Some Signs and Symptoms of Too Much Stress (TMS)
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…
Let the Body Do It’s Thing
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…
Movement is Medicine
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…
Interoception- What is it and why is it important with Chronic Pain?
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…
FREE Upcoming Online SIRPA Summit for Chronic Pain
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…
Talking Healing with Georgie Oldfield, SIRPA founder
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…
Chronic Pain and Athletes
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…
Your Brain Wave State is One of the Keys to Healing
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…
The Key To Taming Chronic Pain is Learning to How to Reduce Stress
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…
Retrain Our Brains to Tame Chronic Pain
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…