The Chronic Pain Trainer

02/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who was involved in this important discussion, and to & Penelope Wallenstein for giving me the opportunity to be a part of it. Read here - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-informed-perspective_in-our-latest-blog-we-explore-the-often-unspoken-activity-7368208672847474688-PEkT?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAADFUQckBUhlzGIK0WY85xOXw8KBAkpHitBI&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

14/10/2022

My favourite person of all time. Here's to Roger Federer & the Greatest, most Impactful sporting career of all time 💚
From watching every single one of your Grand Slam wins since a young child, to catching one of your (very few) shanked backhands in person, to watching you win your 1,000th match live in Brisbane, it has truly been an honour to watch your career unfold, your game improve and most importantly, to watch you grow and evolve as a human being.
You’re one of the few people on this planet that I truly look up to, and whether you’ll ever know it or not, your impact on my life has been significant.
From my career, to my pursuits, my enjoyment of sport and physical activity; even the way I treat others! I wish you and your family nothing but the best going forward, and I know you’ll continue to make as big an impact off the court as you did on it. Enjoy your retirement from Singles Tennis. You truly do deserve it 😊💚

09/09/2022

For anyone who needs a little extra support 💚

30/07/2022

CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah Dodd for making the team the first time 3x3 wheelchair basketball was included in the Commonwealth Games 🎉
I had the privilege of helping train Hannah while doing my S&C placement at the USC Sports Clinic back in 2017 & 2018 😊

An incredible athlete and an even more incredible person.
Well deserved, and good luck to you and your team over in Birmingham.
Your tenacity is inspiring to me, and I’m incredibly proud of you!
Go get em’ 🏀💪

Give the 3x3 wheelchair basketball games a watch.
You won’t be disappointed!

30/07/2022

CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah Dodd for making the team the first time 3x3 wheelchair basketball was included in the Commonwealth Games 🎉
I had the privilege of helping train Hannah while doing my S&C placement at the USC Sports Clinic back in 2017 & 2018 😊

An incredible athlete and an even more incredible person.
Well deserved, and good luck to you and your team over in Birmingham.
Your tenacity is inspiring to me, and I’m incredibly proud of you!
Go get em’ 🏀💪

Give the 3x3 wheelchair basketball games a watch.
You won’t be disappointed!

Keep up to date with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with medal tables, games schedule, volunteer jobs and tickets.

04/07/2022

Happy Birthday to me 🎉

18/05/2022

09/05/2022

Hi everyone, as this is a new page I thought I’d tell you all a little bit about my story & pain journey, and what I WAS like compared to how I am now.

From what I used to do, the onset and progression of pain, diagnosis, struggles in finding quality help, isolation, the physical and mental struggles, finding great help, my journey to recovery, finding what worked for me, medications, return to study and placements, becoming qualified, returning to work, starting my own business and my reasoning behind starting my business.
It’s all in this video.

I’ve just finished posting these reels separately on so I edited them together into one video for Facebook, LinkedIn & Google.

If you ever need someone to talk or vent to, I’m always here 💚

If you’ve listened to any of this video, I really do appreciate it, and if you think this may benefit someone, feel free to share it with them.
Or even better, use this as an opportunity to reach out to a friend in a tough situation and just see how they’re doing. Don’t offer solutions, just be there for them.

Thank you again for watching.

If you’d like to know more, the website link is on my profile. www.thechronicpaintrainer.com.au/about-me/

‘While a lot of what I say has a scientific basis, and I am a health professional myself, this has been my own personal journey, and everyone responds to treatments differently.
You need personalised medical advice, tailored to your own goals, health and injury history.
So this is not intended as Medical Advice.’

28/04/2022

Ligaments VS Tendons

Ligaments = Bone to Bone Tendons = Muscle to Bone

There are approximately 900 Ligaments & 4000 tendons found throughout the human body!

Ligaments and tendons are both made up of fibrous connective tissue, but are actually quite different.

Ligaments appear as crisscross bands that attach bone to bone and help stabilise joints.

For example, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) attaches the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shinbone), helping to stabilise the knee joint.

Tendons, located at each end of a muscle, attach muscle to bone.

The Calcaneal (Achilles) tendon for example, is the largest tendon within the body. It attaches the calf muscle to the calcaneus (heel bone).

You can think of ligaments as rope, with a series of tough, intertwined cords that bind bones. Ligaments also have some elastic fibres that allow the joint to move, but not so much that it moves beyond its capacity. (Some health conditions can alter this process)

The knee joint, for instance, has four major ligaments, one on each side of the knee and two that run diagonally across the front and back of the kneecap. These ligaments help stabilise the knee and keep it from moving too far to the left or right, forward or backward.

Tendons are also tough cords, but they have a little more give than ligaments. As a muscle contracts, the attached tendon pulls the bone into movement. Think of what happens to your bicep when you bend your elbow. Tendons also help absorb some of the impact muscles take as they spring into action. (Again, some health conditions can alter this process)

22/04/2022

Testimonial 🗣

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21/04/2022

Mobility VS Flexibility -

While these words are often used interchangeably, they’re actually two different things.
Flexibility is defined as ‘the ability of a muscle or muscle groups to lengthen PASSIVELY through a range of motion’, whereas mobility is the ‘ability of a joint to move ACTIVELY through a range of motion.

🦵🦵 EXAMPLE - A static hamstring stretch could test your hamstring Flexibility, whereas a standing leg swing through could test your hamstring Mobility.