We feel pain when our body wants to protect us. Typically, pain will go away once an injury has healed. When pain persists, it has lost its protective function and is over-protecting us and may stop us from doing things that make life more enjoyable.

Conditions such as osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia or chronic low back pain can also lead to overprotective responses. Though we may not be able to eliminate pain, there are many ways to manage pain well and live a more meaningful life.

Chronic pain has different contributing factors. Using a biopsychosocial* approach to pain management, our resident Pain Coach Iris’ goal is to enable you to help yourself.

Iris Humm is arc’s Pain Coach. She can be booked by contacting us on 0800 272 749 or by emailing info@arcphysiopilates.co.nz

*The biopsychosocial approach considers biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness, and health care delivery