The Integra Blog
16
Dec
Testimonial: Client with Sciatica
We just received another new testimonial from a client:
I’ve been suffering for 2 long years with sciatica and had pretty much exhausted all conventional forms of treatment such as physio, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory tablets, steroid injections etc.
A journey on the District line in September on the way to work whilst reading The Metro newspaper introduced me to Integra and MAT…
Read the full report from Marcia here, along with all of our other testimonials.
6
Dec
Is Fatigue All in Your Head?
Another great blog post from Todd Hargrove:
”Put these findings all together and a simple picture merges. When the brain receives information from the body indicating that a particular form of exertion is a threat, it decides to shut the activity down. It is surprising to me that such a common sense idea takes so long to gain acceptance, and is ignored all too often.
…Threat not only causes pain, it limits performance. If you want to increase performance, work to reduce threat.
This is why the “no pain no gain” mentality of exercise is so counterproductive, and why giving the brain “good news” about the body should be a primary training strategy.”
4
Dec
Why do we hurt?
Do we actually experience pain, or is it merely illusion?
In this video, Lorimer Moseley explores these questions, and position the pain that we feel as our bodies’ way of protecting us from damaging tissues further. He also looks at what this might mean for those who suffer from chronic pain.
(via TED)
