pain management
Are your words stopping you from healing?
WORDS can be SO powerful. And yet we throw them around every day without too much thought. Thoughts, conversations, texts... there's a constant dialogue going on in and around us that can be like little grenades going off all over the place! And, guess what? Grenades = Fear = Pain Is it time to decommission […]
Continue readingWhat is Chronic Pain?
In order to recover from chronic pain, there are a few things that we need... The first thing is to UNDERSTAND what it is that we're dealing with! So what exactly IS chronic pain?
Continue readingRecover from Pain
So today I'm officially a Youtuber 😮 I've launched a channel dedicated to spreading the word about chronic pain which, whilst I know it's a good thing, is very much out of my comfort zone 😬 ...and very much NOT what my youngest would classify as cool! (sorry kids, but a Mum's gotta do what […]
Continue readingMindfulness Meditation, Stress and your Health
So we all know that stress is bad for us and that research now shows strong links between chronic physical and emotional stress and poor health. You can read more about this in Chronic Stress and your Health But what can we do about it? The obvious thing is to avoid or get rid of […]
Continue readingChronic Pain – what do we really know?
This blog post is dedicated to Dr John Sarno 23/06/1923 - 22/06/2017 - the pioneer of mind-body medicine. I, along with my fellow mind-body workers, will continue to strive to realise his vision of the acceptance of mind-body theories by mainstream medicine.
Continue readingWhen Biology meets Quantum Physics…
Evidence of Placebo and Nocebo Effects show our thoughts have strong interactions with our bodies. When people expect something to happen to their bodies, such as side effects of medication – it often does. If people believe something has happened to their bodies, such as happens with sham surgery - it often feels like it […]
Continue readingFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month
This is a little extra blog in honour of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month.
Continue readingCauses of Stress
Most people only connect the term 'stress' with the nervous tension felt when we have too much to do. This is why I often hear the cry of... "But I'm not stressed!" when I mention that health issues may be caused by chronic stress. However, 'stress' covers a much broader range of experiences than this.
Continue readingMind Body Connections
Welcome to 2017 - a brand new year with a brand new blog! I always get excited at the start of the year. A fresh, new year lying ahead of us just brimming with possibilities to turn into whatever we desire. Where will it take us? What will we achieve? I have many, many plans […]
Continue readingWelcome to Chiron!
Chiron uses occupational therapy and mind-body treatments for chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, pain, anxiety and any TMS conditions. I’ll be using this blog to share any useful ideas to help you regain full health, research articles and general information about the treatments and conditions. I’d love to hear your comments and ideas too! Coming soon […]
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