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"Fibromyalgia is bad, but with (Marnie's) help it can be maintained to an extent- tolerable. What's not to like about someone who can help you?" Sharon. Fibromyalgia-Chronic Pain

"I would love for other women to know that this kind of care is available for their pain. Each visit worked towards reducing the pain until I was no longer having it. What a joy to know this didn't require surgery.  Anita. Pelvic Pain

"After a few weeks of therapy and training my pain levels began to greatly improve! ...Understanding the frustration and needs of her patients makes Marnie a number one PT in her field of expertise. I am forever thankful for her." Angela Pelvic Pain-IC

"It helped to talk to someone who really understood that the pain and soreness I had was real and there was a reason for it. For the first time I really understood what was causing it and there was something I could do about it." Karen. Pelvic Pain-IC

"When you think that the therapy is too simple or easy is when it is working the most. Shannon. Neck-Dizziness

"Go before you get really bad and then relief happens sooner." Tim.  Back Pain

"Until I began therapy with Marnie, I did not fully understand my condition(s) and what to do to improve it. She not only provided me with a caring environment for treatment, but provided me knowledge and information to be able to try to work on issues at home."  Dawn.  Pelvic Pain

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Tuesday
Jul142009

*Interesting (and funny) pain research

Here’s an interesting article that will make you smile. A study at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK found that swearing increases pain tolerance compared to not swearing. They compared cold pain tolerance between people who repeated a swear word versus those who repeated a neutral word. Yes, you read that correctly. There has been a study done to show the effects of cussing on pain tolerance. They hypothesize that cursing increases heart rate which induces a fight-or-flight response which “nullifies the link between fear of pain and pain perception”.

Actually, as funny as this seems, there is some benefit to anything that blocks the brain’s perception of pain and cussing is one of the few things that is still free. I’m just not sure I can advise patients to do this and keep a straight face. (But I won’t tell anyone if you put it to use yourself! :)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19590391?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

AuthorClemens Physical Therapy, PLLC | Comments Off |
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DateTuesday, July 14, 2009 at 8:50PM

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