Understanding Pain

The vast majority of our patients come to see us because they are in pain. Understanding pain and the useful protective mechanism it provides for the body is crucial to helping patients recover. When recovery is outwith normal tissue healing we call it ‘persistent pain’ and patients often struggle to understand why things have not improved, this video helps patients to understand why this happens and the wide variety of things which can be done to help manage or resolve their pain. Take a look.

The physiotherapists at Physis all try to help you understand why you are in pain and what can be done about it. Gone are the days where we point to the skeleton and give you an anatomy lesson.