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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pain is a very human experience It is easy to take being human for granted. It is what and who we are but it is also why and how we ‘do’ life. We do it inRead More…
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…