http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/969/physical-therapist-view-on-new-science-of-pain/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/969/physical-therapist-view-on-new-science-of-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-18773 Bryan Miller Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:51:59 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/?p=969#comment-18773 Today, there are lots of professional physical therapists who can give an effective treatment and program for the patient. But, there are times when the therapy can't get as effective if the patients don't co-operate. That's why today, most physical therapy programs make therapy sessions and activities more fun to let their patients enjoy and encourage them to fight their trauma. It is also important that a patient finds something to encourage him to survive and get over the pain as soon as possible. If a patient read this kind of article he will be enlightened and see how beautiful life is. Thanks for this nice post. Today, there are lots of professional physical therapists who can give an effective treatment and program for the patient. But, there are times when the therapy can’t get as effective if the patients don’t co-operate. That’s why today, most physical therapy programs make therapy sessions and activities more fun to let their patients enjoy and encourage them to fight their trauma. It is also important that a patient finds something to encourage him to survive and get over the pain as soon as possible. If a patient read this kind of article he will be enlightened and see how beautiful life is. Thanks for this nice post.

]]> http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/969/physical-therapist-view-on-new-science-of-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-17229 T Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:32:07 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/?p=969#comment-17229 Thank you very much for shedding some light on why my Physical Therapist recommended I buy 'Explain Pain' Your article really helped me get an idea of the difference between a practicioner saying "It's in your head" which sounds like "your imagining it" and the understanding that there is a neurological component or basis for chronic pain. I have suffered with chronic pain for three years. I had a total knee replacement in 2006 and shortly after I returned to swimming as part of my rehab I suffered from a shoulder impingement that took 10 months to rehab. From there I developed chronic low back pain. I have recently been diagnosed with levoscoliosis. I am now being treated by a rheumatologist, a physical therapist and a psychotherapist in a team approach recommended by my primary care physician when she and I felt she could no longer treat my constant pain. I think the back pain is different from the post surgical or injury related pain I have suffered. I'm in the beginning stages of understanding the difference. The pain frequently creates a feeling of despair that I find very difficult to cope with. I am no longer able to work, and many of my friends don't like me anymore because I am not as active or as sociable as I was before all this happened. On the other hand I have a very supportive husband, so at least I am not alone trying to make my way through this. Thank you very much for the article. I wanted you to know a little bit more about one of the people you helped by writing it. Thank you very much for shedding some light on why my Physical Therapist recommended I buy ‘Explain Pain’ Your article really helped me get an idea of the difference between a practicioner saying “It’s in your head” which sounds like “your imagining it” and the understanding that there is a neurological component or basis for chronic pain.
I have suffered with chronic pain for three years.
I had a total knee replacement in 2006 and shortly after I returned to swimming as part of my rehab I suffered from a shoulder impingement that took 10 months to rehab. From there I developed chronic low back pain. I have recently been diagnosed with levoscoliosis. I am now being treated by a rheumatologist, a physical therapist and a psychotherapist in a team approach recommended by my primary care physician when she and I felt she could no longer treat my constant pain. I think the back pain is different from the post surgical or injury related pain I have suffered. I’m in the beginning stages of understanding the difference.
The pain frequently creates a feeling of despair that I find very difficult to cope with.
I am no longer able to work, and many of my friends don’t like me anymore because I am not as active or as sociable as I was before all this happened. On the other hand I have a very supportive husband, so at least I am not alone trying to make my way through this.
Thank you very much for the article. I wanted you to know a little bit more about one of the people you helped by writing it.

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