage Therapy: Massage therapy is an effective part of pain relief and management because it can reduce inflammation and swelling and soothe stiff, sore muscles. While other physical therapy programs focus on strengthening and stretching, massage therapists can release the muscles, soft tissue, and softening restricted tissue.
  • Kinesio Taping™: Clinically tested, taping is used to help correct muscle imbalances, decrease pain and swelling and promote healing. It has been used to treat such things as tennis elbow, rotator cuff strain, plantar fasciitis, patellar tracking, and low back pain, as well as joint and arthritis pain.

The next time you think about reaching for a pill, consider seeking out a variety of treatment options for your pain; you may find a cheaper and more reliable solution in the physical therapy clinic or gym – instead of the pharmacy. A conversation with your primary care doctor can help educate you about what other treatment options are available.

Source: America: A Nation In Pain