Pain Coaching from home
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…
Category Archives: Pain Education
Dealing with chronic pain and coronavirus
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…
Who do you coach the most?
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…
Encouraging physio students
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…
01Oct/19
Vulvodynia ~ a horribly painful condition
Vulvodynia is one of the most horribly painful conditions for a woman to suffer Imagine that your vulva is so sensitive that it is agonising to wear pants or tight clothing, to try to insert aRead More…
14Mar/19
Pudendal neuralgia is not just about the nerve
This is a brief post about one aspect of addressing pudendal neuralgia (PN), often a very troubling and painful condition. I see this in men and women (see Sanjay’s story here). Here I tap into someRead More…
14Jan/19
Stubborn knee pain
Knee pain is a common problem across the population. The people who come to see me have been suffering stubborn knee pain, sometimes for years prior to starting The Pain Coach Programme. Currently I am writingRead More…
Can my brain cure my back pain?
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…
Getting the best of athletes at the ACPSEM Symposium 2018
Getting the best of athletes Yesterday I was excited to speak at the ACPSEM Symposium 2018 at The Imperial War Museum — an inspiring place to inspire our best selves! Having been asked to talk about sensorimotorRead More…
Problem pain in sport
As a premise to the ACPSEM symposium on Saturday, attendees may find this brief blog useful before our session together. Problem pain in sport exists as a challenge, which we must face and address. Some stillRead More…