Chronic Pain Resources

What is Chronic Pain? Any pain that is lasting longer than 3 months, but Chronic pain can have acute flare ups. Treatment for chronic pain varied depending on the type ad severity of pain symptoms.

Why do we have pain: initially it is used to protect us. It is an automatic response that our pain receptors in our nervous system uses to keep us from injury, further injury or danger. What happens in our body is we experience sensory input that is processed through the nervous system to the brain. Once processed, our brain sends a response to our body to pull away form the stimuli. This signal also elicits responses that bring edema or swelling to an injuried body part to protect and start the healing process. Sometimes this pain loop continues without being shut off and pain persists and can even amplify.

Pain Cycle
Treatment approaches :ortho pain, joint instability pain, amplified pain, CRPS
- mirror therapy, guided motor imagery, Mirror box therapy
- strength, routine, rewiring
- How to break the pain cycle
  - Breaking the pain cycle
  - Psychological impacts of chronic pain and occupational modification/loss
- Benefit of purposeful movement
- desensitization (sensory normalization)

What is Chronic Pain?

Treatment Chronic Pain Description

Chronic pain treatment often requires a well balance approach to make lasting and meaningful progress. This treatment may include medication, physical intervention (Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy), psychological support and lifestyle change that can include routine, exercise, activity pacing and more.