Yoga for Pain Management
The evidence regarding the role of the nervous system in the generation of pain is ever increasing as well as the variety of interventions targeted at working with the [...]
Disembodiment and Chronic Pain
Interoception is the ability to tune into what is happening in the body from the inside where we direct our attention inwards. It is sort of a like a [...]
Exploring the stress pain relationship
The article below (click link) outlines the links between emotional processes and persistent pain and how strong emotions can contribute to pain sensitisation. Emotions are integral to the conceptualisation, assessment, [...]
I thought people would judge me…
One common denominator between people with a variety of chronic pain conditions is that there is a reluctance to tell people how much they are suffering. I often hear and [...]
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 [...]