All you need to know about Back pain
Pain is a challenging subject to discuss. Many people believe pain must be very strong for you to be in pain. However, that’s not necessarily the case. While pain may be unpleasant, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s strong. In fact, many people experience moderate to severe pain without ever knowing it.
A common misconception about pain is that it has to be very strong for you to be in a lot of pain. That isn’t necessarily the case either. According to the Harvard Medical School, a person in moderate pain could have their daily functioning affected without knowing it. For example, someone with mild back and neck pain would have trouble walking or sitting without hurting. Doctors and therapists use several techniques to treat mild or moderate pain without making a person aware of the treatment. They may prescribe medications or perform physical therapy exercises at low intensity levels so as not to make patients feel discomfort.
A physical therapist has many tools at his disposal to treat pain. His main tool is his hands— he can apply pressure or movement on different parts of your body at different intensities and directions to help your muscles relax and heal faster. He also has electronic equipment such as ultrasound devices and motion sensors that help him evaluate your muscle strength, range of motion and other medical information about your injury or condition. He can also refer you to other specialists if necessary, such as an orthopedist for your back injury or a neurologist for your neck injury if he feels there’s something more serious going on with your spine.
According to Harvard University research, the term “mind-body-spirit” can help keep you from feeling physical pain. The mind refers to how you think about your current situation— things like being present in the moment and clearing your mind of negative thoughts affect how you feel physically while also making positive changes in your life. Next up is the body; considering how body-spirit interplays with thinking will help keep you from physical discomfort when feeling discomfort physically. Finally, the spirit aspect connects all three parts together by helping you understand that how you think affects what happens both spiritually and physically with your body and organs alike.
While some people may experience severe physical discomfort without realizing it, most people do not experience severe enough pain to negatively affect their daily life unless they are in extreme levels of discomfort. Pain can be treated effectively if patients understand what their therapists are doing and are willing / willing enough / enough for their therapists’ treatment methods at lower intensity levels than they think they need them for them to know they are experiencing discomfort at all.
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