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The set of physical and mental conditions we refer to as trauma are caused by a failure to process our natural responses to stress. Adverse life events cause traumatisation via the mechanisms of our ancient biology.
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Psychosomatic pain is real pain. Psychosomatic pain is not ‘all in your head’. Psychosomatic pain is far more common than most of us realise. Psychosomatic pain is also very treatable when its underlying causes are identified and treated.
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Triggers are always external forces and events, like bad sleep and awkward lifts. Whereas causes can be environmental, but are often internal challenges, like having a weak core, for example.
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Prior to the microscope, we naturally assumed the redness and swelling of an infection was ‘the problem’. But since microscopes, we know our swelling is the body’s vital inflammatory response and the actual problem was an invasion of hostile microbes. Through this deepening of scientific understanding, we’ve moved past ‘symptom blaming’. Somewhat. Because we still very much do it with pain.
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Emotions can have a profound effect on our physical health, especially when it comes to physical pain.
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If you have stubborn pain in a muscle, joint, nerve or your soft tissues – it’s highly likely to be mechanical pain. Mechanical pain is caused by factors relating to movement. It is the body’s way of alerting us when healthy movement patterns are lost within body parts for an extended period of time.
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It can be a little hard to swallow, but one of the most surprising truths about the biology of pain is that pain itself doesn’t happen in the body. Pain very much feels like it’s in the body, we can all agree on that, but it doesn’t mean that it is. Sensory perception and scientific truth often don’t line up too neatly.
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On 10 June 1963, U.S. press based in Saigon were informed that ‘something important’ would happen the following morning on the road outside the Cambodian embassy in Saigon. They were unsettled times, so that in itself was certainly nothing unusual. But what followed created an emotional shock wave that was felt on a global scale.
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Pain, swelling, stiffness – our bodies often have specific ways of telling us when something is wrong. And when they do, it isn’t always clear what we should do about it. Among the options are two simple, time-honored techniques, cold, and heat therapy. Understanding the distinction between these therapies, when to use them, and how they work can help empower us to address the various types of pain effectively.
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