HURT to HEALED

Body and nervous system approaches to understand the root of pain and manage your lifestyle to relieve discomfort

- LISA ABDELLAH

Chronic pain is all-consuming. It keeps you awake at night, can make performing simple daily tasks feel impossible, and slam the brakes on doing what you love - imagine the heartbreak of developing persistent lower back pain three weeks before your wedding day!

Facing the prospect of medication that may have side effects, expensive procedures (on top of catering costs for 30 wedding guests) with lengthy rehabilitation, and lifestyle changes that are easier said than done, feeling miserable and hopeless in your search for relief is understandable.

Biofeedback, acupuncture and reiki are natural, drug-free, non-invasive alternatives that complement conventional medicine and give you the tools to manage your pain.

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hink of biofeedback as mind-body training. A therapist attaches sensors to you that measure various physiological parameters or functions. They guide you through techniques to influence your body’s regulating functions, and you can see the results of your actions on-screen in real time. Like going to the gym to strengthen muscles, it takes practise before it becomes second nature.