Tag Archives: understand pain

23Jan/21

Pain story: Dave Grohl

January 23, 2021Pain, Pain and brain, Pain narratives, understand paindave grohl, foo fighters, injury, pain, thepaincoach, understand painrichmondstace

I look out for a good pain story to help people understand their pain. Here is one from Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters I was watching the Foo Fighters in the car with James Corden,Read More…

08Oct/20

A letter to leaders

October 8, 2020Uncategorizedbusiness, chronic pain, human resources, leaders, leadership, The Pain Coach, understand painrichmondstace

Dear leaders, Thank you for your compassionate and person-focused leadership. I wanted to write to you because there is silent suffering in your organisation. As a conscious leader, I know that you want to know aboutRead More…

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…

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…