Multimodal, Continuous Care Approaches Are Critical for Chronic Low Back Pain Care
This post is not about covid-19 and the pandemic it has caused. Yet, it is very difficult to write about anything without mentioning it, because
May 29, 2020
This post is not about covid-19 and the pandemic it has caused. Yet, it is very difficult to write about anything without mentioning it, because
Living with chronic back pain can feel like a struggle between putting on a brave face and feeling vulnerable as you work to manage it.
Acute pain is a fundamental part of our existence because it protects us from injuries. Chronic pain is not caused by the normal activity of sensory neurons that contribute to acute pain. Chronic pain has no utility for us in the way acute pain does.
Your back hurts, and it has been hurting for some time already. Maybe it started with an accident or with some heavy lifting. You figured rest will do the trick and that you just have to give it a bit of time to heal.
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