Educational Guides

Evidence-based resources to support your understanding and recovery

How to Be Human According to ChatGPT — A Practical Guide for Living Fully
Created with ChatGPT | A compassionate blueprint for navigating the messy, beautiful reality of being human

Here's the paradoxical truth: you already are human — but few of us are taught how to be human. This guide turns that intuition into a clear, compassionate blueprint with concrete practices you can use today.

What You'll Learn:

Accept messy contradictions without shame
Feel emotions before trying to fix things
Let yourself and others be human
Embrace vulnerability as strength
Listen to your body like an ally
Grow out of old versions of yourself
Build a life that feels good inside
Allow yourself to be held by others
Principles of Mechanical Stress Quantification (Pacing) for Injury Rehabilitation
A comprehensive guide to understanding load management and progressive rehabilitation

Rehabilitation revolves around a powerful principle: injured tissues need enough mechanical stress to stimulate adaptation—but not so much that symptoms worsen. Learn the art and science of identifying your therapeutic zone.

Key Principles:

Understanding the therapeutic zone
Symptom-guided pacing strategies
Progressive load management
Building durable, resilient tissue
Avoiding the boom-bust cycle
Using pain as a tool, not a threat
TENS Therapy: A Practical Guide to Pain Modulation
Not a cure, but a tool — understanding how TENS fits into your rehabilitation

TENS works through neuromodulation, helping the nervous system temporarily reduce pain signals. Learn when to use it, how to use it properly, and most importantly, what it will and won't do for your recovery.

What You'll Learn:

How TENS actually works
When TENS can be useful
When to avoid using TENS
Proper usage and settings
Expected outcomes and limitations
How it fits into your rehab plan
Postural Hygiene: A Practical Guide to Moving Better, Working Better, and Feeling Better
"Your next posture is your best posture" — Understanding movement variation over perfection

Modern rehab science reveals there is no perfect posture — only the posture you stay in for too long. Learn how to build a body that feels better not by holding still, but by moving often through frequent postural variation.

Key Principles:

Understanding dynamic posture
The 30-30-30 movement rule
Cycling through multiple postures
Why staying still hurts
Ergonomics that support variation
How movement reduces pain
Self-Efficacy in Rehabilitation: Why Confidence Heals
Understanding why belief in your own capability is one of the strongest predictors of recovery

Self-efficacy — your belief that you can influence your own recovery — is one of the most powerful forces in rehabilitation. Learn why confidence changes biology, how therapeutic dependence holds you back, and why passive care alone isn't enough for lasting change.

Key Topics:

What self-efficacy is and why it matters
How confidence drives recovery
The problem with therapeutic dependence
Why passive care alone isn't enough
How to build self-efficacy in rehab
The clinician's role in fostering independence
Comparing Physiotherapy Modalities: Evidence, Use, and Context
A practical guide to choosing what helps — and why context matters

No single treatment is a universal "best." Learn about the evidence behind common physiotherapy modalities, when to use them, and the contextual factors that determine whether they'll help you. From exercise and manual therapy to TENS and ultrasound — understand what works, for whom, and why.

What You'll Learn:

Evidence ratings for 11 modalities
When each treatment is most useful
Contextual factors that change outcomes
Why active care beats passive care
How to use modalities strategically
Avoiding therapeutic dependence
PEACE & LOVE Soft Tissue Injury Rehabilitation Guide
A modern, evidence-informed approach for optimal soft tissue injury recovery

Move beyond outdated RICE protocols. The PEACE & LOVE framework provides a comprehensive, research-backed roadmap for managing soft tissue injuries from day one through complete recovery.

What You'll Learn:

Immediate care strategies (PEACE protocol)
Long-term recovery principles (LOVE protocol)
Why inflammation is part of healing
Progressive loading strategies
The role of optimism in recovery
Building resilient, adaptable tissue

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