A disease does not come alone. It brings in with it a line of various mental and emotional problems. The mental suffering can pose a big hurdle in your treatment processes. The same is true with back pain. With stressors in your life, you do not just suffer due to pain but your mental pain also add to your total suffering. A good treatment is one that caters to all the problems together and brings instant and long-term relief.
So, to cater to the aspect of a good treatment process, the field of medical science has come up with a new term, Medical Psychology. Medical psychology deals in treating your back pain with the help of a plethora of physical therapy and rehabilitation activities.
Fear poses the biggest problem in curing any disease and disorder. The problem is more when these fears are baseless. Fears can be numerous. They can range from the fear of pain, death, to the fear of a re-injury.
So the biggest challenge that remains with the medical science in the treatment of any disease is to over-come these fears of the patient and make him believe that the disease that he is suffering from can be cured effectively and his suffering wont be life-long. If patients fears are dealt with, then nothing can stop from an effective life-long treatment.
The process of medical psychology predominantly involves counseling of the patient, which is coupled with various physical therapies and psychology therapies. All these therapies together, help the patient to improve his outlook towards life. It helps him to imbibe positive instincts that increase the chances of recovery, manifolds.
Under this category of back pain treatment, the patient is advised to follow the techniques of stress management along with behavioral management. The wHolisitic way to treat back pain- isn’t?
