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25.01.2022 Here is a free preview of my book about how I managed my chronic pain using neuroplasticity. That's right, I rewired how pain was processed in my brain, and, over time, the pain went away https://read.amazon.com.au/kp/embed

23.01.2022 Thanks for all the kind feedback on my book. Recently, I've been asked to outline my strategies a bit more, so in my latest video I explain what I actually DID to rewire pain.

19.01.2022 Pain should be like a welcome houseguest: It’s handy to have aroundbut even better when it leaves! Let me tell you more in my new video

18.01.2022 Researchers are beginning to build a solid case for the benefits of craft. So, spend this weekend in a CRAFTERNOON knowing that you're doing good things for your health!! There's a fair amount of talk about the role of craft in my book, Rewiring pain: A new way to reclaim your life https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk//4-reasons-craft-good-you

13.01.2022 The brain is a bunch of factories Let’s imagine that your brain is an industrial city. A hive of activity. Areas of the brain are separate little factories, and each little factory is responsible for manufacturing certain goods or coordinating specific services. There are some certain factories that have a sideline in processing pain. If we are lucky, they are only called into action to do this every now and again, in acute pain. In acute pain, extra factory workers (known a...s neurones) are recruited temporarily from their usual activities to undertake the sideline tasks of processing and managing pain. Because these workers are taken from the main factory tasks, the other outputs and purposes of that factory temporarily slow down or stop. Fortunately, in the short term, there is minimal disruption to the usual factory purpose. After acute pain dies down, it goes back to business as usual at the factory. But what happens when the pain continues, stealthily moving from acute to chronic pain? What happens when those factories are called on to process pain more and more? Well, simply put, the sideline job takes over from the main goods production. More and more of the factory workers (neurones) are recruited to manage the influx of pain messages. More and more of the factory floor (brain space) is dedicated to managing pain, and less space is allocated for producing the main goods of each of the factories. Factory processes (neural pathways) are altered to focus on pain, taking the emphasis away from business as usual. In short, the sideline becomes the main job. Frequent or constant pain messages wire up the brain to dedicate more and more space to processing pain. In acute pain, only 5% of space in relevant brain areas is dedicated to pain-processing. In chronic pain, however, that goes up to 15 to 25% of the space in those individual factories. But, what do I mean by the relevant brain areas? Well, not all of the brain processes pain. Finding out which areas of the brain are involved in processing pain gives us a clue as to how to fight it. See more

09.01.2022 In this video, I outline the 4 main strategies I used to rewire pain. Then I delve a little deeper into my favourite strategy, creativity.

08.01.2022 I have just returned from a work trip to Thailand. I know, that sounds nice. But in 2013, my chronic pain life began on a flight home from a work trip to Thailand. My spinal nerves became irritated because I didn’t move enough during the flight. So you can see how I would have been nervous as I flew home last week. When I say chronic pain life, I’m not kidding. Chronic pain takes over your whole life in one way or another. For me, I spent almost 2 years with chronic stomach... and back pain which meant that I spent those almost 2 years: - wearing elastic-waisted pants - staying on the couch instead of having a social life - dragging myself through the work day - working my way through most of the pain relievers available to my doctors - watching more television that one person needs in a lifetime! The good news is I found a way out of my chronic pain life, and back into the life I wanted to lead. I wrote a book to help others and here's a video to explain more.

07.01.2022 Hypnosis, mindfulness, relaxation, creativity....science is just beginning to catch up with how clever our brain really is.

05.01.2022 Here is a handy chart from Surviving Chronic Pain, explaining the difference between acute and chronic pain. Sometimes these things are useful to help family and friends understand what you're going through.

03.01.2022 Crafternoons are not just good for your soul. I wrote about how craft got me through Chronic pain. Read more on my blog https://www.lisachaffey.com.au/is-it-possible-to-crochet-y/