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Helping Clients (and yourself) Move from Helplessness to Hope
Hey everyone – WOO hoo! The second article in my pain series with Massage Magazine about moving from helplessness to hope is now published online! Please check it out and send feedback if you are so inclined. https://www.massagemag.com/from-helplessness-to-hope…/ From Helplessness to Hope: Chronic Pain and Quality of Life massagemag.com
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Contrasting Treatments for Chronic and Acute Pain
Hey everyone – WOO hoo! My article contrasting chronic pain treatment with treatment for acute pain is now published in the latest Massage Magazine! Please check it out and send feedback if you are so inclined. Look for more of my articles with Massage Magazine over the coming year (approximately one article per quarter) all…
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Achievable goals for reducing pain in the new year
As an LMT and health educator and a long-time survivor of chronic pain, I have developed a unique combination of clinical skills and approaches that help me treat pain. My clients say, “Marian knows how (from the inside) to touch people who hurt”. The balanced and custom-tailored regimens we develop together help patients experience improvements,…
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Huckleberry receiving his first professional massage.
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Teaching on the EHL platform
I will be presenting a free course introduction on September 2, 11 am PDT. Learn what I will present in my online Working with the Chronic Pain Patient 3-hour class for Embodied Health Learning tv. Link and sign up to introduction is here.
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You Tube interview – Getting Shame out of Pain
My very first You Tube is posted!!! Watch here to see Angela Sidlo interview me about Getting Shame out of Pain. Leave comments below and please be kind.
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Getting Shame out of Pain
“It is not only possible but natural for each of us to love our bodies to find ourselves beautiful – no matter how different, disabled, old or battle scarred we may be.” Harriet Goldhor Lerner “Reality is always kinder than the story we tell about it.” Byron Katie Shame is an emotion, like fear or grief. Shame is registered…
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Pain in the Chronic stage of inflammation
Chronic inflammation occurs when the natural inflammatory response of an acute injury does not fully resolve. Failure of a tissue to fully heal can happen with repeated small tears and overuse. Conditions such as an autoimmune disorder or the presence of a foreign material such as a suture or implant may also contribute to chronic…
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Pain in the Subacute stage of inflammation – Part II – Late Subacute SOI
Late Subacute Phase of SOI – Maturation /Remodeling Phase Pain in the sub-acute stages of inflammation is less widespread than acute pain. There are two stages of sub-acute inflammation; fibroblastic repair (Early sub-acute) phase maturation-remodeling (Late sub-acute) phase Late Sub-acute injuries feel even less red, hot, swollen and painful than in the Early Sub-acute phase.…
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Pain in the Sub-acute Stage of Inflammation – Part I – Early Sub-acute SOI
Pain in the sub-acute stages of inflammation is less widespread than acute pain. There are two stages of sub-acute inflammation; fibroblastic repair (Early sub-acute) phase maturation-remodeling (Late sub-acute) phase Early sub-acute injuries feel less red, hot, swollen and painful than in the Acute phase. This easing of symptoms continues into late Sub-Acute stage; with even…