Managing Chronic Pain with PT
If you play sports, you may have noticed that you have accrued pains that refuse to stop bothering you. Chronic pain is relatively common, especially for physically active people, as numerous sports injuries can lead to these kinds of pains. However, there are also many other causes of chronic pain that you may not even realize have happened already. Manhattan Sports Medicine Wellness has a physical therapist in Manhattan, NY, who can help you reduce and even remove these chronic pains. Continue reading below to learn how to get on the path to becoming pain-free.
Managing Chronic Pain with PT
Physical Therapy is one of the most effective treatments for chronic pain, depending on the cause. There are also different types of PT, each designed and specialized in treating particular pains. Here are a few of them listed below:
- Exercise: This is the primary treatment physical therapists use to treat their patients. It helps improve strength and agility while also making sure you move the injured area to get used to being able to use it again.
- TENS: Stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and involves using electricity near nerves to reduce the number of pain signals going to your brain.
- Heat and Ice Packs: While not particularly effective against chronic pain, heat, and cold treatments help reduce any inflammation that may be happening and are used for recent injuries that haven’t fully healed yet.
- Massage: Some physical therapists may use massages to increase circulation in the area with pain and attempt to relieve tightness or feel for muscular knots.
These are some of the common methods physical therapists use to treat pain, but there are more specialized treatments depending on the type of injury. Our physical therapist in Manhattan NY, is trained in all these methods and more to help relieve even the most obscure injuries.
Contact our Physical Therapist in Manhattan NY
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you’re struggling with daily activities because of physical pain. Our professional physical therapist in Manhattan NY, at Manhattan Sports Medicine Wellness has all the skills and training necessary to help you. You will receive a personalized physical therapy plan specially tailored to whatever injury may have occurred.