I have written this blog primarily, but not exclusively, to support other people living with persistent pain, and who are either about to attend, or currently attending, physiotherapy. Physiotherapy has been life-changing for me, but …
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 it benefit me as a …
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 a daily basis. Everyone's pain …
I was honoured in February 2019 to chat with US physiotherapist Jerry Durham about my persistent pain journey and my thoughts on 'patient skills'. Jerry is passionate about putting the patient first. This is the …
Most of my life living with persistent pain is spent beyond the clinic door. For healthcare to be truly effective for me it must involve knowledge and skills that I can transfer to my everyday …
My view as a physiotherapy patient is that good clinical governance is vital to ensure quality, consistency and safety of physiotherapy care. Since my life-changing injury eleven years ago, I have been fortunate to have received …
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 time, but did they really …
I have been hesitant to fully explain the beginning of my persistent pain journey. Any re-telling of my story will inevitably be one-sided as I do not know the view of my clinicians, either at …
My persistent pain story began in the summer of 2008, and since then I have been treated by many clinicians within a system of Evidence Based Practice. Some of my healthcare has been excellent, and …
I cannot over-emphasise how important it is to me as a persistent pain patient to have a strong, supportive therapeutic alliance, with all of the healthcare professionals involved in my care. I need the confidence to …
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 a lifelong problem, then so …
