CHRONIC PAIN

Chronic pain is a part of life for one in five Australians.

Despite tremendous advances in effective treatment for chronic pain over the last ten years, less than 10% of sufferers get the help they need for recovery.

At TM Physio we have the expertise on our team to treat chronic pain with evidence-based Pain Physiotherapy, now recognised as a speciality area within traditional physiotherapy.

We strongly encourage you to make an appointment with our Pain Physiotherapist if you have:

• Diagnosed “chronic pain” or pain that has persisted beyond expected healing times.
• Been unable to return to your usual work or physical activity as a result of an injury more than 6 months ago.
• Worsening pain or withdrawal from social or pleasure activities, exercise or work.
• Poor success with traditional physiotherapy or other tissue-based management strategies.
• Been given multiple diagnoses or conflicting advice in the past.
• “Tried everything” – have you tried Pain Physiotherapy?

Chronic Pain Causes

Chronic pain, like many chronic conditions, has complex and multiple causes.

One of the first challenges of understanding chronic pain is accepting that our bio-medical “diagnosis” (usually attained from imaging such as XRAY, CT Scan, MRI etc) has only one part to play in the persistence of pain. It is also significantly challenging to understand why you are in pain if you have, in fact, been told there’s “nothing wrong” on imaging!

A thorough assessment by a Pain Physiotherapist may help to identify some of the factors that have contributed to the persistence of pain. More importantly, we will help you to identify a way forward for your recovery.