Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a common condition affecting over one third of adults in the UK.

Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 3 months in one or more parts of the body. It can cause emotional distress and can make doing daily tasks more difficult.

Chronic pain can be a diagnosed health condition on its own. It can also sometimes be a symptom of another health condition.

Symptoms of chronic pain

If you have chronic pain, you might experience symptoms like:

• ongoing and persistent pain
• poor sleep
• low mood
• reduced physical activity
• fatigue
• poor concentration and poor short-term memory
• a sense of feeling overwhelmed
• hypersensitivity to light, sound and touch

Acute Pain

• Purpose: Acts as a natural alarm, signaling damage or injury to the body.
• Onset: Typically sudden.
• Duration: Short-lived, lasting a few minutes to several weeks, or up to three months.
• Cause: Usually linked to an obvious injury, like a fracture, surgery, or infection.
• Resolution: Often disappears when the injury or illness heals.
• Treatment: Can often be managed with over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, or other therapies.
  

Symptoms of fibromyalgia

The main symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread pain that might feel like:

• an ache
• a burning sensation
• a sharp stabbing pain
• a mixture of these 3 feelings

The pain is likely to be continuous, but it might be better or more severe at different times.

As well as widespread pain, people with fibromyalgia might also have:

• increased sensitivity to sensations like touch, light, temperature, noise
• fatigue (extreme tiredness)
• muscle stiffness
• difficulty sleeping
• problems with mental processes (known as “fibro-fog”) – like problems with memory and concentration
• headaches
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – a digestive condition that causes stomach pain and bloating
• dizziness and clumsiness
• feeling too hot or too cold
• restless legs syndrome
• tingling, numbness, prickling or burning sensations in your hands and feet (pins and needles, also known as paraesthesia)
• unusually painful periods (if you get periods)
• anxiety

HYPNOTHERAPY CAN NOT ONLY HELP MANAGE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS BUT CAN OFTEN CURE THEM AS WELL.