Shin Splints and Severs
As we settle into the New Year, many of us are diving into our resolutions with renewed enthusiasm. Whether you’ve set fresh goals like getting back into the gym, taking…
Chronic pain is affecting more Australians every year. Over the last 10 years GPs saw a 67% increase in chronic pain patients, and prescribing 70% of all patients pain-relief medication. It’s also the leading cause of early retirement, resulting in significant financial strain for so many families. Chronic lower back pain alone is the 4th most common disability in Australia!
Those of you who suffer from chronic pain most days, will understand how frustrating it can be to make such small changes towards reducing your pain. These minimal changes to your pain might be after months of altering the way you work, your exercise and eating habits, and even your psychological/emotional outlook on your symptoms.
While the lifestyle and mindset changes I’ve mentioned are crucial in creating meaningful change to your pain levels and functionality, a new form of manual therapy may fast track your journey to feeling more like yourself again!
Fascial Counterstrain (FCS) is a treatment technique aimed at addressing trapped inflammation within the body, which may be contributing to your joint and muscular pain.
However, muscles and joints are not the only cause of pain! FCS targets inflammation within the nerves, blood vessels and even organs. Not just your joints and muscles! Although FCS is a hands-on approach, the treatment is almost always painless. This is because the patient’s body is slowly and gently manipulated towards ease/comfort, rather than where the patient feels stuck or sore. This means there is a compressive or slackening of the strained part of the body.
Prior to treatment, there is some mild discomfort during the physical assessment, to form the diagnosis of your pain and joint restrictions. This helps ensure the techniques applied are more likely to address your primary complaint.
Just like firmer treatment such as massage and joint manipulations, FCS may also lead to mild joint and muscle soreness. If this occurs, it generally only lasts up to 24 hours.
If you’d like to find out more about chronic pain and FCS, check out the links below:
