What Is Chronic Pain—and Why Physiotherapy Helps

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Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than 3 months, often continuing well after an injury has healed. Common conditions we treat at PhysioHome include:

• Lower back pain
   
• Arthritis (Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid)
   
• Fibromyalgia
   
• Chronic neck and shoulder pain
   
• Post-surgical pain syndromes
   

Pain can become a cycle of stiffness, weakness, inactivity, and anxiety. Physiotherapy breaks this cycle by restoring mobility, building strength, and teaching your nervous system how to recalibrate.

Why In-Home Physiotherapy for Pain Management?

At PhysioHome, we bring expert care right to your living room, helping you:

• Feel more relaxed in your own space
   
• Avoid car rides that worsen pain
   
• Incorporate movement into daily home routines
   
• Create a safe and personalized rehab environment
   

 How Our Physio Approach Reduces Chronic Pain

Every chronic pain case is unique, but our home-based physiotherapy typically includes:

We evaluate joint mobility, posture, soft tissue health, muscle imbalances and daily movement patterns.

Gentle techniques such as joint mobilizations, myofascial release and dry needling help reduce stiffness and muscle tension.

We build you a custom pain-reduction program with pacing strategies that slowly increase your strength and movement tolerance.

Education and exercises help calm the hypersensitive pain pathways often present in chronic pain.

We assess your home set-up (bed, sofa, work area) and make small changes that reduce strain and improve posture.

“I had chronic lower back pain for 7 years and couldn’t even walk to my mailbox without a flare-up. After 4 in-home sessions with Nicolas, I started moving more freely, and now I’m gardening again—pain-free.”

– Margaret R., West Vancouver
 

Margaret's plan included mobility drills, daily posture reset cues, and glute strengthening—all done in her home, using household items. Within 6 weeks, her pain had dropped from 8/10 to 2/10.

• A 2020 study in The Journal of Pain found that supervised exercise therapy was more effective than medication alone in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain.
   
• A meta-analysis by the Cochrane Library concluded that manual therapy plus exercise significantly improves function in people with chronic back pain.
   
• Studies on fibromyalgia show that low-impact, home-based physiotherapy helps reduce fatigue, depression, and pain sensitivity.
   

Here are 3 science-backed strategies to manage pain daily:

1. Micro-movements every hour
   Set a timer. Stand up, stretch, walk 20 steps. This keeps joints lubricated and calms the pain system.
    
2. Use heat and breathwork
   Apply a hot pack to sore areas and practice 4-7-8 breathing to relax the nervous system.
    
3. Positive pain reframing
   Pain doesn’t always mean damage. It’s a protective signal. We’ll teach you to interpret and de-escalate these signals.
    

Whether you're in Lonsdale, Ambleside, or Edgemont, we bring our licensed physiotherapy expertise to your home. Our service area includes:

• North Vancouver (Central Lonsdale, Lynn Valley, Deep Cove)
   
• West Vancouver (Dundarave, Ambleside, Horseshoe Bay)
   
• Surrounding areas by request
   

Start with a free phone consultation and discover how in-home physiotherapy can help you reduce pain, build strength and move freely again.