Trauma informed care for persistent pain
In this blog I look at what Trauma Informed Care is, and how I would personally like it to look for me as a persistent pain patient who has...
Cognitive Functional Therapy changed my life!
Why do some physiotherapists follow a Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) approach when treating chronic pain conditions? What does...
My pain journey in brief
10 years ago, I suffered a life changing injury in a manual handling incident. In simple terms I herniated a disc and my sciatic nerve root...
Making physiotherapy even better post COVID-19
These are my patient thoughts on how physiotherapy practices might change and improve post COVID-19. Unusually for me, but then everything...
‘Dear Clinician’ – PDF
A number of clinicians have asked if they can use my ‘Dear Clinician’ letter in their teaching. In order to support this...
Bénéficier au mieux de la kinésithérapie
My ‘Making the Most of Physiotherapy’ leaflet has been kindly translated into French by Clément Noel, and available here or on...
‘Pain is more complex than I thought’ – PDF
This pdf has been created by a person living with persistent pain. It explains my thoughts on how complex persistent pain can be, and...
Evidence Based Practice: A patient’s journey
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...
Effecting change beyond the clinic door
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...
A patient’s perspective on clinical governance
My view as a physiotherapy patient is that good clinical governance is vital to ensure quality, consistency and safety of physiotherapy...
