Wellness at Huffman Clinic

Posted by Jason Huffman on October 30th, 2019

At the Huffman clinic, we care about more than just making the pain go away - we care about your wellness. Wellness comes in many forms and it’s important to understand the different areas of wellness including:

• Mental
• Social
• Physical
• Spiritual

Wellness is not just about the back pain, neck pain, etc. that you are feeling, it is also how that pain affects your life and those around you - this can affect your daily activities and productivity as well as your interactions with others at home or at work which can often create misunderstandings. At the Huffman clinic, we take into consideration how your specific problem is affecting your overall wellness so that we can attain the results we have set out for you, whether it be spine surgery or treatment to rid your pain.

In order to understand why your wellness can be affected, we need to take a deeper look at pain. Historically, the pain was considered a positive thing. Before pain medications became the norm, it was thought that pain was a sign of the body driving away disease. It wasn’t until narcotic pain medications came into effect that pain began to be seen as a negative thing that should always be treated to avoid feeling it. Unfortunately, many of the medications have side effects as well as addictive substances that can cause problems. Fortunately, there has been great research and development in the area of neck pain. We have come to the realization that pain is not bad but an important facet of life and important factor to understand and acknowledge when something is truly wrong so that it can be addressed. There are many different ways to address the pain aside from medication there is also physical therapy, massage, non-narcotic medications and of course spine surgery. Of course, it depends on patient to patient to figure out the best course of action but you can trust in the Huffman clinic to help you find your best recovery plan. Call us today to set an appointment, (707) 254-7117.