What Everyone Needs to Know about Injury and Pain

What Everyone Needs to Know about Injury and Pain

WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT INJURY AND PAIN Free online talk with Dr Caroline Marlow PhD Thursday 21 November 2024 (7-8pm) Join Dr Caroline Marlow PhD (Injury and Pain Psychologist at The Putney Clinic), for this free, informative online talk titled ‘What Everyone Needs to Know about Injury and Pain’ on Thursday 21 November (7-8pm). Anyone can experience injury or pain at any time. Some people heal quickly, whereas, for others, injury or pain […]

The truth about pain

The Truth About Pain

In the 17th century, René Descartes, French scientist and philosopher, revolutionised the understanding of pain. He postulated that injured tissue in the body sent pain signals via the nerves to the brain. The brain then translated this message and we become conscious of pain. Although this concept survived for nearly 300 years, modern pain research over the last 50 years has shown this to be incorrect. So, what is the truth about pain? Modern pain […]

Skills To Cope With Chronic Pain – Part 1

Living with pain on a daily basis can be physically and emotionally exhausting, not just leaving you in severe discomfort but also influencing your mood and overall sense of wellbeing. There is an overwhelming amount of information out there on what to do, or not do, and so much advice that it can be hard to know where to start, so we’ve offering some help. This is the first part of ways of coping.   […]