Pain, Stress and the Inflammatory response

Join me to find out:
  • why stress is a major factor in the inflammatory response
  • how stress can affect the whole pain experience. 
  • mind-body connections
  • clinical evaluation of pain
  • the best treatment combinations using nerve reflex points, classic reflexology and holding techniques.
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This introductory workshop will lead you through the indicators of the stress response and how it can increase pain; why cortisol can be both friend and foe and how a few simple reflexology techniques can help reduce the inflammatory impact.  Based on my 8 years of research at the University of Portsmouth these techniques have proven successful in lowering heart rate, and inducing relaxation; key indicators of the stress response.

You will gain an understanding of:
  • Stress - the good, the bad and the inflammatory
  • Cortisol - friend or foe?
  • Stress induced analgesia/hyperalgesia
  • Vagal activity - interacting with the brain
  • Psycho-neuro-immunological events - what are they?
  • Practical skills for stress induced hyperalgesia
  • Combining classic and nerve reflexology techniques to increase effectiveness
PRE-REQUISITE 
You MUST have completed the workshop
​'An Introduction to Nerve Reflexology' before registering for this workshop.