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 […]
One of the big pieces of this healing program is What I call “feel it to heal it”- It is a process of openly feeling and accepting what our bodies are giving us- in terms of sensations, symptoms, and emotions. These are all feelings that we typically try to avoid feeling, or react negatively to […]
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) is one of the tools I use with chronic pain and other chronic health ailments. There is some building research around it that it may be more effective than Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and this already been shown with fibromyalgia in some research. Have read and a listen to the […]
Do you know that 75% to 90% of all doctor’s office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints? https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/effects-of-stress-on-your-body Stress is the single biggest unknown risk factor for heath problems that no one asks about. How often does your doctor or health practitioner inquire about current or past life stressors and the relationship to your […]
One of the tools I use to work with chronic pain and other chronic health issues is EAET ( Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy). We know chronic pain is not only a sensory feeling in the the body, but an emotional experience as well. Getting to the underlying emotions around the pain and health condition […]
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What we believe has a huge impact on our pain. The placebo is the brain effect and we should use it to our advantage to heal. Interesting read! Read article here.
Have a look at my Brain-Pain approach to understand some of the science and understanding behind the three step process I take to get people out of pain and back to doing the things they love! https://www.thepainpt.com/pain-resolution-approach/
More studies supporting the notion of learned neural pathways and brain changes with chronic pain. Good news Chronic Pain can be unlearned and the brain changes back to a normal state as a result. Read the article here.
