When we become fearful around our pain experience this can have a spiraling effect which exaggerates the pain experience.
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Author Archives: Gareth Phelan
Mobility starter pack
The most important things to remember when starting from couch position are the following three simple guides:
1. Breathe
2. Ease into exercise
3. Build on progress one day at time
Pain Education
The biopsychosocial model is a broad view that attributes disease outcome to the intricate, variable interaction of biological factors (genetic, biochemical, etc), psychological factors (mood, personality, behaviour, etc.), and social factors (cultural, familial, socioeconomic, medical, etc.).
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“Although pain research has traditionally focused on the sensory modalities and the neurological transmissions identified solely on a biological level, more recent theories (integrating the body, mind, and society) have been developed.” Practical Pain Management
stories to say…
Knowledge is power- What I need people with back pain to know.