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Emotions & Somatic Symptoms: What Does the Research Say?

This study published June 7, 2019 was a systematic review looking at multiple studies and the role of emotions in somatic (bodily) symptoms. This is the first review to look at the combination…
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What Predicts Back Pain Becoming Chronic? Your Brain!

How common are getting X-ray and MRI's of your back? How about a brain MRI? Well, one day hopefully we will include brain MRI's with acute low back pain. Why? Because certain brain activation patterns…
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The Natural Course of Healing

Natural healing happens with time no matter what treatment you have, unless your pain goes chronic. I have known this for awhile as a PT (physiotherapist). I can't take credit for healing, the body heals…
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Flowing Within and With Life

 
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Learn to Go with the Flow

We hear the saying "Go with the Flow" and it sounds cliche. But there is power in opening up and letting life unfold as it does with all its ups and downs and in-betweens. This means letting our thoughts,…
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Anxiety Can Be the Cause of Physical Symptoms

I work with a lot of people with chronic symptoms and anxiety is one of the top things I see in many patients. What many people don't realize is that anxiety alone can create physical symptoms in the body…
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How To Use Reverse Psychology On Your Symptoms/Feelings

Have you ever thought about doing the complete opposite of what you've been doing with your symptoms? We know fighting and resisting what we feel doesn't really work. What we resist persists. The opposite…
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Chronic Pain: A Protective Response from Psychological Threats

All pain is meant to protect us from something. It is always a protective response to try to help us as it thinks something is too dangerous or threatening. The definition of pain is that it is both a…
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The Body’s Alarm System: Is it Ringing with Pain?

The body's alarm system is your brain and nervous system. With chronic pain, the alarm system stays turned on or is easily triggered to turn on. The alarm system is trying to protect us and thinks there…
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Making Changes in Your Subconscious System To Heal

This article really encapsulates many aspects of my mind-body treatment program for chronic pain and chronic health ailments. As Dr. Sarno states in his best selling books, we are talking about the subconscious…
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