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This is Sheba-the-Wonderdog, my beloved old Labrador who simply would not be left behind. Wherever we went, she followed, with grit, determination, and a stubborn refusal to give up. She was the very definition of dogged determination.

She’s my inspiration for today’s blog because that same spirit is what I’ve been drawing on while navigating my own flare-ups.

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Home exercise programmes are almost the default prescription for musculoskeletal pain. It makes sense. Clinicians see people for brief appointments, and movement practices only work if they’re done regularly.

And yet one of the most common complaints is that people are “non-compliant”.

To be fair, the evidence suggests that’s often true (Kenny et al., 2023...


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Browsing social media, I’m fascinated by how definitive the statements about pain often are.

Pain is THIS.
Pain is NOT THIS.
Your pain is caused by THIS.
Your pain is NOT caused by THIS.

Humans are wired to reduce uncertainty. Cognitive biases help us make “good enough” decisions from incomplete informatio...


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