by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 15, 2017 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. Neurosciences Professor Dr. Lorimer Moseley says, “Pain is a construct of the brain.”1 Now to be clear, I am not suggesting that the pain is all in your head or that you...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 1, 2017 | Injury Recovery
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. Injuries raise your stress level. Looking back at the previous tips (for your healing journey), each of these could be a source of stress. Your stress may escalate because you...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 19, 2016 | Injury Recovery
My mother’s doctor told her that she had six months to live. She followed her doctor’s prediction and died within that time period. A client informed me it would take a year to recover from his plantar fasciitis. He didn’t make any progress until 12 months had...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 19, 2015 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
My last blog, Overcome Fear to Reduce Stress and Heal, was all about fear. I discussed how fear underlies much of our stress. I then explained how stress sabotages good health. Also, I remarked on how the fear we experience often stems from false, negative beliefs. We...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 27, 2015 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Fear is a risk factor for disease and pain. Fear raises your stress. Stress reduces your ability to heal. Recall my January blog, Stress Prevents Self-Healing, where I reviewed the book Mind Over Medicine by Dr. Lissa Rankin, M.D. In her book, Dr. Rankin details how...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 29, 2015 | Injury Recovery
Should I be wearing foot orthotics? Will they help my joint pain? You may have asked yourself these questions. And to be honest, I did. After my third knee surgery, I pursued orthotics with my orthopedic surgeon. Although he didn’t seem convinced they would help, he...