Acute vs. Chronic pain

Pain serves as our body’s SHORT TERM PROTECTIVE response.  This is defined as ACUTE PAIN.  When a person experiences a healthy pain response, the pain will dissipate once tissue healing occurs.  OSTEOPATHS can help manage your acute pain in a variety of ways from hands-on therapy to rehab exercises. 

CHRONIC PAIN is a condition of the NERVOUS SYSTEM.  It is classified as chronic when it persists for longer than 3 months or past normal tissue healing time. 

Chronic pain occurs when your nervous system is reacting in an OVER-PROTECTIVE or SENSITIVE manner.  With chronic pain, the nervous system is in an ongoing state of HIGH ALERT.

How can our OSTEOPATHS help with your PAIN?

Our wide range of manual therapy techniques may help to:

• Reduce soft tissue tension

• Enhance movement quality

• Decrease pain by regulating the nervous system

• Improve lymphatic drainage

• Improve movement through exercise prescription