At Central Vermont Medical Center our Physical Therapists use Pain Science and Pain Management Therapies to help people with chronic pain restore movement and address fears around movement and activities.
Pain Science Therapy and Pain Management Therapy can be very helpful for restoring movement for people living with chronic pain. At CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy, our goal is to both educate patients and provide the tools to achieve a more active lifestyle with less pain.
About Pain Science Therapy
Pain Science Therapy is evidence based treatment to help restore movement despite the presence of pain. This treatment strategy targets patients with chronic pain, as well as acute pain that is not responding well to traditional treatment. Understanding the science behind how our bodies feel pain can be a helpful step in the rehabilitation process. Pain is an important tool because it can help protect us and alert us to move away from things that are unsafe (fire, sharp nail). Our pain alarm in our body can become sensitive after an injury, and stay overly sensitive because the body thinks there is a threat and it wants our alarm to stay on high alert to avoid more injury. The pain felt is very real with this change in the pain alarm system, even if there is no actual threat or continued injury to our tissues.
Our therapist are trained to use strategies such as pain science education, a custom exercise program (movement is medicine!) and tools to address fears around movement and activities, to help return an overly sensitive pain system to a lower level
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Berlin
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802-371-5350
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Barre
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802-229-0231
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Berlin - Granger Road
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Mad River
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802-496-4262
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Montpelier
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802-229-0231
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Northfield
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802-485-4163
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CVMC Rehabilitation Therapy - Waterbury
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802-241-4157