When Chronic Pain Feels Like Too Much to Bear
For those living with chronic pain, we address more than just the symptoms at Burleigh Biomechanics. We help rebuild your body, mindset, and quality of life.
If you're searching terms like "when chronic pain becomes too much" or "is life worth living with chronic pain", you're not alone. These aren’t just phrases. They're desperate questions asked by people who feel stuck, unheard, and trapped by pain that goes far beyond the physical.
At Burleigh Biomechanics, we understand that persistent pain is rarely just about the body. It chips away at your mental health, affects your self-worth, isolates you from social activities, and often leads to anxiety, depression, and negative thoughts. Our mission is to help people live with pain differently—by addressing the root causes and giving your body a smarter, more sustainable way to move and heal.
The Link Between Chronic Pain and Mental Health
Research has repeatedly shown that chronic pain conditions are strongly linked with mental health struggles. A 2019 study published in The Journal of Pain found that individuals experiencing long term pain were significantly more likely to experience depression, generalised anxiety, and disturbed sleep [1]. Another study in Pain Medicine highlighted that people with chronic pain had a 20-40% increased risk of suicidal ideation [2].
Why is that?
Chronic pain alters the nervous system, keeping the body in a fight-or-flight state.
You experience muscle tension, fatigue, and pain including headaches, jaw clenching, and back pain.
You lose faith in your body—and in time, in yourself.
It limits movement, leading to deconditioning, low motivation, and fewer social connections.
relaxation techniques become extremely difficult when pain is present.
This downward spiral often leads people to ask, *"How do I even continue to live with chronic pain?"
When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much
At some point, levels of pain reach a threshold where life feels unmanageable. Pain becomes the central organising force in your life. Every action is measured by how much it will hurt. You may rely on pain relief strategies that include medication, stretching, muscle relaxation therapies, or even joining a support group.
And while these might help momentarily, they don’t get to the root of the problem. Often, they become another side effect of pain: managing symptoms without resolution.
The Functional Patterns Difference at Burleigh Biomechanics
At Burleigh Biomechanics, we don’t isolate pain from the rest of your story. We use Functional Patterns (FP), a system that addresses the deeper issues behind chronic pain conditions and builds back both your body and your self-belief.
Our clients don’t just get stronger physically. They often find their mental health, motivation, and sense of identity return, alongside improved mobility and pain reduction.
FP works by:
Restoring postural alignment and biomechanical efficiency
Retraining how your body walks, stands, breathes, and stabilises
Reducing compensations that worsen pain = reduce pain
Activating systems that allow muscle relaxation and nervous system regulation
When your body moves better, your brain starts to believe you're safe again. And when you're not constantly bracing for pain, you create room for healing—emotionally and physically.
Real Results: Brendon's Story
In the 4 years before finding FP I had almost constant headaches, back, neck and sciatic pain. I was on a cocktail of medications for pain and medically diagnosed bipolar disorder. Since adopting FP protocols I have eliminated the pain and have been managing the bipolar symptoms without medication for the last 10 months. Thank you Max and the team at @fp_brisbane, thank you @naudiaguilar for the system that has given me a new body and a new life.
Before:
Chronic sciatic pain, headaches, back and neck pain
Anterior pelvic shift
No glute activation
Bloated belly
Poor scapular positioning
After:
Sciatic pain gone ✅
Back and neck pain gone ✅
No more headaches ✅
Improved joint stacking ✅
Glute activation ✅
Improved transverse abdominis function ✅
Better scapular positioning ✅
Our team has witnessed a remarkable transformation in Brendon's structure and state of mind. By following protocols with discipline—hydration, HeartMath, posture awareness, and movement in nature—he’s rewritten his story. And he’s only just begun.
Rewiring Your Relationship With Pain
We offer more than just a pain management program. We offer a structured, nervous-system informed approach that gets you back to living. That means:
Decreasing the frequency and intensity of pain flares
Improving gait and load distribution so movement doesn’t cause setbacks
Addressing the mental fatigue and negative thoughts that pain creates
Increasing confidence in your body and its resilience
It's Time to Break the Cycle
Living with acute pain is hard. But long term, unresolved pain is often worse because it isolates you from your identity. It affects how you show up for your family, your work, and yourself.
Whether you're dealing with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, or unexplained pain, our team will help you take back control. We won’t mask the problem. We’ll help you solve it.
Book Your Consult at Burleigh Biomechanics
If you’re tired of treatments that treat you like a diagnosis instead of a human, come see what’s possible when your pain management becomes a full-body, full-life strategy.
Located in Burleigh Heads, we proudly serve clients across the Gold Coast and beyond.
Let us help you rebuild more than your posture. Let us help you rebuild your life.
Contact us today.
References:
[1] The Journal of Pain (2019) - Chronic Pain and Mental Health: A Biopsychosocial Perspective
[2] Pain Medicine (2017) - Suicide Risk in Chronic Pain Patients