Have you ever wondered why your pain won’t go away?

All pain is information, it’s there to protect us. Touch a hot surface, you will pull your hand away without a second thought. Sprain an ankle and it won’t thank you for walking on it. This is all perfectly normal and, in these examples, pain is useful.

But what happens when pain is no longer useful? The injury healed weeks, or even months ago and the pain persists. There might not have been an injury, just a niggle which became more & more persistent.

When pain becomes chronic or persistent, it is no longer useful, in fact it’s quite the opposite. It stops you from getting a good night’s sleep, you stop the activities you once enjoyed, you even stop playing with the kids or grandkids because you’re afraid you might do some damage. Before you know it, your world has become unrecognisably small, you’ve lost your spark, maybe you’re low in mood.

The scenario I’ve described is very common, but there is a way forward. Chronic pain is a vicious cycle, it isn’t just one “fault” which needs to be “fixed”. It’s a complex interaction of physical, psychological, emotional and social factors. These are unique to the individual and so there isn’t a “one size fits all” when it comes to managing chronic pain. But if you can recognise which factors may be relevant to you, then you have just taken the first step towards taking back control of your pain.

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Chronic Pain Cycle. The link between pain, fear, tension, activity avoidance, deconditioning and increased pain sensitivity.