Heal from Chronic Pain

Hello! How are you? xx I wanted to share a really lovely article written by a lady who is in The Total Somatics Membership. She sent me the article and it touched my heart. I thanked her for being so vulnerable and sharing her account because it will benefit so many people globally. To read her article, CLICK HERE. If you would like to join The Total Somatics Online Membership, just like this lady, you will benefit from the [...]

The Self Management of Chronic Pain

Hello there! How are you? Thank you to many of you for your lovely comments about my podcasts. It is so nice to hear many of you are having those "aha" moments, gaining a deeper insight in to why you have recurring pain and more importantly knowing, learning and applying the skills taught within Total Somatics to reduce your pain, improve your posture, increase your mobility and gain a deeper level of awareness to your daily [...]

The Power of Pain, Perception, Emotion and Moving Forward

In this week’s blog we are going to look into the area of pain and why some people feel pain to a greater degree than others. We will consider how the brain interprets pain and what we can do to reduce the symptoms. Pain According to The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. It is not just a physical sensation. It is influenced [...]

BACK PAIN RELIEF

Self management of Chronic pain

From time to time we may suffer with pain.  But for some, pain is a daily issue which can overwhelm and restrict their quality of life.  Chronic pain can last way beyond the expected time for healing and repair following surgery or a trauma.  To deal with chronic pain certain pharmaceutical drugs such as codeine or other opioids are administered.  Research by DC Turk on ‘the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of treatments for patients in chronic pain’ revealed [...]