31Mar/20

Running through pain — the fall

March 31, 2020Pain, Pain Coachinjury, pain, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

The study of pain and the experience of pain are vastly different. To understand the science of pain is to know concepts rather than what it is like. Having my own pain gives me a differentRead More…

30Mar/20

Time for recovery from a persisting injury

March 30, 2020Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Sports Injurieschronic injury, chronic pain, football, football injury, Pain Coach, sports injury, sports medicinerichmondstace

Injury is part of playing sport. No-one wants to be injured, but it is an accepted risk. For some people, recovering from an injury is more complex. The pain persists and returning to play is aRead More…

29Mar/20

Pain Coaching from home

March 29, 2020Chronic pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, Pain Coach, pain specialist, physiotherapy, Richmond Stacerichmondstace

10 years ago I began my journey, pioneering Pain Coaching as a solution for chronic pain. Now that we are working from home, it has come into its own. Here’s the story… People suffering chronic painRead More…

24Mar/20

Changing times in private physiotherapy

March 24, 2020Pain Coachbusiness, coaching, coronavirus, Covid-19, physiotherapy, skype, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

Changing times are characteristic of life, yet we often seek security in the familiar. Yet over the past month, Covid-19 has brought uncertainty to the forefront. Now we need for ingenuity, adaptation, creativity and togetherness toRead More…

19Mar/20

Dealing with chronic pain and coronavirus

March 19, 2020Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, coronavirus, pain, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

Whilst coronavirus dominates the news, many people must continue to live with their existing conditions. Chronic pain is one of the largest health burdens affecting over 100 million Europeans and 100 million Americans. This massive problemRead More…

18Mar/20

Working from home and keeping well

March 18, 2020Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Workchronic pain, coach, coaching, pain, The Pain Coach, wellbeing, WFH, work from homerichmondstace

With many now working from home, how can we keep well? I often coach people suffering pain who have to think about their working life. The approach uses the working day as part of the wayRead More…

24Feb/20

Who do you coach the most?

February 24, 2020Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, mentoring, pain, pain coaching, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

We are all coaches. We coach our teams, our kids, our colleagues, our families, our friends and people we don’t know. But, who do you coach the most? If you ever try to encourage and motivateRead More…

09Feb/20

Your body keeps the score

February 9, 2020Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coachchronic pain, overcome pain, pain, Pain Coach, pain specialist, persistent pain, Wellnessrichmondstace

Your body keeps the score of every bump, bruise, emotion, thought, situation and trauma together with your genes. It’s one continuous story. It has take your whole life to get to where you are now. EverythingRead More…

02Feb/20

The practice of curiosity

February 2, 2020Pain Coachchronic pain, curiosity, Pain Coachrichmondstace

We are born curious. Then it is drilled out of us by social conditioning. To find it again and to practice curiosity is wonderful. ‘”I’m curious. Tell me more”, he said. This is an invitation. AnRead More…

27Nov/19

Encouraging physio students

November 27, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, pain coaching, pain education, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

Encouraging physio students is not usually necessary. Their passion and purpose are both raw and visible. And I love tapping into it. Yesterday was no different as around 30 MSc and BSc physio students came along toRead More…