Curiosity in the Context of Pain: Part 1 #BTCP


For some time now I’ve been reading a lot about curiosity. I’ve been exploring curiosity from various fields such as philosophy, medical science, psychology, social sciences, education, art and communication; not an exhaustive list at all! Curiosity really is a fascinating area of study. Commonly defined as an eager desire to learn or know about [...]

31 Days Project: Musical Multiplicity


My previous post focused on the concept of the Rhizome as discussed by Deleuze & Guattari in their 1987 publication, ‘A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia.’ In the blog, I discussed the six principle characteristics providing my own interpretation and providing examples of each in physiotherapy. In this post, I share an example of rhizomatic [...]

Is a Body in Pain, a Body with Organs?


The more relations a body has, the more it is capable of doing                                                                  Nick J.Fox, 2012 There’s a lot of unrest in a world dominated by pain. In a very literal sense, we can understand this as a lack of rest, fatigue, a disturbance of sleep, or available energy. In another sense, it describes [...]

31 days project: The Truman Show, Pain & The Transcendent Self


The film The Truman Show is a fascinating journey into the life of Truman Burbank, who, over the course of the movie, realizes that his entire life has been one big reality TV show. A psychological comedy, the concept of The Truman Show is based upon a psychological condition called Truman delusion. People living with [...]

Pain as an Active Force


“Tell me your relation to pain, and I will tell you who you are!” Ernst Jüngers (1895 - 1998) I've been chatting and sharing thoughts on philosophy, creativity and art with a colleague, Eduan Breedt. After much discussion I invited Ed to share some of his musings in a blog. Take it away Ed! What [...]

Physiotherapy, have we “Imprisoned” Bodies?


Physiotherapy is one of the caring professions. It lies alongside Medicine, Nursing and other Allied Health Professions. Every single human on the planet is entitled to healthcare, and whilst some populations of the world do not receive adequate healthcare, there are others that are subjected to overdiagnosis and overtreatment (Maher, O’Keeffe, Buchbinder, & Harris, 2019) [...]

Physiotherapy, you just don’t understand!


Why is it that people living with pain upon seeing a healthcare professional often report, “ I have been told that it’s all in my head” and that the central focus of pain management programs is towards living well and not what people living with pain commonly report – the desire for pain reduction. Admittedly, [...]

Laughter is like exercise because…


Kablooey! You have a bout of back pain. It's unpleasant and so off to the.... (insert health professional) you go. You tell your story, they ask a bunch of questions, do an assessment, a bit of jiggery pokery and then give you a couple of exercises to do (be it stickmen, pictures or videos downloaded [...]