Do you know the difference between chronic pain and acute pain?
Pain is our body’s way of letting us know that something is wrong. When there is an obvious cause, it’s easier to treat and remedy the pain. However, when there is persistent or consistent chronic pain, it can be emotionally taxing and exhausting, as well as physically painful. Here at Mooresville Sports & Physical Therapy,we work with both acute and chronic pain. Here are a few ways you can determine if your pain is acute or chronic.
Acute pain is the type of pain where the source of the problem comes on suddenly, intensely, and generally goes away when the injury is healed or in the healing process. For example, things like cuts, broken bones, and even childbirth would all be examples of acute pain. Acute pain is temporary, and usually lasts less than six months.
Chronic pain, on the other hand, is characterized as lasting for longer than six months. Chronic pain can be frustrating to people because there isn’t always an easily determinable source and the pain can stick around long after an injury is healed. Chronic pain examples are things like arthritis, headaches, back pain, nerve issues, and even headaches.
Here at Mooresville Sports & Physical Therapy, we are here to help you with both your acute and chronic pain issues in the Mooresville, North Carolina area. We want to get to the root cause of the issue and will approach the problem from all angles to alleviate and even relieve your pain. Please contact us today to learn more about pain-free days ahead.
At Mooresville Sports & Physical Therapy, we offer chronic pain treatments for patients from Mooresville, Davidson, and Cornelius, North Carolina.
