by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 13, 2025 | Pain Science Education, Personal Wellness
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is quickly becoming a popular biometric to measure wellness, with several watches tracking this data and numerous apps analyzing it. But what is HRV? Understanding HRV HRV denotes the relationship and synchrony between the heart and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 9, 2025 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Our emotional state impacts our chronic pain experience. Thus, feeling safe or threatened can increase, decrease, or completely eliminate the sensation of chronic pain. Essentially, how much something hurts is often dependent on our circumstances and whether we feel...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 5, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Today’s U.S. presidential election is a top stressor for Americans. An American Psychiatric Association survey conducted last month found that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are anxious about the election results. With increased stress often comes increased...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 30, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Wow what a trip! I am so thankful for the opportunity to ride in the Rural Outreach Tour in Australia and sincerely appreciate everyone in the Pain Free Athlete community that donated to the Pain Revolution. With your help I surpassed my fundraising goal. And...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 28, 2021 | Injury Recovery
“Osteoarthritis is not a ‘wear and tear’ disease of the joint.” Thus says Tasha Stanton, associate professor and lead osteoarthritis researcher at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. I had the opportunity to listen to her presentation, “Re-thinking...
