We are designed to walk, so what is there to know about it? If we can get from point A to point B, most of us barely think about it…until there’s pain. Even if walking itself doesn’t hurt, some varieties of back and hip pain can benefit from more …
Pain Coping
3 Ways You Never Knew That the News Can Cause Pain
And yes, I do mean physical pain. In my book series, The Everyday Pain Guide, I separate pain triggers into 3 categories: biomechanics, biochemistry and emotions or stress-related factors. Looking at all three factors is a great way to parse …
Is Your Reaction to Pain Worse Than the Pain?
Don’t worry, you won’t see the term “catastrophizing” here. Your reaction to pain is always appropriate for whatever your experience happens to be. However, no matter what your natural emotional reaction is, there is another reaction …
Are You Being a “Baby” About Your Pain?
Learn 5 ways that being a "baby" may actually be an advantage and could help you kick your pain faster. Many patients I see, mistakenly think that they are being "wimps" about their pain. It's usually the people who are putting up with way more …
The Results of Treatment May Have Nothing to Do With Treatment Itself.
Have you noticed that even when there’s nothing dramatically different from one visit to the next, for some reason, the result can still be really different? You might think that how you feel has to do with what your manual therapist did with you …
The Results of Treatment May Have Nothing to Do With Treatment Itself.