Why Chronic Pain Is Often Caused by Movement Problems

When pain lasts longer than three months, it’s classified as chronic. At this stage, the problem is often no longer about the original injury—it’s about the “software” of your movement patterns. 

The “Compensation” Trap 

The human body is a master of survival. If your right knee hurts, your brain will subconsciously shift your weight to the left hip. Eventually, the knee heals, but the brain keeps the shift. Six months later, you have “unexplained” hip and lower back pain. 

Identifying the Root Cause 

At MyoRehab, we use Functional Movement Screening (FMS). We look at the body as a kinetic chain. If a professional in Albuquerque comes in with shoulder pain, we don’t just look at the shoulder; we look at the thoracic spine and the opposite hip. Often, the shoulder is simply the “victim” of a lack of mobility elsewhere.