How Physiotherapy can Help You in Managing Various Types of Body Pain?

We all feel some kind of pain in our daily life. If you are over 40 years, then dealing with agony may be a matter of everyday life. It's very painful to live with that. But, there is an effective way that we can manage our irritation and it is Physiotherapy.

Apart from taking pain-relieving pills, people can use help from professional physiotherapists to manage their body agony. Certain kinds of pain management need medication. But, most other kinds of irritation can be managed with Physiotherapy and give us complete relief.

Types of Pain

Generally, we are aware of Headache, Shoulder, Neck, Back, and Knee related pains. But, technically pains can be classified into two different categories – Acute and Chronic irritation.

Acute Pain

Suddenly having irritation that is short-term can be classified as Acute Pain. It has specific causes, mostly tissue, and bone-related injuries. These kinds of agony can last up to six months. But, if people get proper treatment, then this goes away.

Some of the common causes of acute pains are:-

• Surgery
• Muscle Injury
• Bone Injury
• Dental Treatment
• Labor and Childbirth
• Chronic irritation

Chronic Pain

Soreness that sticks with us for quite a long time (usually more than six months), will be classified as Chronic pain. Sometimes it comes with an injury. But, the irritation still remains even after healing the injury. It is also recurring means that comes and goes with time.

We can also classify Chronic irritation into four different categories. These are:-

Nociceptive Pain

We all have pain receptors for tissue injuries. These are known as Nociceptors. When these Nocipetors are simulated by any kind of injury, they send electrical signals into our brain. It causes us to feel agony which is known as Nociceptive irritation.

Neuropathic Pain

When we get our nervous system damaged or dysfunctional, we can feel irritation. These are called Neuropathic Pain. The damaged or dysfunctional nerves misfire pain signals to the brain for which we feel irritation.

Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Chord Injury, After Stroke agony, Diabetic Neuropathy, Post-herpetic Neuralgia, etc. are some common types of Neuropathic irritation.

Mixed Pain

Some example of Mixed irritation is Lower Back, Fibromyalgia, and Cancer-related agony, etc.

Visceral Pain

When our internal organs get damaged or injured, it causes us to feel our agony. This kind of irritation is known as Visceral irritation. Chest, Pelvis, and abdomen-related pains are visceral pain. Some examples of this type of agony are Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome, Internal organ-related irritation, etc.

How Physiotherapy can Relieve pain?

There are two ways that Physiotherapy can help relieving from pain – Active therapy and Passive Therapy. There are some of the below-mentioned methods that physio doctors can utilize.

Heat Therapy

Heat can warm up our muscles, increase blood circulation. It can soothe pain and discomfort in particular irritated areas and boost our muscle flexibility.

Ice pack Therapy

Ice pack-based therapy is also called Cryotherapy. Cold reduces blood flow to a certain area from where irritation is generated. This way inflammation and swelling can be reduced, thus relieving agony.

Manual Therapy

Physiotherapy professionals utilize their hands to apply pressure on muscle tissues and manipulate joint areas. It is called Manual Therapy. Messaging is also a part of this process.

It can reduce muscle tension and spasms, and joint dysfunction and provide pain relief.

Electric Therapy

Pain signal to the brain can be disrupted by sending electrical impulses. This way physio doctors can make you relieve from various kinds of pains. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is an example of such therapy.

Cupping Therapy

Physio doctors often use a rubber pump or cup to create a vacuum by pulling an area of skin into the suction. It decompresses muscles and connective tissues. It helps to increase our body's healing processes by promoting blood circulation to the pain area. This is how Cupping Therapy works.

Dry Needling therapy

In many cases, Dry Needling therapy works better than massage therapy. It hits the irritation trigger point directly and removes the pain signal. This way this type of therapy can relieve agony improves the muscle tissue healing process and other functions.

Various Other Common Physiotherapy Treatments

There are also various kinds of exercise-based physio-therapies that can help people to manage their pains. Some of these are:-

Pain Relief exercises like Yoga, Meditation, hold and relaxation exercises aim to strengthen the muscle spasm area that helps us to get rid of the irritation.

Stretching and various range of motion exercises are also better to deal with various kinds of muscle and bone-related pains.

Some Muscle and Bone Strengthening exercises like push-ups, squats, and lunges work on our body's core muscles. Physio Doctors often recommend them for pain relief.

Various Aerobic Exercises are also useful for various types of pain management therapy.