10 Aug Still experiencing pain and worried about causing more damage, more than 6 months after your initial injuryDid you know that pain is not a good indicator of sort tissue injury

Still experiencing pain and worried about causing more damage, more than 6 months after your initial injuryDid you know that pain is not a good indicator of sort tissue injury

We should view pain as an alarm. Alarms are meant to motivate you to do something to protect yourself. How loud the alarm is or how many alarms are going off are not good indicators of how much protection is needed.

Initially, after an injury, some people do two things that might seem odd:

1. Become over protective
and
2. Keep thinking that they need that pain alarm long past when it is necessary

The body and the brain have an over reaction with pain in some people. It is like we get better at producing pain. It becomes a learned response and we get good at it. When pain persists it is often no longer helpful and the pain is its own problem. Whereas, initially, the pain might be helpful, now, with ongoing pain it no longer serves its own purpose. It persists long past healing and its like the smoke alarm is still going off long after the firefighters have doused the fire and gone home.

This all seems odd but it is the way people work. So having a sensitive alarm system can help us in the beginning but in the long term it loses its value.

Here at My Favourite Physio all our physiotherapists make sure we empower you and give you the right guidance to help overcome your pain and use your pain alarm effectively to help you in recovery.

If you are struggling with pain and struggling with chronic injuries contact My Favourite Physio today on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio. Speak to one of our expert physiotherapists today.