Tag Archives: understand pain

01Oct/19

Vulvodynia ~ a horribly painful condition

October 1, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Education, Vulvodyniachronic pain, pain, pelvic pain, The Pain Coach, understand pain, vulvodyniarichmondstace

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…

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…

14Mar/19

Pudendal neuralgia is not just about the nerve

March 14, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, pain, pelvic pain, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathy, The Pain Coach, understand painrichmondstace

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…

07Mar/18

The toll of persistent injury

March 7, 2018Anterior knee pain, Chronic pain, Chronic pain in sport, Chronic sports injuries, Knee pain, Sports Injuries, Sports medicine, understand painchronic pain, Knee pain, rugby injuries, sports injuries, understand painrichmondstace

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…

14Oct/17

Pain is a very human experience

October 14, 2017Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Education, understand painchronic pain, consciousness, pain, understand painrichmondstace

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…

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…

11Sep/17

You are supporting meaningful change in society

September 11, 2017Chronic pain, understand pain, UPchronic pain, overcome pain, social change, social enterprise, understand pain, UPrichmondstace

Supporting meaningful change in society “Chronic pain costs us more than any other health issue Think about all the things that hurt and can go on hurting: back pain, knee pain, stomach pain (e.g./ irritable bowelRead More…