What is Pain? Why is it all in my head?

Pain is real, always. Pain however, is truly all in your head! Say what???

It is a complex process to fully understand, but science does understand this and has for longer than you think!

Here are two great videos to watch about understanding pain.

TEDx

Dr. Mike

The traditional model of pain is outdated. Chronic Pain Isn’t Just About Tissue Damage.

Pain isn’t always coming from a torn muscle or a pinched nerve.

Sometimes it’s coming from a nervous system stuck in alarm mode.

What’s really driving it?

• Neuroinflammation (think rogue immune cells that were once helpful and are now problematic).

• Central sensitization (the brain’s volume knob for pain gets stuck on high).

• Fear and guarding (hello, movement phobia).

• Fascial glue and immune noise that no amount of stretching can unwind.

And most techniques?

They don’t address this part of the system.

That’s Where RAPID Comes In

RAPID was built for this exact moment—the one where everything else has failed.

It’s not about stretching. Or rubbing. Or guessing.

It’s about working with the nervous system to actually change the pain story.

 RAPID resets the pain loop

• It quiets the chronic alarm bells firing in the nervous system.
•  Talks to the nervous system – RAPID uses specific movement and input to reach the control center directly.
•  Breaks the fear cycle – Clients feel safer in their bodies—often within minutes.
•  Delivers trackable results – You see the change. They feel the change. It’s measurable.

Let's Talk Events!

This year I am focusing on getting the word out about my business and the myriad issues and conditions I can help people with.

So far I have a few Farmer's Markets and a couple other events that I will be attending. If you know of an event you feel I would be a good fit for, please email me to let me know.

My social media pages are always the best way to stay up to date on the current happenings for HVR, there are buttons at the bottom of this email to like and follow HVR.

Hot Stone Massage

Are you feeling cold to the bone these days? Or just tired and in need of some TLC? Then our Hot Stone Massage may be just the right choice!

Available in 90 and 120 minute session lengths. This isn't like any Hot Stone Massage you have had before. In a session over 65 stones are used, they are all deliciously warm, some you lay on top of, some are placed on top of the sheets over you, and the vast majority are used to massage your body. This is a truly unique Hot Stone Massage that will leave you floating on clouds, feeling warm all the way through your body and relaxed in a blissfully delectable way.

More details can be found on my website here.

Renovations

The bathroom is finished! It still needs trim, but we are hoping to do the trim for the whole house at the same time, so it may be a little while before we get trim up in the bathroom. However the floor no longer has a step up to the toilet, and the toilet is brand new and doesn't wobble like the old one - so that's pretty nifty. The BEST part about the bathroom is the mural though! A very talented artist came to paint the walls and ceiling for me to reflect one of my favourite "neurological" creatures.

Hudson Valley RAPID's bathroom and the common area in the basement are getting a facelift. As I'm sure many of you can relate with renovation projects - one is never quite sure of the timeline. I do apologize for any extra dust, or unsightly messes in the basement common area for the next several months.

We LOVE Referrals!

I'm pretty sure you all already know - I offer a 15% discount for every booked referral you send my way. If you have multiple 15% discounts, you can combine them in one session too - I have very few rules about that! These discounts do not expire (unless my business closes - which I don't foresee happening anytime soon). They are also transferable, if you want to "gift" it to someone, just text or email me that as well as their full first and last name.

If you made it this far...

Thank you for being part of the Hudson Valley RAPID family. You guys brighten my days and give me so much joy and purpose. I also feel so much more settled here in NY now that I have a business once again.

One time back in high school science class we had to assemble a skeleton. I hid the arm bone.

No one found that humerus.

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Thanks for reading - have an excellent month.