by Claire @ Recover from Injury | Jul 24, 2017 | Feature article
Pain is something we all experience at one time or another. When we’ve stubbed our toes as kids to when we’ve fallen down stairs as adults, breaking many bones. Acute pain from a serious injury or back pain, stomach pain, nerve pain, arthritic pain; all are common in...
by Claire @ Recover from Injury | Jun 30, 2017 | Feature article
Pain is something we all experience at one time or another. When we’ve stubbed our toes as kids to when we’ve cut a finger or fallen down stairs as adults, breaking many bones. But even though the feeling of pain has been in our lives forever, do you understand what...
by Claire @ Recover from Injury | May 25, 2017 | Personal experience
Today, 365 days ago, feels a million years ago. It was time for my knee reconstruction surgery. I’d worked through a rollercoaster nine months of shock, pain, disability (having to teach my brain to reconnect with my leg after nine weeks non-weight-bearing),...
by Claire @ Recover from Injury | Feb 6, 2017 | Personal experience
One and a half years ago I hurt my knee badly, snapping ligaments and tearing tendons and muscles. It affected my whole being at the time, not just my physical body. Yes, that may sound dramatic but it’s honest, and my injury has continued to impact and...
by Claire @ Recover from Injury | Dec 14, 2016 | Feature article
This is the first article in a short series covering topics from the Recover Forum held in Brisbane, 2016. The way that people recovering from injury think, feel, and process their situation can spell success or disaster for rehabilitation. This is one thing I learned...