I have read many really good Twitter posts and articles about physiotherapists improving their skills in order to better support patients with persistent pain. I have read, and written, about the need for …
Why do some physiotherapists follow a Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) approach when treating chronic pain conditions? What does this mean? Is CFT any better than any other approach? How does …
Following my manual handling accident in 2008, core stability exercises were prescribed for me by a number of consultants and physiotherapists, and taught to me over an extensive period of …
In order to live the best possible life that I can with chronic pain, it was, and still is, important for me to learn how to manage my pain on …
I cannot over-emphasise how important it is to me as a persistent pain patient to have a strong, supportive therapeutic relationship, both with my physiotherapist and other clinicians involved in …
Please don’t underestimate how difficult ‘acceptance’ of a persistent pain condition is. Please don’t think it can ever be ‘achieved’. It is a process, and if the pain condition is …
What I want when I go to see a physiotherapist, or any clinician, is someone with a wide range of ‘tools’ in their toolbox, with no strong biases to or …
A short post showing the approximate number of treatments I was given following my manual handling accident in 2008, and the approximate number of professionals involved in my care / …
A short post, with a MindMap, showing 'What went well' with my care and treatment since my accident in 2008, and what would have been 'Even better if'. To briefly put …
I live, work and travel with a persistent pain condition, I have some functional limitations, and I self-identify as 'disabled'. Accepting I was 'disabled' was a difficult, but for me …
