Newsletter

I did it! Twelve months of newsletters. I appreciate each and every one of you who took the time to read them. I will admit, there aren’t that many of you but that’s OK because, to be honest, I didn’t do it for you. I wanted a...

I am always just a little anxious. From noises, to crowds, to everyday worries, it feels nonstop. Fortunately, it’s something I’ve been aware of for quite a while and have been able to keep it under control. Or so I thought. A recent encounter made me question how...

As the world begins to find its footing again, everyone is feeling the need to stretch their legs and spread their wings. This holiday season is sure to be busy with people foregoing virtual gatherings for the real life version. I would not consider myself an expert...

September is Pain Awareness Month and a fitting end to our chronic pain series. We began the series with the notion that pain does not equal injury and injury does not equal pain. We then discussed our pain alarm system and how it protects us from perceived threat but...

“It’s all in your head.” Depending on the intent behind those words, they can either be the best advice or the worst insult to a patient with chronic pain. In years past, it wasn’t uncommon for doctors to explain to their patients that they just “couldn’t” be...

Nowadays we have alarms going off all over the place. They are there to remind us, alert us, warn us and many times just annoy us. Not only are they all around us, they’re also inside us. Our bodies have their own alarm system in the form of pain. Pain is your body’s...

True or false.  Pain only occurs when you are injured or at risk of being injured. Worse injuries always result in worse pain. Chronic pain means an injury hasn’t healed properly.   If you answered false to each of those statements, you are on your way...

After fourteen months of virtual only sessions, I am finally seeing clients in-person again. It's both a scary and exciting time. As we all struggle to return to some type of normalcy, it will be interesting to see which pandemic habits tick around and which ones...