Self help for Physical Pain

If you are one of the millions that sustain physical pain, then there are a few basic ways in which you may help yourself.

Firstly getting professional osteopathic help, the usual experience is the sooner you have treatment, after recognising the need, the better. It makes a vast difference, preventing unnecessary suffering.

If you have long term chronic back pain, then try getting help for that too. Preferably, don't just accept you have to live with it, taking pain killers forever or that it is just your age.

Osteopathic treatment can help a wide array of different problems, no matter how long you have had them. The body revitalises amazingly quickly, recognising your health with treatment.

But apart from treatment, I wanted to cover a few of the most common bits of advice, I give people during & after treatment:

Firstly, posture is always involved, with maladaptive movements when discomfort is there, resulting in some sort of strain as you sit or stand. So my biggest tip is to improve your posture, with practical advice. People unfortunately maladjust to pain, then vulnerable adaptive movements, develop more (AVOIDABLE), Pain!

Next, movement is vital, I always recommend from Research, that gentle movement regularly, (every 30 minutes), is more important than exercise classes, alone.

Exercise is additionally invaluable, especially if you have a sedentary job, like sitting at a PC all day.

For a holistic self-help approach, to a healthy body; observing your posture, both standing & seated, your nutrition with daily movement & exercise patterns, will help you in the year ahead.

Best wishes, David.