The Three T’s of Pain

January 20, 2020 Posted in: ASK AN EXPERT

Dr. J and our practitioners will work with you to analyze and correct the causes of your restricted movement so that you can live without discomfort and pain. Our clinic and our practitioners pride ourselves on using a full-body approach. Rather than just focusing on one area of the body, we utilize a holistic approach! We value the big picture. Ongoing treatment will help prevent micro-traumas, the build-up of toxins, and negative thoughts from affecting your movements. Negative emotions and thoughts can impose stress on our bodies and can lead to pain and tightness in the body. When our body deals with stress our muscles tighten and cause tension, especially in our neck and jaw that can lead to headaches or other aches and pains. Thoughts that are negative can get into our minds very easily, and it is up to us to learn techniques to deal with them before they have a lasting effect on our bodies. Our body can be exposed to toxins or imbalanced chemicals every day. Toxins can get into the body through chemicals in the air like cleaning supplies, through the water you drink, or highly processed foods that we eat. These have a lingering effect and can cause muscular and joint pain. Ultimately, we can try to limit the toxins that we are exposed to. But, even with a healthy lifestyle, our tissues are still exposed to toxins as a result of exercise and the various metabolic processes our cells go through on a daily basis. Conditioning and eating properly helps improve the health of our lymphatic and blood vessels and this makes us more efficient at removing toxins. Massage, cupping therapy, and acupuncture can promote blood flow and assist with the removal of toxins from our tissues. Major Trauma or force to the body can occur during an event such as a car accident, falling, or getting struck during sport. Micro Traumas can also cause spinal restriction and pain as a result of repetitive strains placed on the body while sleeping in awkward positions, carrying your bag every day on the same shoulder, poor posture, or wearing shoes that disturb your posture. Symptoms can sometimes go undetected until excessive cumulative trauma occurs and your body reaches its limit. Throughout your day, try to reduce unnecessary forces on your body, maintain good posture, and avoid repetitive motions where possible. Being conscious of force, repetition and posture can reduce the number of micro-traumas your body will experience and hopefully keep you pain-free.