http://bodyinmind.org/six-myths-about-the-brain/ Research into the role of the brain in chronic pain Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bodyinmind.org/six-myths-about-the-brain/#comment-2962 ian stevens Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:15:29 +0000 http://www.bodyinmind.com.au/?p=2926#comment-2962 I like some of these ideas which i practice with enthusiasm --drinking wine comes to mind. Learning music ....I started at 40 and initially it was desperate ...multitasking --fingers, tapping the feet, reading the notes or straining to copy 'by ear'.......However five years later I love it and it goes to prove that change in the brain is possible ! Getting people to try something novel in pain management is a little tricky and I remember a great story on how a famous Australian beach photographer coped with his pain via immersion in capturing images. It was on a great pain site which seems to have disappeared (it featured Milton Cohen I think ). ian I like some of these ideas which i practice with enthusiasm –drinking wine comes to mind. Learning music ….I started at 40 and initially it was desperate …multitasking –fingers, tapping the feet, reading the notes or straining to copy ‘by ear’…….However five years later I love it and it goes to prove that change in the brain is possible ! Getting people to try something novel in pain management is a little tricky and I remember a great story on how a famous Australian beach photographer coped with his pain via immersion in capturing images. It was on a great pain site which seems to have disappeared (it featured Milton Cohen I think ).
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