Running through pain — the fall
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…
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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…
Working from home and keeping well
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…
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…
09Feb/20
Your body keeps the score
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…
Depression appears to affect brain structure
The brain is different if you have depression, but are these changes caused by the condition or do they precede it? It seems now that depression appears to affect brain structure. Before looking at this, aRead 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…
17Sep/19
You touched? No. We stroked…
Don’t lose touch Touch is the perfected sense that plays a unique role in generating and maintaining the sense of self. In short, as humans we need touch. Yet in modern society we are losing touchRead More…
Jaw pain
What are your triggers? Jaw pain is a common problem. It is rarely stand alone, co-existing with other painful problems such as neck pain, headaches, migraines, IBS, pelvic pain and other persistent issues. People describe tension,Read More…
Persistent pain and injury in football
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…