Chronic Pain Management Bend
Rebound Physical Therapy’s Bend chronic pain management program uses a wide array of manual therapy techniques to help treat pain and increase function. With treatment, the negative effects of chronic pain can be lessened and patients can return to a higher level of activity.
Physical therapy can decrease chronic pain in several ways. PTs can treat inflammation and identify any movement dysfunctions that may be contributing to a patient’s pain. Physical therapy exercises can help strengthen muscles and joints to further decrease pain. PT can also help re-educate one’s central nervous system, which can make the body less sensitive to pain signals.
Understanding Chronic Pain
Chronic or persistent pain is defined as any pain lasting more than 3 months, whereas, acute pain is a normal protective sensation that alerts us to possible injury, after injured tissue heals, pain is expected to stop. Chronic pain is very different and can persist for months or longer.
Chronic or persistent pain does not serve a useful purpose in life. Additionally, prolonged rest and avoiding activities can actually make chronic conditions worse as muscles become debilitated and conditioning declines. When muscles weaken, function declines and a dysfunctional pain cycle can develop.
Pain Does NOT Have to be a Way of Life.
An interdisciplinary team approach including your physical therapist, acupuncturist, occupational therapist and licensed massage therapist, all at Rebound, your referring physician, pharmacist and your family‘s support affords you the best opportunity for pain relief, recovery and improved function mobility.
The Rebound Chronic Pain Management specialists utilize a wide array of mobilization and manual therapy techniques, graded exercise, aquatic therapy, Watsu, acupuncture, and the latest therapeutic modalities such as cold laser, microcurrent, e-stim, patient education and self management, nutritional counseling, and ergonomic instruction to treat and manage your persistent pain and increase functional mobility.
Our Chronic Pain Specialists Can Help:
- Back pain or neck pain
- Sciatica and/or herniated disc
- Migraine and chronic headache
- Work related injuries
- Car accident-related injuries
- CRPS / RSD
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatoid, osteoarthritis and /or arthritic pain
- Sport related injuries or post-operative pain
- Pain attributed to obesity or extreme weight change
