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Back Pain and Psychology

Posted on 23/10/202124/10/2021 by DJHB

Back pain: Psychological treatment shown to yield strong, lasting pain relief; alters brain networks. Summary: A study of chronic back pain patients finds that more than two-thirds of those who underw... Read More

Managing Stress. Stress Series: Part 4

Posted on 10/10/202124/10/2021 by DJHB

In the previous three articles I have discussed various aspects of stress and we have seen that the common factor is the repetitive reinforcement of physical and emotional stress patterns. This is key... Read More

Stress and the Musculo-skeletal System. Stress Series: Part 3

Posted on 01/10/202124/10/2021 by DJHB

Have you ever seen a friend at a distance and just known that they are feeling down? Their body language, the way in which they are holding their body, betrays their emotional state. Our internal psyc... Read More

Breathe Whilst You Lift

Posted on 07/10/201923/10/2021 by DJHB

We ALL know that the way we lift is paramount to lower back health, but we are hardly ever told how to BREATHE whilst we lift. The instinctive thing to do as you lift a heavy load is to hold your brea... Read More

Trigger Points

Posted on 06/12/201809/10/2024 by DJHB

Tight, aching shoulders – could trigger points be the cause? A common cause of the all too familiar ache through the upper shoulders and neck can be the presence of trigger points – a tight portio... Read More

Sciatica

Posted on 29/09/201823/10/2021 by DJHB

The Many Causes of Sciatica Sciatica is defined as pain caused by compression of the sciatic nerve anywhere along its course. The pain is described as burning, lancinating or stabbing and travels from... Read More

What is Pain?

Posted on 05/02/201808/08/2018 by DJHB

All pain is real. Whether there is a pathological reason or not, the sensation of pain is felt in the same way and is 100% real to the person experiencing it. Pain cannot be simply switched off. Furth... Read More

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