Treating Pain and Improving Function

Chronic pain causes decreased function, interfering with a person’s entire life. People often feel secluded and like prisoners in their own home. Because movement often exacerbates pain, patients use rest as a coping method, which eventually aids in function erosion and even more pain.

At Southwest Spine and Pain Center, our team of board certified pain specialists are committed to not only connecting patients with effective treatment options, but also giving patients the tools they need to live healthy, happy, and proactive lives. With four locations in Utah, Southwest Spine and Pain Center is the best pain management facility in the entire southwest United States.

Our holistic approach to care encompasses treating patients’ body, mind, and spirit. Maintaining mobility is one of our most valued goals in treatment. Body parts that stay stiff over time will eventually lose joint function, decreased circulation, scar tissue formation, and increased pain.

Eventually, if a limb or body part doesn’t move for an extended period of time, a person could lose complete function. Decreased or lost mobility of a body part not only affects a person physically, but also emotionally. Feelings of depression, anxiety, and helplessness will eventually arise, adding more pain to a worsening condition.

These potential problems from improper pain treatment are part of the reason we use more than medication to treat patient’s pain conditions. Often times, patients will rely on their pain relievers to do all the treatment for them. The reality is that patients actually have to do some work in treatment, too. Movement, even in the slightest form such as a walk around the neighborhood, can do wonders for your chronic pain treatment.

What researchers have dubbed the “Fear Avoidance Cycle,” is the recurrence of pain and depression from immobility. To counteract this cycle, patients must incorporate movement, which will eventually improve self-esteem and lower social anxiety. As a chronic pain sufferer, you’re overall health will improve with just a little movement.

If chronic pain is impacting your life, don't wait to schedule an appointment at Southwest Spine and Pain Center. With three locations and growing, the pain management specialists at Southwest Spine and Pain Center are dedicated to helping those who suffer from chronic pain live the life they want to! To schedule an appointment, visit our locations tab!

The advice and information contained in this article is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to replace or counter a physician’s advice or judgment. Please always consult your physician before taking any advice learned here or in any other educational medical material.

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