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A Weekend of Learning, Connection and Hope
The Mind-Body Medicine Masterclass with Dr. Howard Schubiner On 15th–16th April, Manchester played host to a truly inspiring event—the Mind-Body Medicine Masterclass, led by Howard Schubiner and organised through a…
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The Challenges of Changing a Paradigm: The Legacy of Dr. John Sarno and the Evolution of Mindbody Medicine
History has shown that paradigm shifts in science and medicine are often met with resistance, scepticism, and even outright hostility. This was certainly the case for Dr. John Sarno, a…
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Beyond the Pain: Why SIRPA’s Work is Leading a Chronic Health Revolution
As the understanding of chronic pain evolves, the medical community is increasingly recognizing the limitations of traditional, symptom-focused treatments. SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association) in the UK stands at…
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SIRPA’s Updated CPD Courses: Advancing Knowledge in Chronic Pain Recovery
In 2024, SIRPA Ltd undertook an exciting project to enhance and expand its courses for health and wellbeing professionals. This update not only made the courses more comprehensive but also…
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Discover the Path to Chronic Pain Recovery with SIRPA’s Comprehensive Training Courses
Are you a health or wellness professional seeking innovative and effective approaches to chronic pain recovery? Or perhaps you’re someone interested in understanding the root causes and solutions for chronic…
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How does Vipassana Meditation align with the concept on which the SIRPA approach is based?
Part 1: My experience on a 10 day silent, meditation retreat! Part 2: The philosophy The discourses we listened to every evening were an interesting explanation of the evidence behind…
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Chronic Pain – An integrated approach for health professionals
Leading medical journal, The Lancet, recently published a series of articles about the ineffective results in the treatment of back pain. They stated that the medical profession should stop offering…
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Using social media to help resolve persistent pain!
There are so many communication channels we can use these days to help spread the word that it becomes quite mind boggling at times! Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, PR ….. the…
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Development of SIRPA – Part 2
Continued... To read part 1 click here I was also beginning to wonder why, if core stability is so important in preventing and resolving back pain, I was seeing so…
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Development of SIRPA – Part 1
My journey as a Physiotherapist began in 1983, although I have to say that the past 5 years have been the most rewarding. The main reason for this is that…
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Peter Zafirides MD
"Georgie, You are a leader in the field as well. We are all in this together for the same reason - to reduce pain and suffering. Thank you for SIRPA…
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