A visual image of my sciatica
A lived experience account of sciatic body perception disturbances
‘My’ leg isn’t mine!
A lived experience account of sciatic body perception disturbances
A patient’s understanding of persistent pain
Ten years ago, my life was changed by a manual handling accident. I now live in persistent pain, but I still live a good and fulfilled...
Cognitive Functional Therapy changed my life!
Why do some physiotherapists follow a Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) approach when treating chronic pain conditions? What does...
Musings about my experience of the BioPsychoSocial model in healthcare
I’m a relative newbie to Twitter and have been reading with interest the posts about the BioPsychoSocial model and its use in healthcare....
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...
Therapeutic alliance – a patient’s thoughts
I cannot over-emphasise how important it is to me as a persistent pain patient to have a strong, supportive therapeutic alliance, with all...
How do I know what a physiotherapist does?
As a patient how do I know what a physiotherapist, or any other healthcare professional, does? Through ‘common knowledge’? ...
What I want from a healthcare professional
What I want when I go to see a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or other healthcare professional, or clinician, is someone with a...
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...
