Offering a holistic approach to long term pain
About Embrace
My aim at Embrace is to provide a space where each unique experience of pain can be explored and understood.
My name is Janet Betts and I am a Physiotherapist with 25 years of experience and a special interest in helping people with chronic pain. My career has been based in the NHS and private sector where I have worked with clients who have a wide range of musculoskeletal problems. I understand that many people live with long-term pain and how debilitating this can be in terms of day-to-day life. In my practice I appreciate how our physical health and mental health are intertwined and how important it is that we consider both in treatment.
My aim at Embrace is to work with you to understand your pain and to develop new ways of moving forward based on what is important to you.
Who I can help
My experience has been in helping people with a range of long-term problems such as…
Chronic PainLower back painSciaticaFibromyalgiaArthritisNeck and shoulder painUndiagnosed joint and muscle painDysfunctional exerciseBody awareness
A little more about Persisting pain
Who it affects
It is thought that from 30-50% of people live with long term pain and it is often the reason we seek help with a Physiotherapist
It's not straightforward
We can have pain which comes on and subsides as we expect, either on its own, or with the right advice and treatment. Sometimes for some people the picture is less straightforward and the pain persists, perhaps as part of a chronic condition, but often for no obvious reason.
No answers
It may be that we have had scans or investigations which are unrevealing or leave us without answers as to what to do next
Treatments
It may be that we have tried many different types of treatment with short term or little effect
Pain changes what we do
Pain is stressful, it can stop us from doing what we want with our lives and take away our enjoyment of life
It can alter how we view ourselves and how we interact with the world.
Pain changes how we think and how we feel. It can make us anxious and low in mood.
We can feel that our “pain is not real” or that “we should be able to get on with it”.
The good news
It can be hard to get our heads around it but when we understand the many factors of everyday life that come together and create our pain experience then we really can start to change things.
We can start to untangle what contributes to our pain
We know that our pain is often about so much more than the back that hurts everyday or shoulder pain that won’t go way.
We know that each of us will experience pain in our own unique way.
We can learn new ways of thinking about our pain. We can learn what we can do to help ourselves move forward.
