SENIOR'S HEALTH - Pain Management
“More than 86% of residents within the residential aged care industry experience pain”
Pain in the senior population is a significant problem in today’s ageing world. Research has shown that 50% of older adults who live on their own and over 86% of the senior population in care facilities suffer from chronic long-term pain.
Pain amongst older adults is largely unacknowledged and under-treated which leads to serious health consequences such as depression, anxiety, decreased mobility, social isolation, poor sleep and other related health risks. Chronic pain in the elderly is a huge problem and will frequently be ignored by the patients themselves as they are either unaware it can be treated, or believe it will lead to expensive tests or more medications.
Pain management requires an interdisciplinary approach to ease suffering and improve the quality of lives of those living with pain. The typical management team includes a GP, Psychologist, Physiotherapist, Nurse and various other professionals. Acute pain is sometimes resolved promptly once the underlying trauma or pathology has healed, whereas management of chronic long-term pain frequently requires the co-ordinated efforts of a pain management team.
At blisscare®australia we understand chronic pain and take a holistic approach to our solutions. Our physiotherapists have in-depth understanding of the body as a whole and a wide variety of treatments at their disposal to improve quality of life, mobility and sociability.
The aim of blisscare®australia is to help restore normal body function, as well as treating specific injuries or illnesses, through the correct assessment of pain intensity, quality, location and duration. We take great pride in improving the general wellbeing and standard of living for our clients by managing long term chronic pain in an effective and caring manner.
blisscare®australia physiotherapists are trained to assess the underlying causes of pain, whether it is a joint, muscle or nerve disorder, to educate residents about managing their condition and to advise ways of preventing further pain or injury. We seek to overcome the all too common under-diagnosis of pain within the senior community and provide a ‘hands-on’, individually tailored solutions to ensure the best outcomes for our clients.