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The Feldenkrais Fix

By Andrew Heffernan — 2009

Athletes and people with injuries are (finally) discovering the Feldenkrais Method: a gentle rehabilitation system that teaches the body to move as it should.

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Mind, Body and Sport: How Being Injured Affects Mental Health

Injuries, while hopefully infrequent, are often an unavoidable part of sport participation. While most injuries can be managed with little to no disruption in sport participation and other activities of daily living, some impose a substantial physical and mental burden.

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Margot Putukian
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3 Reasons Your Injury Won't Heal + What To Do About It

The next time you pull a muscle and think, “Oh my gosh, not another one,” you may need to consider the location of your pain may not be the cause. If you are plagued with chronic muscle pulls or tendonitis-like symptoms you’ll need a more holistic approach to the problem.

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Laura Di Franco
2015
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What Is the Feldenkrais Method?

One of the most difficult aspects of dining out for Maria Lee wasn't deciding what to order or calculating whether she could spare the expense. It was getting up from her chair.

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Anna Medaris Miller
2016
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How to Massage Your Pressure Points

When you have localized pain, what do you do? You reach for it. Often without conscious thought, your hand goes to the area of discomfort and massages it.

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Healthline Editorial Team
2015
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Dr. John Sarno, 93, Dies; Best-Selling Author Tied Pain to Anxieties

John E. Sarno, a doctor at New York University whose controversial books on the psychological origins of chronic pain sold over a million copies, even while he was largely ignored or maligned by many of his medical peers, died Thursday in Danbury, Conn. He was 93.

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Adam Conner-Simons
2017
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John Sarno, M.D., An American Hero

Dr. John Sarno, a pioneer in mind-body medicine, emphasized the age-old concept that anxiety and mood have a significant impact on the treatment of chronic disease, including pain.

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David Hanscom
2017
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Why Being Fit Helps You Manage Chronic Diseases

You probably know that exercise is one of the top things you can do to prevent chronic problems, but it can also mitigate existing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes — and the symptoms that come along with them.

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Brian Mastroianni
2021
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Pain and the brain

Tracy Ward explores some of the neurological and behavioural changes that pain can bring about, and the implications for clinicians with athletes in their care.

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Tracy Ward
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The language of pain

Pain and sport often go hand in hand. Physio Karen Litzy explains the best way to communicate with athletes about their pain experience.

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Karen Litzy
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These Researchers Think We Can Retrain Our Brains to Tame Chronic Pain

Just one incident can make the brain overreact to future experiences. Researchers believe the solution is to reframe and retrain.

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Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
2019
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