As we acknowledge ourselves to have a past, present, and future, so too should we acknowledge that pain has one as well. If we take the time to get to know it, where it was born, how it has grown, why it exists, we will begin to form a sense of understanding and from that platform compassion and empathy.
Read MoreMotor control and movement quality can be permanently altered by injury, pain, repetitive stress, and life changes. When we experience pain, even low levels of it, we will adapt how we move to avoid it. Sometimes the changes are consciously made but more commonly they are subconscious. While a change in movement may be necessary in the early protective phases of an injury or after surgery, if maintained, this altered movement can contribute to poor recovery, continued disability, chronic pain, and decreased quality of life.
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