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When it comes to pain management (whether acute or chronic), physical therapy stands as one of the best choices for its benefits in pain management. It involves a combination of different therapeutic approaches and exercises to improve pain by treating its cause. It also improves mobility and functionality and promotes healing and strength. Learn how physical therapy treats pain<\/strong> and its treatment techniques in this article. Visit the best <\/em>Pain Management Clinic in Brooklyn at Doral Health & Wellness <\/strong><\/em>or log on to<\/em>www.doralhw.org.<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding Pain (Acute & Chronic)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pain is a natural indicator of the body that signals injury to body tissue. It works as a warning signal designed to alert us to potential damage and protect us from injury. Pain doesn\u2019t<\/a> always occur from physical injury, sometimes it occurs from nerves that send information to the brain to warn about the damage, which your body responds to by lowering the damage to avoid using the damaged part and begin the healing process. However, the injury-warning pain signals can increase or decrease based on specific situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you sprain your ankle while running fast to save your life, you may not be aware of how to survive your injury until you\u2019re<\/a> safe because the warning signals take over for your survival. Experts say this signal is more important to the brain than sensing the pain trigger occurring in the brain. However, it can vary between humans because everyone is different. So, many factors can make your pain unique. It can include life experiences, psychological histories, environments, and social structure in which we live. These past experiences may lower pain in life-threatening situations but increase pain in the long run<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two types of pain you can experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Acute pain:<\/strong>This is the most common pain from actual tissue injury or damage. It can last less than 3 months and is mostly accompanied by swelling, warmth, and redness in the injured area. Your pain will increase if the injured tissue is provoked or compromised. And the pain gets better if the factor that causes it is removed; for example, when you move your arm overhead, you might feel pain if your shoulder tendon is inflamed or injured. The discomfort usually goes away or at least gets much better as you lower the arm back down, which releases tension on the tendon. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Chronic pain:<\/strong>This pain is not generally linked<\/a> to tissue injury or damage; instead, it is caused by other factors like chronic inflammation, nerve sensitivity changes, emotions, a traumatic injury in the past, or changes in the brain. It can last longer than 3 months and spread to other muscles. It is unpredictable and occurs suddenly without being related to a specific motion or activity. It can increase your sensitivity to the slightest pain, and can be accompanied by psychological factors like depression, fear, and anxiety.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How Does Physical Therapy Treat Pain?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A physical therapist first diagnoses your pain to find the underlying cause to develop a treatment plan to address the pain, along with locating its source. It also helps to improve the area of weakness or stiffness that may stress the part that\u2019s<\/a> hurt. It eases your pain along with the mobility and functionality of the damaged part. Based on the type of pain, its treatment may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n