Want to know how much stress affects your pain?

In my Yoga Physical Therapy practice, I listen to the patient’s story of pain. That is…she tells me what she believes the problem is. Many times this is repeating what she has heard from other healthcare providers. After hearing the patient’s pain story, I ask her: WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE? My goal is to understand the level of stress present in the patient’s life. We then have a conversation about how that stress can impact pain.

The woman in this video is not my patient, but it very easily could be. I’ve actually lived Julie’s story and now I hear very similar stories from my patients and clients. I hear things like:

• I didn’t have an injury, but my neck (or back) just started hurting.

• I tried physical therapy (or physiotherapy) and it didn’t help

• medications don’t touch my pain level

• my physician (or other healthcare provider) told me that I would just have to live with the pain

The first step to overcoming pain that seems to be “permanent” and “hopeless” is AWARENESS. In this video, Julie shares how easy meditation is:

• just 20 minutes a day

• performed anywhere and in any position

Other aspects that helped Julie along her neck pain journey were:

• family support

• “don’t accept” invasive procedures like surgery, if you haven’t tried to relieve your tension (and stress) in other ways first

• “NEVER give up”

Do you wonder HOW MUCH stress affects your pain and tension? Take the QUIZ to find out! You will get advice on what to do next, based on your results!

As always, I see the potential in you to heal your own pain.

Namaste,

Stephanie

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