The Science of Pain Expert Opinion: The Pain Gate Theory sapionatural, February 26, 2024August 4, 2024 In 1965, two amazing guys came up with the ‘Gate Control Theory of Pain Modulation’. This theory states that the severity of pain is determined by the balances of excitatory and inhibitory inputs at interneurons in the spinal cord. The interneurons receive input from the C and A-Delta nociceptors… Continue Reading
Healing from Chronic Pain - a Philosophical Approach Scoop of the Day: There’s no fact without fiction sapionatural, February 19, 2024August 4, 2024 These posts, Scoop of the Day, are there for a philosophy-driven ideation of healing from chronic pain. The aim is to let you think and indirectly break how you view the effects of the world on your daily life. A colour-blind man is behind the steering wheel with his… Continue Reading
The Science of Pain Expert Opinion: The path of pain sapionatural, February 15, 2024February 26, 2024 In this article, a scientific viewpoint on how pain travels through the body is explained, with its relevance to chronic pain. We’ll cover the following: which stimuli causes pain, how pain travels from the site of injury to the spinal cord, how pain is perceived in the brain. The… Continue Reading
Healing from Chronic Pain - a Philosophical Approach Scoop of the Day: how to spot a Mystic sapionatural, February 12, 2024February 19, 2024 Insanity is a sign of the era or age or generation we are in. What’s insane yesterday is rule tomorrow. What was sane yesterday is atrocious today. Mystics are those who cross this invisible boundary from time to time, but choose actively which side to serve. Serve the ‘wrong’… Continue Reading
Healing from Chronic Pain - a Philosophical Approach Scoop of the Day: There’s no such thing as mental illness sapionatural, February 11, 2024August 4, 2024 Firstly, no-one can fully define mental illness. It’s a rather broad term for anything or anyone who does not fit the norm of society. There’s a great difference between people(s), and quantifying these differences borders on the insane. A quaint line separates what we’d call sane from the insane…. Continue Reading
Experiences Dealing with Pain in a Prison Insider Scoop: Treating Pain in a Prison, The Interview – Part 0 sapionatural, February 11, 2024August 4, 2024 For a few years, I worked clinically in a Maximum Security Prison in Africa… I mostly had to deal with Inmates who lives with painful conditions; much of their pain was due to common ailments, like old fractures and others a bit weirder, unexplained phenomena. I can only share… Continue Reading
Healing from Chronic Pain - a Philosophical Approach Scoop of the day: Permanence is the absence of life sapionatural, February 5, 2024August 4, 2024 In these more philosophical Blogposts, we aim to break patterns that may influence your perception of chronic illness. Healing is at the centre of the heart. Even though some topics may seem unrelated, in its entirety, your spirit will be stirred and will have a causal effect on how you… Continue Reading