People with Chronic Pain Aren’t Activating the Rest, Digest, and Relax Nervous System
We have clear evidence from heart rate variability studies that people with chronic pain are in the fight, flight or freeze autonomic nervous system state (sympathetic state) and have a hard time activating…
Screening of New Film ‘This Might Hurt’
Wanted to share the new film called 'This Might Hurt'. My colleague and fellow PT Georgie Oldfield is showing a screening of this new film this weekend. I've included her invite below.
I’m reaching…
A Way to Turn down your Amydala to Turn down your Pain
One of the things that has consistently been popping up in the brain MRI research is the role of the amygdala in chronic pain and anxiety disorders. The amygdala is the center of negative emotions and…
Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy for Chronic Pain
The definition of pain is: "A sensory and emotional experience..." as defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Emotions are a part of pain. Not many healthcare practitioners…
The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Chronic Pain
The prefrontal cortex is a part of our brain that controls what's called 'higher executive functioning'. This is the cognitive area of the brain that houses our conscious perception and decision making…
The Need to Treat the Mind with the Body
As a PT (physio) I realized a long time ago that we are not just mechanical bodies cut off from the mind at the neck, but that in fact, our brains and nervous systems have a greater impact on our bodies…
Feeling Safe, Feeling Well 8 Week Course- Sign Up!
Psychotherapist Julie Markowitz and myself Jim Prussack PT are teaming up to offer a 8 week course on healing chronic pain and other chronic health ailments starting in January 2021. The course is titled:…
Links between Emotional Repression and Inflammatory Rheumatisms
2019 study article looking at emotional repression and chronic inflammatory rheumatisms (CIR) ( rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis). It also highlights how adverse childhood experiences increase…
How the Brain Leads to Chronic Pain
One of the interesting things with recent fMRI imaging studies of the brain is that we can see what's happening in the brain when there is pain. This study on acute pain also sheds light on the transition…
Is Lumbar Fusion Appropriate for Chronic Low Back Pain?
New research article titled: "Is lumbar fusion necessary for chronic low back pain associated with degenerative disc disease? A meta-analysis."
The short answer is "NO". The researchers came to this…
