Pain Management | Osteopathy Sydney
People have two options when pain arrives. They can either ignore it or do something about it. Ignoring pain isn’t the best idea – even though sometimes the pain will go away by itself. But this is a lot like ignoring a thirst sensation – and just like ignoring thirst is a great way to become dehydrated, ignoring pain is a great way to set yourself up for more pain later on.
People vary when it comes to ‘doing something’ about pain. Some want a quick fix (understandable!) and take pain medication. This has both benefits and drawbacks. The benefit is that the pain is gone and life can go on – the drawback is that the ‘reason’ for the pain is often overlooked and the person hasn’t been able to learn from the situation. Some people become anxious and concerned about pain, and while this is natural, we know that distress and anxiety can make the perception of pain worse and can also affect how quickly people regain function.
We advocate and apply an approach to pain management that seeks to ‘understand’ the pain – which is different than just trying to get rid of it, or just being afraid of it. Just like thirst, it is important to understand ‘why’ the pain is there and ‘what’ the person might be doing to bring on the pain – because very often people are doing things to aggravate their pain without knowing it.
This is one of the key approaches we take at Sydney Osteopathic Medicine for pain management and rehabilitation. By careful questioning we develop an understanding of how people are using their bodies in their daily lives, and how this is contributing to, or maintaining, their pain. Without understanding this, it is difficult to obtain long term results. Pain management starts with understanding individual people and then continues with the application of the best available management principles and techniques in the context of a wholistic view of the person and their life – work, play and home.
If you have pain, whether it’s just come on or is an ongoing problem, we would like the opportunity to understand you and what your pain is trying to ‘tell you’ – and then we’d like to help you with it and see you with reduced pain and improved body function. Call now to make an appointment or speak with one of our practitioners.
We’re conveniently located in the Sydney central business district, near transport and walking distance from most major hotels in the city.
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