chronic pain – Support Healing from Within
Podcast: how the brain influences pain and other musings
In this podcast with Daniel Roytas I talk about pain management from a holistic perspective and consider the importance of a biopsychosocial approach to pain. We also talk about how the brain plays a major role in pain perception.
Posted byAnanda Mahony September 3, 2021 November 17, 2021 Posted inChronic pain management, Pain education, pain psychologyTags:chronic pain, heal chronic pain, Persistent pain	
Dietary relief for arthritis & musculoskeletal pain
There’s a ton of ideas floating around social media about the best diet for chronic health issues. Some have research to back them up, many don’t. So, when I read this recent paper reviewing the studies that found positive effects of dietary changes on pain intensity in musculoskeletal pain (MSK) I was one happy practitioner!Continue reading “Dietary relief for arthritis & musculoskeletal pain”
Posted byAnanda Mahony May 27, 2021 November 16, 2021 Posted inChronic pain management, Health Tips, nutritionTags:arthritis, chronic pain, fruit and vegetables, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, weight loss	
Managing persistent or chronic pain is complex. Frequently there is a lack of objective reason for persistent pain yet it is real, personal and subjective and people with persistent pain are of then desperately seeking effective pain relief. I recently attended an “Explain Pain” course in Cairns (which was lovely and warm), which looks atContinue reading “Relief with opioid discontinuation”
Posted byAnanda Mahony August 29, 2018 Posted inChronic pain management, UncategorizedTags:chronic pain, chronic pain treatment, low back pain, opioids, Persistent pain1 Comment on Relief with opioid discontinuation	
You are what you eat in chronic pain
Over the last decade we have seen a flood of evidence linking a poor diet with chronic health conditions. But what about chronic pain? Until recently the role of diet in relation to chronic pain in most areas has been marginalised particularly when it comes to treatment strategy. However, we are now seeing some directlyContinue reading “You are what you eat in chronic pain”
Posted byAnanda Mahony February 20, 2018 Posted inChronic pain management, nutritionTags:chronic pain, diet, fruit and vegetables, healthy nutrition and diet	
Holistic Pain Management Podcast 2
This podcast is a follow up to Holistic Pain Management Part 1 and in it Andrew Whitfield-Cook and I discuss some of the treatment strategies that are employed as part of a holistic approach to chronic pain. Holistic Pain Management Part 2 From FxMedicine: “Chronic Pain affects around 15-20% of the population, with huge monetaryContinue reading “Holistic Pain Management Podcast 2”
Posted byAnanda Mahony November 22, 2017 Posted inChronic pain management, neuropathy, nutrition, pain psychologyTags:chronic pain, chronic pain treatment, low back pain, mindfulness, nutrition, wellbeing	
It might surprise you (or not!) to know that I was the only nutritionist/naturopath at the recent Australian Pain Society conference. The attendees were largely made up of pain researchers, physiotherapists and psychologists with some GPs thrown in to the mix. The attendees were representative of the biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain and accordingly withinContinue reading “Negative expectations of pain”
Sleep Deprivation & Chronic Pain
In this podcast with Audra Starkey aka The Healthy Shift Worker I talk about how chronic pain is essentially an oversensitive nervous system response. I also discuss how sleep and pain are bio-directional, meaning pain can disturb our sleep and vice versa, along with the correlation between lower back and low vitamin D levels. ThanksContinue reading “Sleep Deprivation & Chronic Pain”
Posted byAnanda Mahony March 25, 2017 November 9, 2021 Posted inChronic pain managementTags:chronic pain, Insomnia, poor sleep, sleep deprivation1 Comment on Sleep Deprivation & Chronic Pain	