I always think digging yourself out of pain hole needs a multi pronged approach. There’s rarely One Big Fix, unless you happen to have a good surgical option (and even then that’s not always the whole answer). I’ve been wittering on recently about check-ins… and they are one of my favourite ‘prongs’ because they […]
The lower back and abs are an area of the body most of us quite conscious of. You probably ‘talk’ to your body a lot here: with cues like ‘brace to protect your lower back’, and ‘engage your core’. But if you are tense all the time that can wind your pain up. You need
Get in touch with your body with check-ins: the lower back Read More
If you’ve got pain, stiffness, or posture issues, your instinct is probably to DO something. Stretch it out, “correct” the position, shrug or wriggle. Moving more is always a good strategy, but often fidgeting and exercising doesn’t do the trick on its own. You need reliable brain-to-body cues that eases tension and calms everything down.
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Have you ever reached a holiday so utterly exhausted that all you could do was collapse, and then spend the first few days just trying to feel human again? For many of us, especially those juggling work, care responsibilities, and health challenges, rest becomes something we “earn” only after pushing ourselves to the edge. But
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Telling yourself to relax is useless. Just as dogs don’t understand English automatically, your body doesn’t know what your instructions to yourself mean, unless you teach them properly. Dogs learn what words mean well, despite us often being fuzzy, imprecise trainers. But it’s amazing how many people will repeat ‘Come here Bella!’ in the park
Not sleeping because of pain*? Lack of sleep making your pain worse? Or, probably, both? Quality sleep is completely integral to your health. But even more so when you have an ongoing issue with pain. It is one of those pieces of the pain puzzle, which, if you ignore it, leaves a gaping hole in
