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I Have An Idea
My Friend with Fibromyalgia
My first pain coaching client was a friend. She’s funny, clever and kind and she also happens to live with fibromyalgia. I asked her if...
Imagery Training for Pain Relief
Humans are visual creatures and so it makes sense that some people living with chronic pain experience pain imagery. This is the...
Can Positive Imagery Training Improve Pain Perception?
These images are from Deborah Padfield’s book Perception of Pain. She collaborated with pain patients to help create visual tools to...
The Strain in Pain Lies Mainly in the Brain
Thank you Sean Mackey for the catchy title of this blog. His slides from his lecture on the neuroscience of pain can be found here I will...
How to Use Your Mind to Help You Heal Faster
Four big factors linked to good rehabilitation outcomes are motivation; an ability to engage with your rehab. Locus of control; feeling...
Hospital Bed Homework For My Dad: Applying Mind Body Training to Stroke Recovery
Hey Dad, I know very little about strokes but I know loads about brain and movement science. So. if it were me in your strong, fit and...
Shhh Your Mind is Listening: mental tricks to improve your movement
I’ve just taught a mindful movement workshop at Flying Fantastic to some lovely aerialists. They wanted a summary sheet of the things...
Using My Mind to Improve My Movement: Exploring Mind Body Training
My Mind Is my mind is a big hunk of irrevocable nothing which touch and taste and smell and hearing and sight keep hitting and chipping...
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