Category Archives: UP

18Apr/20

Running through pain ~ part 3

April 18, 2020UP, upandrunThe Pain Coach, understand pain, upandrunrichmondstace

All ultras require running through pain. There are plenty of tough and painful moments to deal with; ups and downs. The highs are high, and the lows are low. But on you go. On Monday IRead More…

15Sep/19

Coaching for dystonia and functional disorders

September 15, 2019Cervical dystonia, Chronic pain, Dystonia, Movement disorders, Pain, UPCervical Dystonia, chronic pain, coaching, Dystonia, Pain Coachrichmondstace

Coaching people with dystonia to improve their lives This week I have been at the British Neurotoxin Network meeting in Oxford. This is the first time I have attended since I spoke about ‘non-motor factors’ aRead More…

15Jul/19

10 reasons why I run

July 15, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, understand pain, UP, upandrunchronic pain, ultramarathon, ultrarunning, UP, upandrunrichmondstace

There are many, but here are 10 reasons why I run ultramarathons: 1. Day to day clarity of thought. 2. To be and feel fit. 3. To build on the attitude of ‘I can’. 4. ToRead More…

04Jun/19

Persistent pain and injury in football

June 4, 2019Chronic pain, Chronic pain in sport, Chronic sports injuries, Football injuries, Hamstring injury, Pain Coach, Sports Injuries, Sports medicine, Tendinopathy, Tendon pain, understand pain, UP, upandrunchronic pain, Football injuries, pain, Pain Coach, pain education, pain in sport, physiotherapy, sports injuries, stress, understand pain, UPrichmondstace

Persistent pain and injury in football ~ better outcomes needed We know that professional football commands an enormous amount of money. Lesser known is the huge cost of persistent pain and injury in football — theRead More…

09May/19

5k runner to ultra marathons

May 9, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, understand pain, UP, upandrunchronic pain, pain, understand pain, upandrunrichmondstace

5k runner to ultra marathons There is one important reason why the transformation from 5k runner to ultra marathon happened. Purpose. In 2015 I co-founded Understand Pain with a then patient, Georgie, who was suffering CRPSRead More…

15Apr/19

#upandrun moves on to the Isle of Wight Challenge

April 15, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, UP, UP | Understand Pain campaign, upandrunchronic pain, pain, Pain Coach, understand pain, UP, upandrunrichmondstace

It’s been a great weekend in Brighton, but now it’s straight back into training to be ready for the Isle of Wight Challenge at the start of May. That means a 20k trot today. The routeRead More…

11Apr/19

#upandrun Pain Points series

April 11, 2019Chronic pain, CRPS, understand pain, UP, upandrunchronic pain, pain, Pain Coach, pain education, understand pain, upandrunrichmondstace

Pain Points series this week In the build up to the Brighton Marathon, I have been posting daily Pain Points. These are the based on the last east understanding of pain, addressing one of the majorRead More…

04Oct/18

Can my brain cure my back pain?

October 4, 2018Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Education, understand pain, UPback pain, chronic pain, overcome pain, pain, Pain Coach, placeborichmondstace

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…

31Aug/18

Fibromyalgia causes Kirsty Young to take a break

August 31, 2018Chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, Pain, Uncategorized, understand pain, UP, upandsingchronic pain, Fibromyalgia, Kirsty Young, overcome painrichmondstace

Fibromyalgia is a painful condition that may affect more people than is realised It is unusual to see chronic pain hit the front pages, but today Kirsty Young announced that she is to take a breakRead More…

07Oct/17

Why I run

October 7, 2017Chronic pain, Complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, understand pain, UP, upandrunchronic pain, CRPS, CRPS UK, London Marathon, Marathon, running, understand painrichmondstace

Why I run Recently I was chatting to a good friend who asked me why I run. I had to pause and think because naturally I don’t class myself as a runner. Instead, I am someoneRead More…