Chronic Pain

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING CHRONIC PAIN?

Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 6 months. After this period the healing process will have stopped and now the issue is not down to the area that’s hurting but is attributed to the brain and nervous system as a way of “protecting you”.

Chronic pain is very common and is seen often in our clinic. Chronic pain is complex and different for every individual where establishing the root cause of the pain and getting the body functioning properly and efficiently is Governing Functions’ main priority to help a patient progress through the journey of chronic pain and returning to a pain-free life.

Our first step is to help you understand your pain. We do this by answering the main questions you may have which include.

• Why am I experiencing pain?
• What is causing my pain?
• Why will the pain not go away?
• How do I become pain-free and how long will it take?

Here at Governing Function, we take the time to listen to your story and hear all the aspects that may be affecting you. We understand that chronic pain is often masked and that living in persistent discomfort can have a large impact on your life on a physical and emotional level.

We use our 5-stage hierarchy to help progress and manage you throughout the process of relieving your chronic pain. We do this by using evidence-based osteopathic manual therapy to improve function in addition to supplying a tailored exercise plan get keep symptoms from returning.