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Live well,
despite chronic pain

Changing the way we think about and manage pain

Reduce your focus on chronic pain to reduce your pain

12/21/2020

 
One of the most recommended ways to manage pain is to change how much attention you give to it.

Paying attention to pain, amplifies the pain and increases the tendency for negative thinking.

Just like a kid screaming for candy at the store. If you always buy the child candy (in this case, pain) when they scream, they’ll continue to scream each time you take them to the store until they get candy.

Five ways to reduce your focus on chronic pain
  1. Learn about it - pain doesn't mean harm
  2. Distract yourself from it
  3. Practice mindfulness
  4. Restructure negative thoughts
  5. Change what do you do and say when you hurt (pain behaviors)

​Learn more - resources
  • Think Pain Is Purely Medical? Think Again. (Dr. Rachel Zoffness)
  • Are You Missing Two-Thirds of Your Potential Pain Treatment Plan? - (My story)
  • Chronic Pain Won't Stop me (My free e-book)
  • Mindfulness for Physical Pain (University of Minnesota)
  • ​Mindfulness Bell - A 5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation
  • A Magical Cure for Pain? No – it’s just Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Dr. Rachel Zoffness)
  • Replacing Negative Thoughts - Examples (Chronic Pain Champions)
  • Eeeeek… pain behaviors! (My article)
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We aren't machInes. we can't always be fixed.

11/13/2020

 
While there’s no biomedical cure for chronic pain, we can still live well by changing how we think about it.
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Learn more:
  • Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
  • If ‘Pain Is an Opinion,’ There Are Ways to Change Your Mind
  • Research Uncovers Potential Treatment for Chronic Pain
  • 50 ways to live well, despite chronic pain
  • Control What You Can Control​​

To better understand the biopsychosocial model of pain and how it affects you...ask questions

10/24/2020

 
You could me missing out on two-thirds of your potential pain treatment. Get the whole story. 
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Are You Missing Two-Thirds of Your Potential Pain Treatment Plan?

9/13/2020

 
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Think of pain management as a three-legged stool.

​Each leg represents one of the three components of pain: biological, psychological, and social. All three components are important to treatment.  
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If one or more of the legs is missing, the stool will topple. And treatment won’t be as successful.
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Read the whole story:
https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/chronic-pain-biopsychosocial-model

Great listen (if i say so myself - ha!)

6/5/2020

 
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I was privileged to be interviewed by Daniel Pablo Arbilla for his Knowledge Exchange podcast.
 
Listen to learn about:
  • My experience with chronic pain and attending a pain rehabilitation program.
  • The role of pain science in my understanding of pain.
  • The world of patient support groups, and what motivated me to create ‘Chronic Pain Champions - No Whining Allowed’.
  • Advice to clinicians when collaborating with people experiencing chronic pain.
 
https://tkex.org/podcast/2020/5/31/tom-bowen-chronic-pain-champion?fbclid=IwAR2Y1M0Y76PZOZlQ1Mstd7DMuHMk-661jg8Gq63qFaScq0uxyJNE6XCxNts
 
Daniel is a personal trainer, exercise scientist and exercise physiologist based out of Australia. In addition to his podcast, he also administers a successful Facebook group.

Thanks again Daniel for giving me this opportunity!

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