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What kind of treatment works best for you?

When looking for the appropriate treatment, your service provider will ask you to describe the type of pain you are experiencing. Cocoon Wellness Associates are experts in treating a wide range of painful conditions. The table below may assist you to determine what kind of treatment or service modality is best suited for you.

A word of advise about pain

Although the sensation of pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, it is one of the most important element of the body's defense mechanism. Pain is a message from our bodies that something is wrong, thus can be “good” at times when it reminds us to not do something we shouldn’t. The sensation of pain can be associated with actual or potential tissue damage, which helps to adjust behavior to avoid a harmful situation in the future. Consider exploring the power of Stretch Therapy. When performed on a regular basis, it offers patients an independently achievable preventative daily routine that will provide a lifetime of benefits.

The many benefits of Stretch Therapy offers:

• Stretching as diagnosis
• Locate tightness or problem area
• Stretching as treatment
• Eliminate pain and stiffness
• Improve of Range of Motion, balance and coordination
• Re-patterning exercises
• Teach desirable innervation patterns and build confident movements
• Strengthening exercises address any weaknesses identified, improve function and strength
• Relaxation - facilitate recovery and healing process

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It is important to know the distinction between acute and chronic pain

When injured, the brain and nervous system will recognize the hazardous movement patterns and inactivate the muscles that are involved - this is a crucial response of the body's own protective mechanism that needs to be paid close attention to.

• Acute pain is felt when hurting a finger, muscle ache from the flu, a strained ankle, having a swollen joint, or walking after a knee operation.  An acute condition may involve soft tissue damage, inflammation or infection among other causes. The failure to diagnose and treat acute pain properly may lead to chronic pain. When experiencing a sudden onset of pain, it is essential to seek the advice of a physician.
• Chronic pain is significantly interfering with a person's quality of life and general functioning. When it is felt day after day, month after month, and seems impossible to heal, people often experience feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.  In order to eliminate the problem, it is essential to find the cause, design an appropriate treatment plan and follow a dedicated home-care routine.

A few words about pain and arthritis

Joint stiffness may be either the symptom of pain on moving a joint, the symptom of loss of range of motion or the physical sign of reduced range of motion. Doctors prefer the latter two uses but patients often use the first meaning.

Pain on movement is commonly caused by Osteoarthritis, often in quite minor degrees, and other forms of arthritis. It may also be caused by injury or overuse and rarely by more complex causes of pain such as infection or neoplasm. The range of motion may be normal or limited by pain. "Morning Stiffness", pain which eases up after the joint has been used, is the common characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Loss of motion(symptom): the patient notices that the joint (or many joints) do not move as far as they used to or need to. Loss of motion can be a feature of more advanced stages of arthritis including Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis.

Loss of range of motion(sign): the examining medical professional notes that the range of motion of the joint is less than normal. Routine examination by an orthopedic surgeon or rheumatologist will often pay particular attention to this. The range of motion may be measured and compared to the other side and to normal ranges.

Do you suffer from chronic pain which past therapies have failed to resolve? Book an appointment with Giselle and find out how a combination of Massage, Strength Conditioning and Stretch Therapy can eliminate your signs and symptoms