Approaches to Manage Chronic Pain and Stress

Years of experience have given us insights on stress and pain management. With all the information, observation, and patient complaints we receive, we have understood one thing – pain and stress are related to each other. They can precede each other and follow one another. A prolonged fight or flight response can reduce your body’s ability to maintain equilibrium. It eventually leads to a cascade of psychological and physiological responses.

When our body is not able to maintain its balance, it results in both pain and stress. Ultimately, it creates a cyclical pattern that challenges our body’s resilience and capacity to manage pain and stress both. For instance, anxiety and stress can trigger muscle tension, such as myofascial pain or pelvic conditions.

Alternatively, the sudden onset of pain can be physically challenging and can disrupt one’s life. It leads to increased stress levels.

How do We Manage Chronic Stress and Chronic Pain?

Chronic pain management in Kelowna starts from understanding the root cause of pain and stress. When we try to manage our patients, we equip them with coping mechanisms that can address both the physical and mental aspects of their condition. We try to highlight how their pain, stress, mental health, all the interconnected with each other. Thus, we try to promote a holistic approach to pain management.

While dealing with pain and stress, it is also important to monitor the situational factors that can trigger stress repeatedly. Once an individual identifies his own unique stressors, it becomes easier for the individual to find the coping mechanisms.

Evidence Based Strategies for Stress and Pain Management

Encouraging oneself to monitor their personal stress triggers will help in self-awareness and using evidence-based strategies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offer effective and mindful tools that help in navigating stressors and the associated thoughts.

CBT offers valuable support to individuals in managing chronic stress and all the pain that have been triggered due to the stress. These therapies are quite effective and they help individuals understand how persistent a pain could be and what are the various ways to mitigate the pain.

Pain management can also be done when we start understanding our pain better. You can sit and talk to your therapist to know the origin of your pain, what should you do to remove the pain from its root cause, how can you manage your chronic pain and so on. Expressing yourself in front of your therapist is going to do wonders.

While medicines do their work, following a holistic approach to pain management works better in pain management. If you have more queries about chronic pain management in West Kelowna, you can reach out to us. We will be glad to assist you.

Author's Bio:

Randall Martinez is the author of this website and writes articles for a long time. To know more about Back Pain Relief Kelowna Please visit the website.