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How Does Chronic Pain Work?
Our brain can turn pain on or off no matter what if it detects one danger over another. Like you can run on a broken ankle without pain if you are escaping a lion but when the lion is gone the ankle hurts cause now the brain alerts you to damage to be taken care…
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The roots of many chronic conditions and hope for whole body health
i.e.Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), Primary Pain, Mindbody Syndrome This post is meant to act as a starting bridge between the science behind chronic pain and symptoms and their roots in a dysregulated nervous system as well as offer others the belief that these conditions are reversible! Below is the ICD and WHO definition of chronic…
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Techniques to Practice: BASE by Jen Mann and Karden Raden
There are many different skills to use throughout the day to act as the observer of both pain and emotions and move your brain toward the neuroplastic changes necessary to change your perception of what is occurring in the body. This directly helps to down regulate the autonomic nervous system from a sympathetic state (fight…
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Knowledge vs. Belief and which one reigns supreme?
Knowledge is essential when first learning about the powerful connection between the mind and its role influencing the body’s physiology. Knowledge builds belief however without belief that this is your brain and perceptions of symptoms (see predictive coding via Dr. Schubiner, Dan Buglio or Charlie Merrill) causing the symptoms to continue (no matter how…
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On Acceptance, Letting Go And New Beliefs
As I journey further into healing from chronic pain I see the tendency to fix symptoms, eliminate them, reject, distract from rather than become aware, tolerate and choose to respond differently. We are very outcome focused rather than processed focused which leads to frustration and dashing of hope. As many including Dr Hanscom and John…
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Resources
Website for practitioner directory, more information and studies: https://ppdassociation.org/ Practitioners: The Original: Apps created by MDs: Therapists, MDs, meditations, science and lectures included Programs: For Kids Specifically: Physical Therapists: Psychotherapy/EMDR: Coaches: Spotify Podcasts: Mindfulness Resources:
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Teachings and Practices
As I journey farther into my recovery I have begun the work of Dr. Joaquin Farias which uses the basis of neuroplasticity and recovery of memory of movement to address dystonia. Through somatic training exercises, breathing techniques, visual tracking exercises, sensory exercises, dance, Qi Gong and meditation, Dr. Faria’s platform regulates the body into a parasympathetic…
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The Symptom Imperative
When people realize that ultimately in the case of chronic pain as Dr. Sarno and his followers have elucidated that there is nothing wrong with them structurally and what they have is physical abnormalities, they heal very quickly and permanently. Perhaps the best book to elucidate that this belief has to be healed for ultimate…
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What is the “MindBody” Connection
“The MindBody” When you tell people about mindbody work they nod along as if to say “oh, that is nice that meditating helps her or whatever mindfulness is” but you can tell most have close to no understanding of the depths of their mind and by no fault of their own, they have never felt…
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Who is the Healer Within?
Introduction I had a therapist tell me I would write a book one day after taking his MSBR class in the grips of chronic pain namely CRPS and dystonia that was especially acute at the time. I thought to myself “gosh I hope so because that would mean I have recovered”. When you are…
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Unlock The Healer Within 