Pain is more than a feeling of discomfort. It’s your body’s signalling that attention is required.
We have all experienced pain at some point to varied severity. Pain is not just a physical sensation. It is influenced by attitudes, beliefs, personality and social factors, affecting emotional and mental wellbeing.
Although two people may have the same pain condition, their experience of living with pain can vary greatly – if you live with pain, you know this.
Is short term pain, usually sharp or intense before gradually improving and occurs following surgery, trauma or other condition. It’s the body’s warning for the body to seek help. It generally disappears once the underlying cause is treated or the body heals. Common causes of acute pain include: Broken Bones, Burns, Cuts, Surgery.
Pain that lasts for more than 6 months, even after the original injury has healed. The cause may not even be apparent. Without proper management, chronic pain can impact your quality of life. It can also be a disease in its own right charactirised by changes within the central nervous system. People living with chronic pain, and their carers, may develop symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Nociceptors are pain receptors for tissue injury and inflammation. This is the most common type of pain experienced. Can be either acute or chronic, experienced in 2 ways: Visceral (internal organs): Aching, Cramping, Pressure, Squeezing. Somatic (skin and tissue): Constant aching, Grawning sensation.
Results from damage to or dysfunction of your nervous system. It can appear out of nowhere rather than in response to any specific injury. Pain is felt in response to things that aren’t usually painful, i.e. cold air or clothing against your skin. Described as: Burning, Electric Shocks, Freezing, Numbing, Stabbing, Tingling.
The unique pod environment enables lowering of stress hormones, fatigue and sleep disturbances caused by pain and aches. Alleviate chronic pain symptoms. Enhance resilience for natural healing.
Infrared heat penetrates the muscles and increases blood flow which assists in muscle repair. The infrared heat helps reduce lactic acid and increases the cell’s metabolism which stimulates healing in the muscle, bone, skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Therapeutic massage relieves pain in several ways, including relaxing painful muscles, tendons, and joints; relieving stress and anxiety; and possibly even stimulating competing nerve fibres and impeding pain messages to and from the brain.
Take control of your own wellness. We understand how debilitating and disempowering it can feel to be bounced from one health care provider to another for pain management.
That’s why we offer FREE consultations to help you integrate your pain management needs in one holistic plan, whilst ensuring you’re supported in achieving results best for you right now.
We work with you to identify your precise needs before developing a plan across the multiple therapies available.
We provide support along the way with regular evaluation to monitor your progress and alleviate the pain.
