by Steve Haines | Mar 28, 2024 | Pain, TRE
This article was written by Sylvia Benoist. (Note from Steve: Sylvia recently completed her training as a TRE – Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises – supervisor (mentor with me), and I asked her to share her journey with TRE and Ankylosing Spondylitis,... 
by Steve Haines | Feb 7, 2024 | Pain
Did you know that Usain Bolt (the fastest man in the world) has massive scoliosis – a major curvature of the spine? Even though his body is far from symmetrical, he is able to compete at the highest level we’ve ever seen in a sprinter. The shape of his... 
by Steve Haines | May 18, 2023 | Anxiety, Pain, TRE
There is a lot of pain around: In a huge study (Breivik et al 2006) across 15 European countries, 19% of people reported living with moderate to severe pain for more than 6 months. That’s 1 in 5 people in persistent pain states, the majority for many years. Holy moly.... by Steve Haines | Mar 24, 2022 | Pain
Pain is strange in that it is non-linear and quickly becomes amplified over and above what is happening in the tissues. A leading definition emerging from the latest research is that pain emerges when your brain decides something is unsafe. At the core of the... 
by Steve Haines | Nov 4, 2021 | Pain
When it comes to working with pain, I believe the core of our clinical work is finding creative ways to help people find agency, strength and choice. In my early work, I used to believe there was a stretch or a manipulation for every health challenge. Over time I... by Steve Haines | Mar 9, 2021 | Embodiment, Exercise, Feeling, Injury Prevention, Pain, Touch
About Touch Is Really Strange When did you start working on the book? The idea for a book on touch has been in my head since 2019, but definitely a lockdown project. The Really Strange series has been huge fun and continues to get heartwarming feedback. There have...
