Living with acute or chronic pain puts a strain on you that can’t be overestimated. That’s why Dr. Andrew Fox and Dr. Ryan Mattie take a multidisciplinary approach to effective pain management. Dr. Fox and Dr. Mattie provide pain management care at Total Spine Institute of Sherman Oaks and Calabasas, California.
Physical therapy plays a vital role in pain management for many patients. We also often recommend physical therapy in combination with other pain relief approaches, putting together the best management plan to reduce, relieve, and even eliminate your pain.
Could you benefit from physical therapy for pain? Here’s what we want our patients to understand about the role of physical therapy in pain management treatment.
Whether your pain is related to an injury, trauma, or a chronic pain condition, the team at Total Spine Institute is here to help you manage your symptoms and improve your quality of life.
At Total Spine Institute, we understand how difficult it is to live with pain, and we take your pain management needs seriously. Your provider gives you full support as you explore your treatment options and develop your unique symptom management plan.
Your treatment options with Total Spine Institute include medication management, heat or icing therapy, corticosteroid injections, and nerve blocks. We also offer regenerative medical treatments like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to promote healing and new tissue and bone growth. And physical therapy may also be a part of your treatment plan.
We encourage our patients to exhaust conservative pain management options like physical therapy as much as possible before turning to more invasive surgical treatment.
Pain can cause you to want to curl up, lie down, and stop moving. In some cases, rest is important for healing. However, the right physician-supervised movement plan may also be key to your pain management success.
When your body moves, it helps your joints and muscles release tension and build strength. Lying down or holding still can make issues like back pain and neck pain much worse. You don’t want to over-stress parts of your body that are already in pain, but gentle, controlled stretches or exercises may benefit your overall condition.
Physical therapy provides your body with essential stretching and muscle-building support. Over time, physical therapy can effectively address the underlying cause of your condition, giving you lasting, nonsurgical pain relief.
Your provider at Total Spine Institute ensures that your physical therapy plan won’t harm your recovery or result in a flare-up of your pain symptoms that aren’t otherwise controlled. Instead, supported physical therapy offers you a noninvasive way to improve the way your body feels. We can even supplement your physical therapy with therapeutic massage.
Get in touch with the team at Total Spine Institute today to start designing your pain management and recovery plan. We start with an exam and a review of your medical history and discuss the interventions and therapies that could improve your spinal condition and daily life.
Schedule your initial consultation appointment at Total Spine Institute online, or call now to book.
