2021 is here, and even though celebration might be subdued this year, it is still a prompt for a new start. All the disruption of 2020 has made a lot of people to re-evaluate what is important to them and focus more on quality of life, for themselves and others. If you want to take […]
Medical advice these days for back pain flare ups is to ‘keep active’. Much better than what they used to advise, which was bed rest – that’s a recipe for going downhill.However. if you are really suffering, this sounds like you are being told to soldier on without making allowances for the pain. The general principle
In the pain and fatigue and wellness world we love an analogy…. These always seem to involve kitchen items for some reason: spoons (see here) or cups.None of these are perfect at explaining what’s going on in something so complex (you!), but they can assist us to understand how to help ourselves. What’s in Your Cup? We
Triggers for pain are different for everyone, but, especially when it comes to back pain, I see some common themes. A combination of fixed position + stress For instance, sitting working at the computer or driving. With driving this is particularly obvious: you can’t change your position, and other drivers’ behaviour is a cause of
You’ve got back pain. You are having a flare up and its miserable. Its been grumbling on and off for months but you’ve been getting on with it. Now it’s stopping you in your tracks. You want it fixed. You need it fixed, so you can get on with your life. There are lots of
I’m often asked by clients “do my muscles feel tense?” Usually they are asking about their neck and shoulders. They feel themselves to be very tense, and sometimes they are noticeably rigid, but sometimes, not so much. This kind of muscle tension is intriguing. If you feel tense a lot, it is definitely information to
