Understanding Your Pain: Treatments will starts by getting to know you and your pain. We’ll discuss how long you’ve been hurting, where it hurts, and what might be causing the pain. This helps gain an understanding of your situation and plan your treatment.
Hands-On Approach: A combination of hands-on techniques will be employed to help ease your pain. This could include gentle movements, massage, and dry needling to target sore spots.
Setting Goals Together: We will talk about what you’d like to achieve. It could be feeling better in your day-to-day life, reducing pain, or just feeling more like yourself again. Together, we’ll set goals that are realistic and doable.
Learning About Pain: I will explains how pain works, what might be causing it, and the different ways you can manage it. We will work together to give you the tools to empower you to more successfully manage your pain.
Developing Skills: I will teach you practical skills for dealing with pain. This might include breathing exercises, somatic tracking (mindfulness method), relaxation techniques and ways to manage stress. I’ll also help you learn how to move your body in a way that doesn’t cause more pain.
Exercise and Physical Therapy: I will design an exercise plan just for you. It’s meant to help you get stronger and more flexible, and to work on any muscle or joint problems that might be making your pain worse.
Thinking Positively: If you’re struggling with negative thoughts about your pain, we will work together to help reframe how you perceive your pain. I use cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches to help you find better ways to cope and stay positive.
Healthier Lifestyle Choices: I always encourages you to make healthy changes in your life. This could mean eating better, getting enough sleep and encouraging appropriate exercise regimes. These changes can help you feel better overall.