The direct experience of Khun Mom, overcoming chronic pain, to freedom in living life after retirement

Khun Mom, aged 64 years, formerly a worker in the television world, intended after retirement to live life peacefully and happily, doing the activities she loved, such as arranging the garden and caring for the plants. But instead she had to face an accident of slipping and falling in the bathroom, which resulted in a chronic injury of the left hand and the hip, and affected her movement in daily life

Life before receiving the treatment

Khun Mom had symptoms of chronic pain at the area of the hand, the hip, and the leg from the accident of slipping and falling. Those symptoms created continuous pain for more than 4 years, with the result that the activity she loved, such as gardening, was stopped entirely, and the living of daily life became a difficult matter

"Just getting up to walk or picking something up became difficult and very painful. The happiness that I used to have disappeared entirely" – Khun Mom

The diagnosis and the treatment

After general physiotherapy did not give a result, Khun Mom came in for treatment with specialist physicians at PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic, who diagnosed that Khun Mom had a state of the muscles being tense in knots (Trigger Points) and a state of degeneration of the hip joint (Degenerative Hip Joint) from increased age together with the injury from the accident

The physician recommended treatment by using the technique of Dry Needling together with the stimulation of the nerves with electromagnetic waves (Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation: PMS) and treatment with high-energy laser (High Power Laser), in order to relieve the symptoms of pain and stimulate the recovery of the muscles and the nervous system

The result after the treatment

After receiving only a few sessions of treatment, Khun Mom found that the symptoms of pain improved clearly. She came back to walking more freely, used the left hand normally, and was able to go back to doing the activity she loved, such as gardening, once again. She is also able to go travelling in various places without having to be anxious about the symptoms of pain any longer

"It is like having a new life back once again. Now I have come back to walking several kilometres a day and gardening as before. Thank you so much, PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic" – Khun Mom

Getting to know the state of degeneration of the joints in older people

Older people usually face a state of degeneration of the joints (Degenerative Joint Disease), which is a state arising from the wearing of the cartilage at the area of the joint, giving rise to symptoms of pain, inflammation, and difficulty in moving, particularly at the area of the hip joint, the knee joint, and the spine. The risk factors are usually connected with increased age, heavy use, or accidents accumulated over a long time

The approach to preventing and caring for older people from accidents

Install equipment that strengthens safety, such as non-slip handrails in the bathroom
Choose to use non-slip flooring material inside the house
Exercise regularly in order to strengthen the muscles and the balance
Keep up regular health examinations in order to prevent and slow the degeneration of the body

The questions met often about the treatment

Does Dry Needling hurt?

Treatment with Dry Needling may have a feeling of slight hurting while it is done, but it is at a level that can be endured. After the treatment there may be soreness for 1-2 days. After the treatment, about 5-7 days later, the patient usually has symptoms of pain visibly reduced

Is High Power Laser dangerous?

High-energy laser has high safety; it does not give rise to severe side effects. The patient feels warm at the area treated, and it helps reduce the inflammation effectively

Is Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS) safe or not?

The electromagnetic waves used in the treatment have safety, with no severe side effects. The patient may feel a light stimulation, which helps restore the muscles and the nervous system effectively

Making an appointment for a better quality of life

PYONG Rehabilitation Clinic is ready to give care and treat you as a whole by specialist physicians, so that you go back to living life happily and confidently once again