Thank you @drdavidhandscom for sharing his ecstasy and his agony! “I love golf. I love the social aspect of it. I love to hit a great golf shot. There is nothing quite like hitting the “sweet spot” and feeling the ball…..”
Source: A Tale of Two Golf Holes
An excellent blog post from Oliver Lam encapsulating the current views in the constantly evolving area of persistent pain condition
Therapists are welcome to link this post to their patients suffering from chronic pain.
First of all, I hate the word chronic. The word “chronic” sounds like the pain will last forever… but most of the time, it doesn’t. Furthermore, what does chronic even mean? The word creates debates even within healthcare professionals. Is it a pain lasting more than 3 months? 6 months? That will last forever?
I don’t like the word chronic. I prefer using the word persistent. The word persistent is less fear mongering and leaves hope. It’s more accurate. It only tells us that your pain has persisted, but doesn’t tell us that it will last forever.
If you have had pain for a while now, you probably went to see a lot of healthcare professionals so far. You might have seen a chiropractor, a doctor, an orthopedic surgeon, an osteopath, a physiotherapist, an…
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Thank you to Dr David Hanscom for this post.
“There is never a single solution for your chronic pain. There are many factors that have to be addressed and each aspect has many individualized possibilities.”
Neil Wise Physio 