Pain Management Town and Country, MO. Living with pain is not easy and, unfortunately, not uncommon. When chronic pain prevents you from being is getting in the way of your ability to enjoy life or do the activities you want to do, you need a sound pain management solution.

Axes Physical Therapy is led by a team of top Town and Country, MO movement experts with years of success guiding patients to meaningful pain relief. We have the capability to treat pain effectively by fitting our care to each individual, based upon everything about their health and needs. Your Town and Country, MO pain management physical therapist employs their clinical experience and the most up-to-date data and techniques to create a perfect pain management plan for you.

Contact Axes today or make an appointment online to take the first step on your journey to freedom from pain. Select any of our physical therapist-locally owned and operated facilitieslocations throughout Greater St. Louis and Eastern Missouri for convenient pain management from leading Town and Country, MO movement experts.

Pain Management: How Common is Pain?

Pain is a widespread problem affecting people of all shapes and sizes in Town and Country, MO and across the country. If you are in Town and Country, MO suffering from chronic pain, you are not alone.

Axes Physical Therapy has a team of Town and Country, MO physical and occupational therapists who treat pain sufferers every day. Our pain management doctors and therapists know all too well how wide-spread pain is, but fortunately we are equipped to eliminate your pain, as we have done for countless others.

How Does Pain Affect our Community?

• Chronic pain costs patients more than $560 billion every year in medical treatment, reduced earnings, and additional expenses, with calculations from the National Institutes of Health putting the figure as high as $635 billion per year.
• On any given day, around 50 million American adults are living with pain.
• Over 20% of adults suffer from chronic pain and 7.4% deal with chronic pain that interferes with their daily life and causes disfunction.
• Of those living with chronic pain conditions, 89% of them have been actively feeling pain for at least one year.
• Pain is responsible for some of the most missed work, adding up to $61.2 billion a year in the United States in lost productivity alone. 76.6% of that loss can be attributed to decreased productivity of workers who report to work when experiencing pain, not work absences related to pain.

Our goal in pointing out these figures is to demonstrate that Axes Physical Therapy takes our responsibility to provide Town and Country, MO pain management seriously. We understand the magnitude of this public health threat and possess decades of experience formulating and administering therapies and treatments that manage or eliminate pain in our patients.

Proper, empirically supported, results-driven pain management is critical for adults in the Town and Country, MO area and all over the country. Our qualified team of Town and Country, MO movement experts is on a mission to provide every one our our patients freedom to move and relief from pain. Turn to the Town and Country, MO pain management professionals at Axes Physical Therapy.

Pain Management Town and Country, MO: Understanding Your Pain

We experience the sensation of pain when our peripheral nervous system sends signals from the receptors throughout the body to the brain. Understanding the nature of your pain can help your Town and Country, MO pain management physical therapy team target your pain at the source and return you to optimal movement health.

If you suffer from pain and believe you might need professional pain management care, it helps to understand the topic of pain and the type of pain you are experiencing. Pain is usually categorized as either acute or chronic.

• Acute pain: limited in duration, most often a result of injury or damage to tissue in the body
• Chronic pain: persistent pain, more often originated from factors besides tissue injury or damage such as chronic inflammation, nerve sensitivity changes, emotions, prior traumatic injury, and changes that occur in the brain

Symptoms of acute pain include:

• pain that lasts less than 3 months
• the sensation of pain is local to the injured area
• accompanied by swelling, warmth, and redness
• associated with an injury or specific event
• increased pain when agitated, and decreased pain when the factor causing the pain is removed; for example, if you have a knee injury, you may feel worsened pain when putting pressure on that leg, but feel some relief when you take your weight off of that leg with crutches or when elevating it

Symptoms of chronic pain include:

• pain that lasts for longer than 3 months
• not directly or immediately attributed to an injury
• pain throughout the body
• fluctuating degrees of pain that are not consistent with a specific action or behavior
• pain sensitivity to even minor pain triggers
• may be accompanied by psychological health concerns such as depression, fear, or anxiety

If you were recently injured and are suffering from acute pain, speak with our Town and Country, MO physical therapists about treating your injury to eliminate your pain quickly and heal properly to protect against future chronic pain and complications.

Life with chronic pain can feel hopeless. Work with our pain management team to establish and perform the most effective Town and Country, MO pain management solutions for you so that you can return to your beloved everyday activities without debilitating and unpredictable pain.

It is important to select an effective pain management solution from someone you can trust in Town and Country, MO. At Axes Physical Therapy, we recognize that time is of the essence in working toward eliminating pain. Contact us today to discuss your Town and Country, MO pain management options with a pain specialist.

Town and Country, MO Physical Therapy for Pain Management

Life with pain is limiting, sometimes even debilitating. Pain inflicts a psychological toll on us just as a physical one. It is easy to feel desperate or hopeless when you have lived with chronic pain for years or what feels like an eternity. Our physical and occupational therapists give you hope and help you make a complete recovery and return to the life you want to live. A good Town and Country, MO pain management plan like physical therapy addresses the underlying cause of your pain and help you cope with the psychological pain.

Physical therapy is increasingly one of the first and best recommendations for patients living with pain. Physical therapy is an evidence-based approach to the body and movement, based on the principles of kinesiology and the musculoskeletal system. As the American Physical Therapy Association puts it, a physical therapist is a movement expert who elevates their patients’ quality of life by prescribing exercise, administering hands-on care, and educating the patient. Axes’ Town and Country, MO physical and occupational therapists are passionate about getting you back to the things you love to do and freeing you from pain by looking at the problem holistically. Trust us to give you meaningful relief from pain.

In addition to pain management, our Town and Country, MO physical and occupational therapists offer:

• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Hip Replacement Physical Therapy
• Workers Comp' Physical Therapy
• Migraine Relief
• Sprain and Strain Treatment
• Geriatric Physical Therapy
• Injury Rehabilitation
• Pain Management Services
• TMJ Treatment
• Herniated Disc Treatment

Physical therapy addresses pain by doing do the following:

• Reduce tightness and inflammation
• Reinforce muscles, tendons, and ligaments
• Restore balance to the body
• Improve range of motion
• Manage scar tissue
• Promote overall functioning

Pain Management Treatment Methods in Town and Country, MO

Our Town and Country, MO physical therapists are seasoned experts in a number of different specialized treatments. You will work with a dedicated pain management physical therapist who will design the right treatment plan for you. We may use:

• Manual therapy
• Exercise and movement
• Graded exposure
• Heat/Cold applications
• Trigger point dry needling
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS)
• Ultrasound
• Massage therapy

You are a vital piece to your pain management outlook, as we need to truly understand your experience in order to give you the best pain management care. To design the safest and most effective treatment, before beginning treatment your physical therapist will conduct a thorough evaluation, consult your medical history, and perform a physical exam.

You are an integral part to giving your doctor an accurate picture of the condition you are dealing with. When you get a Town and Country, MO pain management evaluation, be open and offer as much information as possible. Your physical therapist may ask you questions like:

• How long have you had pain?
• How did it start?
• Where is the pain located?
• When do you experience the pain?
• What types of activities bring it on?
• How long does it take for it to go away?
• What does the pain “feel” like?
• What can make the pain feel better (lessen)?
• On a scale of 0 to 10, can you rate how much pain you are currently experiencing?
• What do you think is causing the pain?
• What is your past medical history?

Pain Management Near You in Town and Country, MO

When you are living with pain, you need a medical professional you trust who understands your condition and has the tools and experience necessary to administer the pain management care you need. Axes Physical Therapy is home to a vast network of physical and occupational therapists that are among the best in their respective specialties.

Work with a pain management professional at Axes Physical Therapy near Town and Country, MO for tailored pain management care based on proven treatment methods. Call us today or find the Axes location that is most convenient for you.