Chronic pain can affect movement, sleep, work, mood, social activity and confidence long after the original injury or expected healing period. It may involve the back, neck, joints or muscles and often fluctuates rather than improving in a straight line. Apricot Care provides chronic pain physiotherapy in Pune from its Kharadi clinic, with rehabilitation focused on function, pacing, graded activity and practical self-management.
Persistent pain is real. It can be influenced by ongoing tissue or medical conditions, changes in nervous-system sensitivity, reduced activity, sleep, stress and previous pain experiences. This does not mean the pain is ‘only in the mind’. A physiotherapist assesses the musculoskeletal and functional picture and coordinates medical or multidisciplinary care when the presentation requires more than physiotherapy alone.
Rehabilitation is planned around pacing, graded activity and the functional goals that matter to you.
Physiotherapy may support people with persistent back, neck, joint or muscle pain who have reduced activity, strength or confidence and want to improve daily function. It may be used for chronic secondary pain associated with an identified musculoskeletal condition or as one part of care for chronic primary pain. The treatment goals are agreed with the patient and may not be limited to complete pain elimination.
This service focuses on physiotherapy-led rehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Apricot Care also provides broader pain-management support that may include medical assessment and multidisciplinary care. The most appropriate pathway depends on whether you mainly need help with movement and function, wider pain-management input or coordinated support from both services.
Persistent pain may be constant or intermittent and can be accompanied by stiffness, fatigue, reduced sleep, fear of movement, lower strength and difficulty sustaining work or household activity. Some people alternate between doing too much on a better day and needing prolonged recovery afterward. Others avoid movement because they have been told that pain always means damage.
The physiotherapist assesses what activities are currently possible, which ones trigger an unacceptable flare, how long recovery takes and what the patient values most. The examination also screens new neurological, inflammatory, systemic or injury-related symptoms that may require medical investigation rather than being attributed to chronic pain.
Pain can continue because of an ongoing condition, repeated overload, deconditioning, nervous-system sensitisation or several interacting factors. Sleep, stress, low mood and uncertainty may change pain intensity and coping, but they do not invalidate the experience. A clear explanation can help reduce fear while respecting that the symptoms are genuine.
There is rarely one technique that permanently switches off chronic pain. Repeated passive treatment may provide temporary relief for some people, but a sustainable plan often needs activity, strength, pacing, sleep or lifestyle support and appropriate medical care. Goals should be realistic and centred on participation and quality of life.
New symptoms should not automatically be attributed to chronic pain. Seek urgent medical care for new bladder or bowel loss, saddle numbness, rapidly worsening weakness, severe trauma, chest pain, breathlessness, fever, a hot swollen joint, unexplained weight loss or sudden severe neurological change. Severe emotional distress or thoughts of self-harm also require immediate professional or emergency support. Physiotherapy is not a substitute for urgent medical or mental-health care.
The first appointment explores the pain history, diagnoses, medicines, previous treatments, sleep, activity, work, flare patterns and the goals that matter to the patient. The examination is collaborative and avoids forcing movements simply to prove that they are painful.
We review known conditions, investigations, medicines, red flags and whether additional clinical coordination is needed.
Walking, strength, mobility, balance and meaningful tasks are assessed at a tolerable level.
The clinician identifies sustainable baselines, boom-and-bust cycles and recovery time after activity.
Goals may involve sleep, walking, work, self-care, exercise or participation, with regular review.
Apricot Care provides chronic musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation at its Kharadi clinic. The location is accessible from Viman Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Chandan Nagar, Wagholi, Kalyani Nagar, Magarpatta, Hadapsar and nearby Pune areas. Use the map for directions and contact the clinic to discuss the appropriate service before visiting.
The physiotherapist explains how pain can persist and fluctuate while making it clear that symptoms are real. Information is linked to the individual presentation and avoids telling the patient that pain is simply psychological or that movement is always harmless regardless of symptoms.
A manageable baseline is established for walking, work, exercise or household tasks. Activity is then progressed gradually to reduce repeated cycles of overactivity and prolonged recovery. Pacing is not permanent avoidance; it is a method for building consistency.
The programme may include mobility, resistance exercise, walking, cycling or other activity chosen with the patient. The starting dose accounts for current capacity, health conditions and flare pattern. Progress is measured through function as well as pain.
Patients receive practical guidance for temporary increases in pain, including how to adjust activity and return to the baseline. A flare is reviewed for new warning signs and is not automatically treated as tissue damage or ignored as unimportant.
Some people benefit from medical, psychological, occupational, sleep or medication support alongside physiotherapy. Referral is presented as coordinated care, not as evidence that the pain is imagined. Apricot Care can help coordinate broader pain-management support when it is clinically appropriate.
The first sessions focus on understanding the individual pattern and identifying a sustainable starting point. Progress may include more consistent walking, improved strength, better participation in daily activities, fewer severe boom-and-bust cycles or increased confidence. Pain intensity may change slowly and can fluctuate while function improves.
Chronic pain recovery is individual, and no clinician can guarantee complete pain removal or a fixed number of sessions. Care often requires review over time and coordination with other professionals. The programme is adjusted when goals are not progressing, new symptoms appear or the patient’s priorities change.
Our chronic pain physiotherapy approach emphasises shared goals, respectful communication and measurable improvements in function. Patients receive an individual programme rather than being told to push through all pain or depend indefinitely on passive treatment.
The Kharadi clinic can coordinate physiotherapy with Apricot Care’s broader pain-management and rehabilitation services when additional support is appropriate.
When choosing chronic pain care, look for clear clinical scope, coordinated support and realistic expectations rather than guaranteed relief. Apricot Care is based in Kharadi, Pune, and can help patients determine whether physiotherapy, broader pain management or both may be appropriate.
Visit Apricot Care for chronic musculoskeletal pain assessment with a personalised rehabilitation plan.
Receive pacing, graded activity, strength and self-management guidance matched to your daily function and personal goals.
Chronic or persistent pain generally continues beyond the expected healing period and is often described as lasting more than three months. The clinical classification depends on whether pain is linked to an underlying condition or considered chronic primary pain. A qualified clinician should assess the individual presentation.
Appropriate graded exercise may improve strength, confidence, health and daily function. The starting level should be sustainable and adapted for other conditions. Exercise is not presented as proof that pain is harmless or as a guaranteed cure.
Pacing means organising activity around a manageable baseline and increasing it gradually instead of alternating between overactivity and prolonged rest. It can be used for work, walking, exercise and household tasks. The plan should remain flexible and goal-focused.
No. Chronic pain is real and can involve biological, psychological and social factors. Sleep, stress and mood can influence symptoms without making them imaginary. Care may include several disciplines because pain affects many areas of life.
Apricot Care reviews medical context, function, activity patterns, sleep and personal goals. The physiotherapist creates a graded plan and recommends broader pain-management, medical or psychological support where appropriate.
Apricot Care is located at 3rd Floor, Cherry Life, F Wing, Ganga Altus, 301 & 302, Thite Nagar, Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411014. The clinic is accessible from Kharadi and nearby East Pune areas. Call +91 73876 41462.
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