Tonight Horizon on BBC2 features, Can my brain cure my back pain?, presented by Dr Michael Mosley. Back pain is one of the most costly conditions, both in terms of the economics and personal suffering. SomethingRead More…
Andy Murray wins despite back pain, a classic example of how the meaning and situation flavours the lived experience. Simon Briggs of The Telegraph said: “Not many players are capable of winning three points in aRead More…
Many thanks for Gillian’s story | back pain and mindfulness MY PAIN STORY – GILLIAN WESTON I am always a busy person; I play short mat bowls several times a week and have represented my CountyRead More…
The old saying goes, “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can never harm me”, however this is not exactly true when it comes to messages that are used to explain pain. Of courseRead More…
Have you got a stiff low back? Stiffness is often part of the picture of low back pain. Why is this? Stiffness is a conscious experience–a feeling that we sense, interpret and then label as ‘stiff’,Read More…
Persisting low back pain is common. It is the number one global health burden (Vos et al. 2012) and hence is the cause of much suffering, and personal and societal cost. We need a re-think, becauseRead More…
The language we use when we talk about back pain is revealing and worthy of noting. This is both the language of the back pain sufferer and the clinician or therapist. Why? Because it highlights theRead More…
George Clooney’s back pain — Back pain can affect anyone, and does affect most at some point in a lifetime. In fact, it is probably more unusual not to suffer back pain! George Clooney has beenRead More…
I used thirst to help someone understand pain. He had been given the structural explanation for recurring low back pain (trapped nerve that runs all the way to the toes), which naturally leads to a tissue basedRead More…
In my view, it is the lack of understanding that causes so many problems with pain in terms of how pain is viewed, treated and conceived as being changeable. Pain can and does change when youRead More…