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Focus: Can Stress Influence My Pain?

Nov 26, 2024adminInformation for Patientsinjury, nervous system, stress pain, treatment

Understanding the Fear Around Pain Many people living with pain worry that their symptoms might be dismissed as “all in their head” or misunderstood by loved ones, healthcare providers, or colleagues. This fear is often heightened when the cause of the pain isn’t clear or when it persists over a long period. What Is Pain?

Muscular Trigger Points

Mar 5, 2024adminInformation for Patientsstress pain, trigger points

What Are They? Muscular trigger points are better known to most of us as muscle knots and can feel like painful, hard lumps located inside muscles. These knots can both be painful to touch and refer pain in surrounding areas. It is thought that trigger points form when a portion of muscle contracts abnormally, compressing