Health Archives - Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy

Do You Really Need Surgery?

Rethinking Pain, Surgery and the Body–Mind ConnectionBeing told you might need a scan or surgery can feel overwhelming. Understandably, people want certainty - a clear answer about what’s causing their…

Pain is Not Always Physical

Understanding the Body–Mind Connection with PainMany of us grow up believing the body is like a machine — if something hurts, something must be broken. But the human body isn’t…

The importance of Social Connections

The power of community and making social connections to our healthThere is great power in community and in the power of social connections and being together. There is also the…

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 people…

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…

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…