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Sunlight in Winter

a journey with chronic pain

This is the kind of physical therapist I want to be…

VideoMarch 20, 2013February 3, 2017 Christy CollinsLeave a comment

…assuming I ever make it into PT school! :)

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Hi, I'm Christy! I'm an aspiring physical therapist sharing what I've learned about health, fitness, and overcoming chronic pain.

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Really liked this quote ✨🙏 One of the things I’m trying to do with my blog: put a story to the science. ✨ #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #fibro #centralsensitization #css #invisibleillness #butyoudontlooksick #pain #story #storyteller #creativewriting #physicaltherapy #pt #physio #physiotherapy

When someone goes through a particularly painful or traumatic event, his or her nervous system can be changed by that experience, and become more sensitive to pain. The medical term for this is central sensitization, and it generally occurs after someone has suffered a traumatic physical event (some estimates say it happens about 10% of the time). The good news is that there are ways to reverse this process. Research has shown that when you teach people with chronic pain about how the nervous system works, that alone can actually have an effect in reducing their level of pain. This is the principle behind Pain Neurophysiology Education, which made a huge difference in my own life. That is why I work so hard to share my story on my blog (link ☝🏻 in my bio above!). #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie #spoon #invisibleillness #fibromyalgia #fibro #pain #painscience #backpain #physicaltherapy #pt #physiotherapy #physio #fysioterapi #fysio #centralsensitization #nervoussystem #kinesiology #fitness #exercise #exerciseismedicine

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