Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 6

Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 6

A Change of Routine Wednesday October 10, 2018 was World Mental Health Day. HINT: this post is going to be about mental health. We all have routines. Some more rigid than others. I learned the beauty of routine and organization from my family. Daily routines for...
Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 5

Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 5

        When Were You Diagnosed? CAUTION: This is a longone. There is a very, very high probability that everyone reading this post will have been diagnosed at some point in their lives. I like things to be organized, so lets get a definition of...
Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 4

Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 4

Kindergarten.  A Very Stressful Time. Remember the Fresh Prince reference from post #1? It said there was a story to explain how I became the guy in need of repair. Spoiler! This whole blog is that story. So just sit right there and I’ll continue with how I became the...
Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 3

Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 3

The Biopsychosocial Model Notice how I never used the term trauma anywhere in the last post except in the title? I didn’t need to. I wanted to save it for this post. Trauma is a complex term. A google of trauma brings up this definition: Trau-ma (noun) A deeply...
Ramblings of Coherent Brain – Part 2

Ramblings of Coherent Brain – Part 2

  PAIN/TRAUMA Pain has many definitions. Some very scientific. Some less so. But all cultures, species, and organisms show a reaction to pain. The physiology (way in which a living organism functions) is described as an essential mechanism of response or reflex...
Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 1

Ramblings of a Coherent Brain – Part 1

“We are all born human and exposed to the world’s energy. In that moment we are all equal.” – me (I’m pretty sure) Hi! My name is David Ridgewell, and I am a physiotherapist at Marda Loop Sport Physiotherapy. I’d like to take a minute, so just sit right there,...