30Apr/18

Stuck in pain

April 30, 2018Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coachchronic pain, pain, pain coaching, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

  Stuck in pain and how to move on People suffering chronic pain will often tell me that they are stuck: stuck in pain. They feel that their life and their pain is the same, dayRead More…

30Mar/18

Persisting football injuries

March 30, 2018Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Sports Injurieschronic pain in sport, Football injuries, Kieron Dyer, pain, sports injuries, The Pain Coachrichmondstace

Persisting football injuries are the scourge of the dressing room. Whilst everyone accepts that injury is ‘part of the game’ and part of sport, this does not necessarily make it any easier for the player, whateverRead More…

07Mar/18

The toll of persistent injury

March 7, 2018Anterior knee pain, Chronic pain, Chronic pain in sport, Chronic sports injuries, Knee pain, Sports Injuries, Sports medicine, understand painchronic pain, Knee pain, rugby injuries, sports injuries, understand painrichmondstace

Rugby player Dave Attwood talked about the toll of persistent injury in The Guardian today. This is likely to be one of the greatest fears of any sports person, particularly for professionals with a career atRead More…

28Jan/18

motion in e-motion

January 28, 2018Chronic pain, Pain, Wellnessbest you, chronic pain, Performance, skills of being well, Wellnessrichmondstace

There’s no mistaking the word motion in e-motion. The two are inextricably bound. The way that you feel, your emotional state, is governed by what you are focusing on in this moment. And what you areRead More…

22Jan/18

Politics of loneliness

January 22, 2018Chronic pain, Depression, Happiness, understand painchronic pain, loneliness, pain, societyrichmondstace

We have a new ministerial post in Britain: the minister of loneliness. Tracey Crouch was recently appointed to continue the work of Jo Cox and following the recommendations of a cross-party report. This is a positive moveRead More…

22Jan/18

Get back to living by living

January 22, 2018Chronic pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, manage pain, overcome pain, pain, Pain Coachrichmondstace

It’s raining today (Monday 15th Jan). Not unusual for January but how does it make you feel when you look out of the window? Do you see possibility or problem? A wet day or a chanceRead More…

29Nov/17

Getting the best of Christmas ~ top tips if you’re suffering pain

November 29, 2017Aches and pains, Chronic pain, Pain Coach, Wellnesschronic pain, overcome pain, Pain Coach, Wellnessrichmondstace

Christmas top tips to thrive rather than survive! Getting the best of Christmas ~ here are some top tips if you’re suffering pain so that you can maximise your enjoyment and create some great memories! “getRead More…

25Nov/17

Why mindfulness can help dystonia

November 25, 2017Cervical dystonia, Dystonia, MindfulnessCervical Dystonia, Dystonia, jerks, neck dystonia, tremorrichmondstace

There has been huge hype over mindfulness for the past few years. It is important that now we establish what we really know and what has been shown to be true. There are a couple ofRead More…

13Nov/17

It’s not your mind, it’s not your body, it’s you!

November 13, 2017Chronic pain, Research, Treatment Philosophy, Wellnesschronic pain, consciousness, immune system, inflammation, Mind and body, schizophrenia, whole personrichmondstace

Its not your mind, it’s not your body, its you! Mind and body — what do we mean? In essence it is good news. Loud messages in the media about mind and body being connected (readRead More…

12Nov/17

The worried world and what we can do

November 12, 2017Anxiety, Chronic pain, Health, Pain Coach, Stressanxiety, chronic pain, live well, stressrichmondstace

A recent article by Oliver Burkeman entitled ‘Anxiety bites. How to keep calm when world events are freaking you out’ highlighted the impact of Brexit and Trump upon people’s life perspectives. He states that levels ofRead More…