injury

Pain and Injury

Pain and injury are an inevitable part of life for most of us at some point.  Seeing patients on a daily basis, I can say that the psychological distress of not being able to do what you want to do is usually the most difficult piece of recovery to manage.  However, if we can break down in simple terms what it means to be in pain and/or injured (note that they are not the same thing) and then unravel some principle-based strategies to rehabilitate the problem, then some of the psychological hardship can probably be mitigated.

Is it possible to prevent injury?

Have you ever met someone who has never been injured?  My guess is no.  I certainly can’t think of anyone I know who has never been injured in some way, whether it be from some traumatic event or a chronic, insidious, nagging issue that develops over time.  There is a lot of information available about keeping us healthy and injury-free, so much so that you probably couldn’t read it all even if you wanted to.  So, if there are so many ideas abounding, why do none of us seem to be immune?  Is it really possible to prevent injury?