My healthcare experience
Dear clinician – medications
Dear Clinician Do you remember me? I remember you. I was the person who turned up in terrible pain asking for help. I had experienced
Dear clinician
Dear clinician Do you remember me? I haven’t seen you for over 8 years, but I remember you. I was the person who dissolved into
A visual image of my sciatica
A lived experience account of sciatic body perception disturbances
Dear Clinician – early trauma and pain
Important Note I feel it is important for me to say that these are my personal thoughts only, based on my personal experience of early
Dear clinician – thank you
As I sit here reflecting on my journey with pain, I am wondering if you remember me? You saw me during one of the most
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
Cognitive Functional Therapy changed my life!
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
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
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 as I
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 view of core stability exercise
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
Professionals involved in my care
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
