Arthritis
Get rid of your arthritis pain long-term with Mends’ specialised three step Method.
As you move through the steps, from treatment of your symptoms, to diagnosis and addressing underlying causes, and finally to establishing a prevention plan, all of which will help relieve pain, improve movement and correct dysfunction, long-term.
Three Steps to Recovery
Treat Symptoms.
We understand how much pain can impact our lives. So our first goal is to always relieve your primary symptoms- usually pain relating to stiffness, tightness, inflammation etc.
Our therapists will use the latest and best assessment and treatment techniques to treat your symptoms quickly and effectively.
2. Identify underlying Contributing Factors.
Often the underlying cause or causes are not adequately identified- and so can not be addressed. These underlying causes often provoke the return of symptoms. This is arguably the hardest and most important step- one which Mend therapists specialise in.
3. Long-term Prevention.
Pain or stiffness not being present only signifies you are under the pain threshold. To help your long term weakness and stiffness, Mend will set you up with an individualised, integrated and progressive strengthening programs minimising the effects pain.
The Pain Cycle Dilemma
Arthritis pain, when present is mostly recurrent. The main reason for these recurrent episodes is that even if treatment is successful, it is often stopped once symptoms subside- leaving the causes of the symptom untreated.
Breaking the cycle
In an attempt to minimise the effects of another episode of arthritis pain and its secondary effects we identify all of the direct, indirect and lifestyle causes of your pain and dysfunction.
Once identified, these causes are treated accordingly preparing you for the third and final stage of your rehabilitation Journey.
What’s next?
With your pain and dysfunction under control, you may think treatment is over- and traditionally it would be. Since evidence overwhelming confirms that to help manage injury long-term, our Mend Health Specialist will assess and then prescribe an individualised and progressive training program to suit your specific needs.