Managing a chronic pain condition is easier if you come in the with right mindset and expectations, and as a pain care provider, we want to help set these expectations so that the process is a little easier on you. With that in mind, we’ve decided to share a few things about your pain journey that we believe will help you along the way. In today’s blog, we share five things your pain care team wants you to know to help make your path to recovery easier.

What Your Doc Wants You To Know

Pain is unique to the individual, but with that said, knowing these five things about your pain treatment plan can help increase your likelihood of finding success with your rehabilitation. Here’s what we want you to know.

1. It Will Take Time – There’s no magic pill to help completely take care of your chronic pain issue, so you need to come in with the expectation that treatment will take some time. Your condition likely didn’t just develop overnight, so it’s unreasonable to expect it to resolve in that way. Putting in the time and sticking with your treatment plan can help you live a pain free life down the road, which is something we all want.

2. It Will Take Work – Similarly, your pain condition isn’t just going to go away by laying in bed. Physical therapy and functional rehabilitation takes work. We’ll be with you every step of the way, and at times you probably won’t like us, but you’ll appreciate the work you put in when all is said and done.

3. Treatment May Be Multifaceted – As we’ve talked about on the blog in the past, chronic pain is often more than just a physical problem. There may be emotional, behavioral or psychological components to the physical manifestation of your pain. Treatment may need to involve more than just physical exercises, because other factors could be contributing to your issues. We’ll help diagnose those underlying factors and help you get the care you need.

4. It Will Get Better – We know better than to guarantee results, especially with a condition as complex as chronic pain, but we do believe that we can confidently say that if you put in the work, follow your doctor’s instructions and are patient, your pain condition will get better. You may not experience total pain relief, but we absolutely believe that we can help make your symptoms and pain more manageable. Trust us when we say that it will get better.

5. It’ll Be Worth It – Connecting with a physical therapist, putting in the work and being patient may seem like a tall task, but know that it will all be worth it in the end. You don’t deserve to live with daily pain, and you owe it to yourself to do what you can to take control over your pain condition. We promise you that the work you put in will be worth it, so while starting your journey to recovery may seem daunting, you’ll be better off because of it.

For more information, or for help with your pain condition, reach out to Dr. Cohn and his talented pain care team today.