The International Association for the Study of Pain has defined pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” Whether actual tissue damage or perceived threat of injury has occurred, people experience pain as real. We Know Your Pain is Real And […]
How Physical Therapy Can Help with Chronic Pain By Dr. Michael E. Pomykala, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS // September is “Pain Awareness Month,” so I’m taking this opportunity to acknowledge the impact that chronic pain can have on every aspect of a person’s life. According to Hopkinsmedicine.org, nearly 100 million Americans experience chronic pain —more […]
