Wellbeing Massage and Myotherapy Chinchilla

14/03/2026

04/03/2026

Tendon failure as … a drug side effect?

In early 2024, I partially ruptured my triceps tendon while doing something EXTREMELY athletic: standing up from my office chair. 🙄 Sheesh.

Reckless, I know. Ironically, I was standing up to do one of my many daily “movement snacks” — an injury prevention strategy!

Guess I should have stayed put.

I’m hardly alone. I’ve heard many stories of tendons that ruptured with little provocation: Stepped off a curb. Reached into the back seat. Caught a falling coffee mug. Sneezed hard.

Partial ruptures like mine are probably even more common, but often undiagnosed. It was less dramatic than a full rupture, of course, but I could feel it tearing, an awful sensation: a wet, shuddering GIVING WAY. It felt just like the last time I definitively tore some connective tissue (coracoclavicular ligament rupture, a sports accident in the mid 2000s). A memorable sensation.

I didn’t curse. I just groaned and rolled my eyes and sighed the sigh of the defeated. I have already endured so many insults like this, what’s one more? But perhaps I should have cursed, because it turned out that this injury was probably the tip of a much more disturbing iceberg.

THIS tendon tear was — drum roll please — quite possibly a DRUG SIDE EFFECT.

Say what now? Yes, you heard that right: tendon rupture as the side effect of a medication. A side effect which I had never heard of before, despite my expertise — despite even knowing about OTHER drugs that do this.

This is a complicated and fascinating topic, and I really went way down the science rabbit hole. NEW POST, a hefty one, about a 20-minute read, heavily referenced (some big footnotes), with a long audio version for members:

PainScience.com/blog/tendon-failure-as-a-drug-side-effect.html

~ Paul Ingraham, PainScience.com publisher

28/02/2026

The brain is such a complex organ that we take for granted. Having lived with someone with a head injury, TBI and ABI are difficult to live with at times, frustrating. If I had the knowledge then that I have now, life could have been very different.
*CTE is becoming more prominent as the years go past, so many of our sporting icons of old are struggling with the knock on effects from years of head knocks.
*Concussion and post Concussion need the respect they deserve. Dont push yourself or you loved one to participate in life or the next game, allow yourself time to heal properly. So much can go wrong if you don't.
*There are some great free online courses through UTAS if you would like to learn more.

27/02/2026

Do you know how your medications will react when you start a new one? Do you take more than one? Do you take supplements?
Did you know there are apps that can tell you what interactions and side effects are possible?
After a recent health scare, that could have gone badly, I highly recommend that you download one.
We are all different on a cellular level, no two of us will have the same experience.

25/02/2026

The Hydraulic Spine: How to Feed a "Broken" Back
Move from structural damage to 0/10 pain by optimizing your spinal plumbing.

​Most people think of their spine like the framing of a house—static, rigid, and permanent. ButI look at the spine as a hydraulic pump. Every day, my spine goes through a cycle of Loading and Unloading.

​1. The Daily Squeeze (Loading)

During the day, gravity and movement squeeze fluid out of my intervertebral discs. I actually lose height throughout the day. Movement during recovery is vital because this “loading” helps move waste products out of the joints.

​The Science: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11213247/

​2. The Nightly Refill (Unloading)

At night, when I lie flat, the pressure drops. This creates a vacuum effect called imbibition, where the discs “suck” fluid and nutrients back in from the surrounding plasma. This is when the real repair happens.

​The Science: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2200705/

​The “Slow Drip” Secret to 0/10 Pain

The problem for most people is that the fluid their spine “sucks in” at night isn’t high-quality. If your blood is nutrient-poor or your joints are dehydrated, the “pump” is just circulating low-grade fluid.

​My Hydrocolloid Protocol creates a 5-hour slow drip of targeted nutrients— and a hydration matrix—exactly when the pump is ready to refill.

​Hydration: To lubricate the joints.

​Minerals: To reinforce mu modic 2 L5 endplate and repair a torn iliolumbar ligament.

I also drink a separate pea powder protein shake. 3 times a day.

​The Science on Protein Repair: https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-9-42

​By fixing the “plumbing” and optimizing the “fuel,” I’ve maintained a 0 out of 10 pain level for months despite having a wrecked structural frame (L5 slip, pars defect, DDD). I’m not fighting my biology; I’m finally giving the pump what it needs to run.

Link in the comments.

21/02/2026

We have all heard about the sad and untimely passing of Eric Dane at 53, a brilliant man and a great actor. He fought a huge battle of ALS.

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als

15/01/2026

In fibromyalgia, in addition to central awareness, a phenomenon called neuroinflammation occurs. Unlike common inflammation, which affects muscles or joints, is not autoimmune, neuroinflammation occurs within the brain and spinal cord, directly hitting the nerve system cells that regulate pain.
In this process, cells called glia (especially microglia and astrocytes), which usually protect the neurons, enter a state of chronic activation. When this happens, they release inflammatory substances — like cytokin and chemical mediators — that make pain neurons much more sensitive. The result is a brain that overreacts to any stimulus.
This invisible inflammation doesn't show up in common blood or MRI tests, but it profoundly alters how pain pathways work. It reduces the brain's natural brakes that should block excess pain and increases the excitement of painful circuits, creating a permanently irritated neurological environment.
👉🏼Neuroinflammation also affects brain areas responsible for:
▪️sono
▪️humor
▪️memory
▪️emotional regulation
▪️response to stress
Therefore, fibromyalgia does not only cause difficult pain, but also insomnia, anxiety, depression, extreme fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and a constant feeling of exhaustion.
When neuroinflammation is active, the brain goes into continuous biologicalalert mode. He goes on to interpret the body as if it's under threat, even when there's no real danger. Thus, normal stimulus - touch, movement, temperature, noises - are converted into pain, discomfort, itching or burning.
In fibromyalgia, the pain does not come from damaged tissues, but from a neuroinflammatory and hypersensitive brain, that has lost the ability to regulate its own body's signals correctly.
Credit Fibro Fighter

13/01/2026

Have you ever heard the saying "you're not holding your tongue right" when youre trying to do something? Seems it isn't wrong!
Apologies for the screenshots I couldn't copy and paste. Have a read, do your own research, it truly is amazing how the body works.

12/01/2026

https://www.emrysgoldsworthy.com.au/post/understanding-shoulder-and-back-pain-nerve-entrapment-in-the-upper-trapezius-and-rhomboids-region

If you've ever experienced nagging pain in your upper back or shoulders, that tight, burning sensation around the upper trapezius or between your shoulder blades, you're not alone. This type of discomfort is incredibly common, often dismissed as "just a knot" or poor posture. But what if I told you....

12/11/2025

The sciatic nerve - always seems to be getting the blame for everything

Here are some cool facts about this powerful nerve:
(But remember - it’s merely an extension of the spinal cord)

It’s the longest and thickest nerve in the human body – The sciatic nerve can be up to 2 cm wide (about the width of your little finger) and runs all the way from your lower spine through your buttocks and down to your toes.

It’s actually a bundle of nerves – What we call the “sciatic nerve” is formed from five spinal nerve roots (L4–S3) that merge in the lower back, then branch out again down the leg. So it’s more like a nerve superhighway than a single wire!

It controls both movement and sensation – The sciatic nerve is a mixed nerve, meaning it carries signals to your muscles (motor) and from your skin (sensory). That’s why irritation can cause both pain or numbness and weakness or loss of movement in the leg.

The coolest part?
2 sets of our suboccipital muscles in the neck connects to the dura mater (protective covering of the spinal cord and brain), and tension in these muscles can affect tension along the dura mater, ultimately having the possibility of affecting the sciatic nerve further down!

Credit: &

10/11/2025

Some gave all, all gave some. Some still giving.
Lest We Forget

31/10/2025

Take it from someone who has "abused" their body, their entire working life.
I have been a jack of all trades and being a Myotherapist, is the closest I have been to master any of them! After 16 years,there is still so much to learn 😂
At least these days, they have OH&S and easier way of doing things!
Listen to your body,before you hear it scream...
Yes,there are some joints that can be replaced, not everything will be the same again..