Not many people think of TMS- Too Much Stress as the culprit in their chronic health ailment. The medical establishment is too fixated on structural findings, which we know have poor correlations with pain. Here is a some scientific research showing the role Stress plays in 11 health different conditions. I see many of these […]
This article highlights what I have felt for a long while- the body knows what its doing so let it do it. In this case, researchers are finding out ice is not really helpful for injuries. In fact it may be doing more harm than good! The body does what it does to help us, […]
Getting moving is one of the best ways to deal with persistent pain or symptoms. Here I go over some interesting research about exercising and chronic pain. You may be surprised by the findings here- is marathon running bad for your knees like many people believe? Does exercising with pain make your situation worse or […]
Interoception does not refer to the game of NFL football (: It is the medical scientific term for “awareness of inner body sensations, involving the sensory process of receiving, accessing and appraising internal bodily signals.” Researchers have found many people with chronic pain have reduced interoceptive awareness. One of the goals of this work is […]
October 10th, 2019, SIRPA will be presenting a FREE online summit for chronic pain. There will be multiple speakers, including myself. We are all SIRPA practitioners helping people with chronic pain. If you would like to sign-up please follow the link below to join us. Thank You! SIRPA Online Summit
I had the pleasure to speak to UK based Georgie Oldfield, Physiotherapist and SIRPA founder. Georgie is a leader in the mind-body field. She has written a book: “Chronic Pain: Your Key To Recovery” and has been featured in a TED talk in the UK. Georgie has been working hard teaching and certifying healthcare practitioners […]
I did an interview with Eddy Lindenstein of The Mind and Fitness Podcast about the role of the mind in athletes with chronic or recurring pain. Have a listen if you’re inclined- I go over some of the research around the role of stress and the pressure of performing and how that can predispose an […]
I am big proponent using conscious mindfulness and self-awareness to teach the brain and body to relax and to put it into a healing state. I use it daily and teach it to others as a cornerstone to good health and happiness. We have science to back this up. Our brain wave state can predict […]
The one common denominator with chronic pain and other chronic health problems is an inability to activate the parasympathetic nervous system for long enough periods of time. Basically this means our nervous system is over-stressed and we are in a sympathetic fight or flight state. So the answer is to learn how to relax or […]
Being a PT or physiotherapist as many call us in most parts of the world, I have had the chance to learn from some great fellow Physios. Two of them are mentioned in this article- Lorimer Moseley and David Butler- They have been advancing the pain field and how we look at and treat chronic […]
