Pelvic Pain: The Ultimate Cock Block
Dr. Susie and I have established quite a fab connection over the past year or so. We teamed up to help people with chronic pain with our own various ways [...]
August 13th, 2017
10:41 am
July 27th, 2017
10:28 am
Yes, it is like taming a beast
You’ve all heard the impact Prof Lorimer Moseley made on my pain journey – well my diagnosis actually. If it weren’t for him I wonder how much longer I would have been [...]
July 23rd, 2017
11:38 am
This, is Queenscliff
I’m thinking it might be relevant for followers to see where I moved to. So, here you go – welcome to Queenscliff! It has been a huge transition (by now you’ve heard [...]
July 22nd, 2017
10:50 am
Self Management: Acceptance, Commitment & Sacrifice
(Image: Written Within* by Elizabeth Banfield hand burnished linocut, kozo tissue, thread ©2017) My sacral stim and I have known each other for a full 17 months now, so I felt it was the [...]
May 15th, 2017
10:54 am
Not the fitball’s fault – it’s Nav1.7’s
In his theory, a stimulus triggers the Nav1.7 channel to open just long enough to allow the necessary amount of sodium ions to pass through, which then enables messages of stinging, soreness, or scalding to register in the brain. When the trigger subsides, Nav1.7 closes.
April 23rd, 2017
12:20 pm
Dr Susie Gronski: How One Artist Used Her Hurting Strings To Stitch Back Her Life
I can't recommend Dr Susie highly enough. I wish I had online physical therapy advice when I felt lost, unable to commute and in need of someone who could understand my pain [...]
April 1st, 2017
1:25 pm
Encouraging Self Management
(Written by me, the founder of PainTrain) That’s easier said than done. When I first had my accident in 2007 and literally landed in chronic pain, the last thing I expected to [...]
March 12th, 2017
3:43 pm
ADF campaign: Losing Yourself in Pain Medication
The Alcohol & Drug Foundation (ADF) has been working to enhance awareness about the way Australians consume pain killers. My understanding of the campaign is that the ADF in no way suggests pain killers [...]
February 20th, 2017
12:01 pm
Mamamia: My experience with medication
Soula became dependent. "I shrunk as a person. The medication fogged my mind. I couldn't cross the road. I had to activate spell check on my phone. I didn't have the ability to think properly any more," she said.
February 16th, 2017
10:08 pm
I Got Paid
Have you all been holding your breath as I have the last couple of months? Well, you can breath out and feel happy for me – I got paid! The financial ease [...]