I absolutely LOVE my “job” working with the pediatric chronic pain population. I cannot say how gratifying it feels to help a child or a teen feel safe in their body and then watch them thrive. [...]
The brain is obsessed with one thing, your survival. It always tries to keep you safe, particularly when it senses a threat. A sure way the brain has learnt to protect us is by having us [...]
Imagine you are watching a tense scene in a horror movie. Your nervous system is already on high alert. If a friend then gently taps your shoulder from behind, you may jump, tense up, and feel [...]
It must be incredibly frustrating to experience uncomfortable sensations in the body such as pain and not have a clear explanation for it and therefore not have a clear solution for it. People [...]
Chronic pain is a condition of uncertainty. Where did this pain come from? What is wrong with my body? In this paper titled, “Are People with Chronic Pain Overthinking the Meaning of Their [...]
This study involved individuals with chronic low back pain where the subjects were asked to lift a heavy bag and rate their pain levels and tolerance. Then they randomly had their moods altered [...]
The words below may resonate with those living with persistent pain. Please take just 3-minutes to listen to my poem which is titled, More than enough! Inspired by Alan Watts / Written by Bahram [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gut–brain disorders and if you ask your patients, you’ll find that many quietly experience its symptoms. For those living with IBS, the [...]
I’ve always been a big fan of imagined movement as are many elete athletes. However visualization is not something most physiotherapists talk about because, of course, we want people to move. But [...]
A 2025 study supports the Pain Overlap Theory which is the idea that social and physical pain share common neural pathways. In other words, when we feel emotionally hurt or excluded, the same [...]
