The Naked Physio / The curiouser

Tag: pain management

  • Machines, machines everywhere, body as machine is machine: Part one #BTCP

    Machines, machines everywhere, body as machine is machine: Part one #BTCP

    Body-as-machine In this two part series, I’ll be exploring the legacy of the body-as-machine metaphor and then explore an option to view the metaphor in an alternative conceptual way. If I were to ask physiotherapists about what words underpin our identity as healthcare professionals, I would expect to hear “health, the body, movement and rehabilitation”…

  • Physiotherapy: The Body and the Rhizome (#BTCP)

    Physiotherapy: The Body and the Rhizome (#BTCP)

    When living with pain are we without a body? A body that has made us who we are, when it goes wrong should we not be allowed to suffer? When we are without a body is it not a foreign experience to not be able-bodied? We possess a physical body and we possess an ability…

  • KnowPain returns to NZ! UPDATE

    That’s right Know Pain is coming to NZ, again! We are continuing to look for organisers around NZ. How much we would love to have Mike back (i know he and Chris would love to come back), Dr Bronnie Thompson and I are honoured and flattered to have been asked by Mike to deliver Know…

  • 31 days project: Day 31

    Day 31 the final day of the 31 days project – getting stronger! I thought about the final clip a lot and pondered on a few ideas taking suggestions from other people interested in the project and the end result seemed to fit. I think it was best to end with this clip. The rocky…

  • 31 days project: Day 30

    Welcome to the penultimate post for the big naked pain and brain campaign – forgiveness and acceptance This is the second clip from the railway man. It highlights that although the scars can still be there in the background forgiveness and acceptance is part of moving forward as opposed to being consumed by suffering. Pain…

  • 31 days project: Day 29

    Day 29 of the Big Naked Pain and Brain Campaign: I just felt like running Forrest Gump has had quite an appearance on the 31 days project but that’s because there are so many appropriate references towards pain and the brain. This final clip highlights the many reasons why exercise has such a significant impact upon…

  • 31 Days Project: Day 28

    Day 28 of the Big Naked Pain and Brain Campaign – Don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t do something Today’s clip is from a great movie and from an amazing journey of one individual. The pursuit of Happiness is based on a true story of a father and son’s journey from homelessness to…

  • 31 Days Project: Day 27

    Day 27: Hope Again Today’s clip refers to an individual that has lost his way. In this scene from x-men days of future past Charles speaks to his future self about how he is surrounded by pain and overwhelmed by it. How being afraid of our pain can make us lose hope when trying to…

  • 31 days project: Day 26

    Day 26 of the Big Naked Pain & Brain Campaign: you should be dancing A classic movie and a classic piece of music! Yes we should be dancing and music is a great way to help distract our attention away from pain. Dancing has a multitude of benefits including improving your flexibility, strength, balance and endurance.  It…

  • 31 days project: Day 25

    Day 25 of the big naked pain and brain campaign – seek forgiveness Here’s another clip from the movie My Life. It highlights how frustration and anger can fuel pain and suffering. It explains a physical metaphor of using your own finger to move into your chest and experience the emotion and feelings that are felt in…