SOOVit
So many great things happen when you turn 50! Here are some friends I didn’t expect to pop around. But then again, with all the resting on the toilet, endless spasms of [...]
Making Sense of Pain: 10th Inter-Professional Workshop
September 24 @ 8:30 am - September 25 @ 5:00 pm $220 – $330 This 2 day workshop for GPs and Health Professionals aims to provide participants with an inter-professional learning opportunity to better [...]
WEBINAR: Overlapping Conditions Associated with Persistent Pelvic Pain
UPDATE: FEB 26, 2020 Dear Participants, Thank you for listening to Dr. Marvel's Webinar. It was a great presentation. If you did not have an opportunity to listen to it or would [...]
Buy a Leunig – I’m Donating Profits to Pain Revolution
I’m sure you’ll all agree my advocacy for chronic pain has been extensive in my 13-year lived experience. I’ve learned a lot about who to trust, who I should collaborate with and [...]
Explain Pain, Geelong
Explain Pain, Geelong with David Butler, Brendon Haslam Guess who’s coming to a town near me? Some of my favourite people!! I’ve been raving about NOI group for some time – at first, yes, [...]
Foam! I Found Foam!
Foam! I Found Foam! Am I excited today! As I progress this path of pain, I retain my non-negotiable pointers – one of which is my need for my custom made seating aid. I would love to ditch this damn thing from under my backside and from my clutch every time I go out for a seated event, but it's just too valuable for my capacity. Figuring out the big 'dangers in me' (remember we talked about DIMS and SIMS?) has been key to my pacing forward.
Gnawing, aching, pain in the butt feeling
Ages ago, I blogged about this magic move my diagnosing physiotherapist showed me. It was the first time in 4.5 years that my pain was shut off. It was heaven and I [...]
A national plan for better pain management (we hope!)
MEDIA RELEASE 17 June 2019 At last – A national plan for better pain management Painaustralia has today launched the new National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management. Millions of Australians live [...]
Pudendal Neuralgia Online Patient Conference May 1
A virtual event not to be missed! Date, Time & Cost Wed, May 1, 2019, 9:00 AM Cost: $25 – $50 Description The Pudendal Neuralgia Online Patient Conference is a virtual event [...]
John Quintner: A Follow up Interview
A few months before I decided to ease on the advocacy, I contacted my dear friend Dr John Quintner asking him if he was up for a followup interview. Ever willing to [...]