Thread by @painphysio

Today I was working with someone who is suffering with CRPS.

It was our first session after the assessment, so setting the scene by helping them understand their pain and symptoms.

IMO, the key first step to allay fears and worries about the causes.

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I explained that it was not the body part that was in pain, but they, the person.

Much like it’s not the stomach that is hungry, the person is.

In others words, pain is whole person (in an context/environment) and cannot be reduced to anything less.

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We talked about the fact that the biology involved with pain is largely not where you feel the pain.

Certainly involves the neuroimmune and endocrine ensemble. Most of that is not where the pain is felt.

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I described how we must be able to validate and explain their experiences, which we can.

And bring this together with any tests and investigations.

We can.

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They then told me how this made so much sense for the first time.

I didn’t understand what was happening, they said to me.

I thought I must be crazy feeling all these other things around my body.

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They told me nothing was wrong, so I thought I must be crazy.

You’re not crazy, I said. And now you know why you’re feeling what you’re feeling.

The first steps.

Now onwards with practices, tools, strategies and best ways to implement.

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