24/05/2026
Pain grinds you down. You begin to feel helpless, unhappy and more stressed about exacerbating the pain.
Twin boys, 15 years, had somatic sessions with me in the clinic. Both presenting with the same hip pain - scans showed hip lesions - this doesn’t mean there is structural damage, how many people walk around with lesions and not know?
Pain was 8/10, chronic and had to be managed with strong painkillers daily.
The boys were unable to play soccer or do competitive running.
All day they had to brace and be so aware of how they held theirselves. How they sit, how they bend and how they moved to ensure the pain wasn’t amplified.
I know that when a person is deep in pain, their amygdala in the brain is like a siren. Sending pain signals. The perception of pain increases. The levels of stress increase.
I worked on calming the amygdala - shifting the urgency to regulation. Reducing the pain and leaving the boys feeling empowered. They can heal their bodies, they can come into better relationship with pain and discomfort in their body. I truely just want them to feel good again in their bodies and have the capacity to play sport.
Within 2 treatment, the pain score was 4/5. No longer taking pain killers. Moving better, falling happier, more resourced, more relaxed. Even back kicking the soccer ball! They feel hope.
I’ve worked with the body for 20 years and have a deep understanding of pain and how it impacts our mental and physical wellbeing.
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Permission to share this experience - thanks mum. X