Recent content by Physio Guy

Congrats, and well done! :D

Yes, I frequently see a collection of patients that suffer from what we in the office unofficially call "transient pain syndrome." They present with pain in one area, are treated in a few visits, and then return weeks or months later with another "mystery pain."

Saw your videos about a year ago. They are incredibly powerful. Thank you for sharing.

Yeah you can never underestimate the power your brain has Amarie133. I noticed that the more I downplayed an injury and re-assured, the better people got. They don't even realize this is a form of treatment. It might not be great for business initially, but in the long run it's much better.

I'm still waiting for that first patient to ask me hesitantly: "umm so have you ever heard of TMS?" "Oh, boy, let's have a conversation." Otherwise it's me bringing up the idea, and this is, for the most part not at all what people want to hear, so I have to sort of say it in a round about...

Great story. This is a much bigger leap for health practitioners such as physios and massage therapists.

Only self diagnosis. I figured I'd injured a disc because I had some numbness. And then once I was a PT i diagnosed it has SIJ pain. The back did last a very long time, but it wasn't ever that severe, although it was starting to get worse. I actually suffered more from intermittent ITB...

I'm glad to find another physio! I always feel SO ALONE in this! I find that it's easy to keep some of the structural way of thinking and simply classify the pain syndrome as one of the manifestations of TMS. For example I was very frustrated with golfer's elbow for a long time. The pain was...

It all started in 2008 when I thought that I’d “injured” my lower back while deadlifting. After that I always had a lingering pain in my lower back and even a bit of numbness down the buttock. Squatting or heavy lifting with my back instantly exacerbated symptoms. I decided I’d permanently...