Insomnia, or sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. Using Accelerated Healing Methods, the team at Dr. Quintal & Associates is able to successfully treat insomnia without the use of medications.
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Friday, October 25, 2013
Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night? We can help!
Insomnia, or sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. Using Accelerated Healing Methods, the team at Dr. Quintal & Associates is able to successfully treat insomnia without the use of medications.
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Sunday, October 6, 2013
The Good News About Chronic Pain
With good therapeutic support and a commitment to do some hard work on
important life issues, chronic pain can be managed very effectively. For
some people, mind/body strategies have been shown to eliminate pain
altogether, even when all else has failed. People who have been through
therapy which addresses pain report significantly reduced pain severity,
lessened depression and anxiety, and decreased feelings of losing
control. They report reductions in the degree to which pain interferes
with their daily activities. Even if the pain continues, the sufferer
can experience less distress and emotional suffering – and can become an
active participant in life again.
There are several good physical
treatments that can alleviate pain. Some forms of acute pain respond
well to painkilling medications ranging from mild analgesics to strong
opium-based drugs for the most severe cases. Some chronic pain responds
well to anti-inflammatory medications or antidepressants, although
narcotic drugs are seldom effective for chronic pain (they may work for
short-term acute pain) since narcotics tend to require ever increasing
doses and they become less effective over time – not to mention their
effect on our sleep, our mood, and our ability to think and perform
clearly. Sometimes electrical stimulation methods provide some relief,
as well as local anesthetics, surgical procedures, ice, heat, and
massage. If these medical interventions fail, however, it may be time to
take a hard look into some psychotherapeutic techniques that focus on
the way we handle our emotions and our general way of living.
Although the cause of chronic pain is usually difficult to pinpoint, most pain experts believe that it is caused by damaged and inflamed nerves, muscles and blood vessels – and it is very real. The body becomes locked into a vicious cycle. You naturally limit movement in the painful area, and this causes you to lose strength and flexibility. If you try to ignore the pain and increase your activity, the pain becomes so severe that you again become inactive. Sometimes you unconsciously guard against the pain and this leads to muscle tension and spasms. Your body becomes weak and deconditioned, and you begin to feel frustrated, angry, and depressed. Your friends and family do not understand the pain and may underestimate its impact on your life. This leads to more anger and depression.
Sometimes, though, it may overindulge you, and this can make you feel more dependent and out of control of your own life. These negative emotions can actually perpetuate pain. The more negativity we feel, the greater our pain – and the greater our pain, the more negative emotions we experience. This negative spiral, though, can be broken. We are sometimes told that we will just have to live with our pain after all else has failed, but we are far from doomed at this point. The realization that nothing else medically can be done can actually force us to examine the way we have lived and what brought us to the point where pain can play such a dominant role in our lives. In fact, this may just be the thing that it takes to turn one’s life around in a very positive and meaningful way.
You are invited to explore the many alternative ways of dealing with pain that therapy has to offer. Please visit our site at DrQuintal.com or call us at 941-907-0525 for a free phone consultation.
You can also receive more information by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
Therapy For Chronic Pain |
Although the cause of chronic pain is usually difficult to pinpoint, most pain experts believe that it is caused by damaged and inflamed nerves, muscles and blood vessels – and it is very real. The body becomes locked into a vicious cycle. You naturally limit movement in the painful area, and this causes you to lose strength and flexibility. If you try to ignore the pain and increase your activity, the pain becomes so severe that you again become inactive. Sometimes you unconsciously guard against the pain and this leads to muscle tension and spasms. Your body becomes weak and deconditioned, and you begin to feel frustrated, angry, and depressed. Your friends and family do not understand the pain and may underestimate its impact on your life. This leads to more anger and depression.
Sometimes, though, it may overindulge you, and this can make you feel more dependent and out of control of your own life. These negative emotions can actually perpetuate pain. The more negativity we feel, the greater our pain – and the greater our pain, the more negative emotions we experience. This negative spiral, though, can be broken. We are sometimes told that we will just have to live with our pain after all else has failed, but we are far from doomed at this point. The realization that nothing else medically can be done can actually force us to examine the way we have lived and what brought us to the point where pain can play such a dominant role in our lives. In fact, this may just be the thing that it takes to turn one’s life around in a very positive and meaningful way.
You are invited to explore the many alternative ways of dealing with pain that therapy has to offer. Please visit our site at DrQuintal.com or call us at 941-907-0525 for a free phone consultation.
You can also receive more information by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
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