by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 5, 2023 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Two weeks ago, I developed severe right shoulder pain and stiffness. It was excruciating to move in any direction, and I couldn’t get into a comfortable position to rest. I worried that I wouldn’t be able to meet with clients, teach my class, or ride my bike. The...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 22, 2023 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
A perfect storm, like chronic pain, emerges when numerous factors combine simultaneously. Merriam-Webster defines “perfect storm” as “a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors.” Let’s substitute chronic pain into this definition:...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 14, 2021 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammation and tearing of the connective tissue on the bottom of the foot. There is a central and a lateral plantar fascia, as you can see in the image to the right. This fascia connects the toes to the heel. The main symptom of plantar...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 5, 2020 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Kinesiophobia: “the avoidance of activity because you fear it will cause pain.” –Norman J. Marcus, MD While I was talking with one of my clients who had suffered from back pain for over four years, he realized that only when distracted did he not have pain with...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 15, 2018 | Injury Recovery
I hate being in pain! The other night, following a mountain bike ride, my left shin hurt so much I couldn’t even stand on it! I didn’t think I had done anything out of the ordinary. Yet, my leg was killing me. It’s funny how everything else I had to do that night...
