Tag Archives: understand pain

11Apr/15

50 strokes

April 11, 2015Brain, Chronic pain, Neuroscience, Pain, Pain Education, Pain treatmentchronic pain, overcome pain, pain, pain science, pain treatment, understand painrichmondstace

Ajahn Brahm tells the story of a monk who thought he deserved punishment for breaking a monastic rule. He had knowingly done wrong and expected reprimand, yet this was not the way. The monk insisted, soRead More…

23Mar/15

I used thirst to help someone understand pain

March 23, 2015Back pain, chronic back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Understanding painChronic back pain, chronic pain, Low back pain, pain, understand painrichmondstace

I used thirst to help someone understand pain. He had been given the structural explanation for recurring low back pain (trapped nerve that runs all the way to the toes), which naturally leads to a tissue basedRead More…

25Jun/14

Where have ‘I’ gone?

June 25, 2014Brain and behaviour, Chronic pain, Chronic pain treatment, Fibromyalgia, Know pain, Pain, Pain Education, Pain narratives, Pain philosophy, Pain Psychology, pain science, Pain treatment, Patient Experiencechronic pain, Fibromyalgia, pain, understand painrichmondstace

Neuroscience focuses upon the brain. Neuroscience has shown us that the brain is involved with pain. Consequently the brain has been blamed for pain, the unpleasant motivator that is designed to grab our attention and enforceRead More…