Blog - Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy

Dissociation – Losing the Connection

Losing the connection with your physical selfDissociation is when we lose connection with our physical self and from a somatic point of view when we lose contact with the felt…

Trauma? What Trauma?

Trauma? What trauma? I haven't had trauma. Trauma? What trauma? I haven't had trauma. I had a great childhood. Maybe you did, but there is a fascinating question I sometimes ask…

Trauma is not what happened to you

A bodily reaction to traumatic eventsTrauma is not defined by what happened to you; it is about how your body reacts to those events. As one of my great teachers,…

Do you laugh when you feel like crying?

A common coping strategyDo you laugh when you really feel like crying? This is a common coping strategy that you may see in someone or experience yourself.Of course, it is…

Emotions: Understanding can bring you peaceSuppressed emotion is probably at the root of the vast majority of chronic health issues.How we process experiences in life and the associated emotions, and…

NeuroAffective Touch

Touching the Heart"There was something about being in touched and allowing the feelings to come that paved the way to knowing what caused the pain and sadness” - Marion RosenNeuroAffective…

Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity - Neurons that fire together, wire togetherPlasticity is a term that we use around something which is malleable, something which is changeable. Neuroplasticity was just beginning to come into…

Labels are not always helpful!

Labels can be a hindrance and here is why…..Talking diagnostically, labels can be a very useful and important communication tool, it is scary for people when something is not working…