What I never knew about chronic pain
3.2 million Australians live with chronic pain which is not surprising given how little time it takes for the body to develop a chronic pain condition. Pain is said to [...]
Chronic Pain doesn’t mean I have a low pain tolerance
I have always used the terms 'pain threshold and 'pain tolerance' interchangeably so I thought I would share this article that explains the difference between the two. Your threshold can [...]
Reducing Inflammation Starts with the Vagus Nerve
Throughout my years of chronic pain no medical practitioner has ever mentioned the possibility of inflammation as a contributing factor...??? So many pieces of the puzzle gradually fitted together the [...]
Understanding and breaking free of the pain cycle
The pain cycle is such an important aspect of chronic pain that rarely gets explained to people living ongoing pain. Just knowing about the pain cycle has helped me [...]
Chronic pain awareness
It's hard to ever imagine there could ever be a positive side to chronic pain and I think it took about 5 years for me to be able to see [...]
Manage your pain
If anyone is looking to learn about chronic pain from a medical model and cognitive behavioural therapy perspective, then this is a good book. It has simple explanations about various [...]
Chronic pain and the links between mind and body
Chronic pain in the body can be triggered by a perceived threat in the mind as a way to protect the mind - body The Yoga Therapy for Pain [...]
Principles of The Breath
More research to support the principles of the breath. The inhale can activate the fight flight response and the exhale activates the rest and relax response. This is why we [...]
Good reading
I just finished reading this book on chronic pain and, despite the questionable title, it gives an excellent explanation of how chronic pain develops and is maintained.
What is Prana and how does it relate to pain?
Prana is the universal energy which flows in and around the body and is considered a life-giving force. Have you ever felt that warmth and feeling of something flowing in [...]