chronic pain

Using Innovative Therapy to Address Chronic Pain  

Using Innovative Therapy to Address Chronic Pain  

Pain is a serious and costly public health issue. The National Institutes of Health calls pain "the universal disorder." In its most benign form, pain warns us that something isn’t quite right, that we should pay attention, take medicine, or see a doctor. At its worst, pain robs us of our productivity, well-being, and, for many who suffer from extended illness, it dramatically affects how we live our lives. 

At Virginian Rehabilitation and Wellness, we have many tools to manage pain. One of our newer more innovative tools is the Neubie. The Neubie is an FDA-cleared system that uses electrical stimulation to bring about neuromotor change.

The Neubie – Unlocking Peak Physical Performance 

The Neubie – Unlocking Peak Physical Performance 

What do Saquan Barkley, Jameson Taillon, John Isner, and Mike Tyson have in common? They all have used the Neubie to recover from injury or improve their athletic performance.  Athletes across all levels of competition are always looking for competitive advantages over their opponents. Virginian Rehabilitation and Wellness provides individuals with the opportunity to unlock their peak physical potential through the use of the Neubie. The Neubie is an innovative treatment tool which can improve recovery timelines from injury or surgery, while also accelerating muscle strength gains and endurance to return individuals to sport or other meaningful physical activity to pre-injury levels and beyond.

Neubie vs TENS – Are They the Same? 

Neubie vs TENS – Are They the Same? 

We receive a lot of interest in and questions about the Neubie. Clients want to know what makes it such an exciting a promising tool in physical and occupational therapy. In this blog we want to address a common misconception that the Neubie is the same as electrical stim or a TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator) unit. Short answer: They are not the same. 

It’s Time to Rethink Pain!

It’s Time to Rethink Pain!

By definition, pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage to a structure in the body. (International Association for the Study of Pain). Pain is the brain’s protective mechanism to detect threats to the body and is NORMAL!

The majority of the people we treat as physical therapists are experiencing some form of pain, including acute after recent injury, subacute, or post-operative. This kind of pain is adaptive and should follow typical timelines of healing/recovery with several approaches to treat including modalities, exercises, manual treatments and education. Easy right? Well, it can be for some but unfortunately, as many people know firsthand, it is not always that easy.

WHAT’S BEHIND CHRONIC PAIN?

WHAT’S BEHIND CHRONIC PAIN?

Physical Therapist Matt Gallegos, PT, DPT gives us a concise explanation of how chronic pain occurs and some current treatments. Pain shouldn’t be something you just have to “live with”. There are great treatment strategies that therapy can provide to help you get back to moving and doing the things you love.