Pain Physiotherapy is a different approach to managing chronic pain compared to typical physiotherapy, osteopathy, or chiropractic clinics. We work with complex, chronic pain and illness presentations, which often require an in depth, holistic assessment to help formulate a diagnosis and identify the key contributors to persistent pain. Pain management is a challenging process, and knowing what to do or where to start can feel overwhelming. You may have tried many things including exercise...

If you are experiencing good and bad days, it’s very likely to are experiencing a boom and bust cycle. For more information on boom/bust patterns, have a read: An activity diary can be helpful for setting up a snapshot of your week and to understand how things can influence your day. A way to help understand this is using “spoon theory”.Spoon theory is the idea that we have a certain number of spoons (energy or tolerance) in a day. Some days are more or less than others and this can depend on...

By Marie Pham Sleep is a common problem for people with persistent pain and having a good night sleep can help with improving mood, recovery, energy and overall pain. There are a number of reasons besides pain that can interfere with sleep including increased stress and anxiety, reduced sleep pressure during the diet, food and drink before bed, poor sleep hygiene, unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about sleep, and sleep environment. To help with improving sleep, it takes time to build up habits...