Of beds, backs and beliefs.
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
Lance Armstrong
Pain is an interesting phenomena.
No two people will feel it the same way. No two people will have the same experience. No two people will respond to it the same way.
It is as unique to you as your fingerprints are.
In my practice as a human movement specialist and physical therapist in Toronto, I am privileged to be given an inside look at how people deal with pain.
At times, this pain is acute with known cause, a fall, a trauma, or a sporting injury perhaps. And oftentimes, this pain is chronic, of “unknown” origin and having outlived the doctor’s pill prescriptions, become an accepted part of my client’s daily life.
which pill?
About 8 out of every 10 clients I see come in with low back pain, have had an episode of low back pain or have decided that they’ll have to live with their low back pain.
THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
You don’t have to suffer for the rest of your life. You don’t have to give up golfing. You don’t have to stop playing with your kids, nieces or nephews. You don’t have to resign yourself to a lifetime of discomfort and disability.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO SPEND YOUR BEST YEARS ON YOUR BACK IN BED!
But, it will come down to what you believe.
If you believe you will be in pain forever, you most likely will.
If you believe you won’t be able to relieve your low back pain, you probably won’t.
If you believe you will get better, you will.
If you believe you won’t let this stop you from living the life you want, the life you deserve, it won’t.
Times have changed. Knowledge has improved. The stakes are a lot higher now.
Why is belief so powerful? How can these simple thoughts become such powerfully allies in your quest for that pain free life?
Well, my friends, thoughts by themselves will accomplish nothing.
It’s when these thoughts become actions, behaviours and habits that the magic happens.
Not only for low back pain, but for every aspect of your life.
Send me your comments or experiences with pain.
Let me know what you think.
Believing in you.
Dev Chengkalath
