Spinalphysio

15/05/2025

Fearing the worst when it comes to pain is very common. The general assumption is that pain is bad and needs to be quashed but really it's an incredibly sophisticated system designed to guide us. We understand this when it comes to hydration as outlined in the infographic below but the same is true of many painful signals the body uses to grab our attention. Working with this vital mentor rather than trying to kill it can help you update the systems you need to put in place for the health and wellbeing of your current and future self.

06/03/2025

First, Do No Harm.
The all to common path to chronic pain.
Last week I gave a lecture to a group of medics about the impact of their words and the narratives they can reinforce or create for patients in pain and how this can relatively quickly go from a fairly simple acute event into chronic pain.
Have a listen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc8dMOb1huw&t=4168s

17/02/2025

Hurt and harm are not the same thing.

The latest Health Hexagon Podcast explores the various signals the body gives us to help optimise our health. Some of them do hurt but this is the bodies sophisticated way of trying to prevent us from harm.

https://rss.com/podcasts/the-health-hexagon/1900273/

In this episode, physiotherapist Kevin Hunt discusses The Purpose of Pain and why hurt and harm are not the same thing. He asks us to question what the role of pain is when it comes to looking after our health and wellbeing and why sometimes these important signals can become fearful triggers if we....

30/01/2025

In this episode Physiotherapist and author Kevin Hunt discusses how the brain learns and how it makes associations directly and indirectly. He explores why these circuits of information known as "neurotags" can be helpful and unhelpful. How they influence our view of the world and impact on the choi...

05/12/2024

Episode 2 of The Health Hexagon podcast. This time debunking the 5 biggest myths about back pain.

https://rss.com/podcasts/the-health-hexagon/1785592/

This episode discusses an article from Spinal Physio debunking five common myths about back pain. The author, Kevin Hunt, a physiotherapist, argues that bending and twisting aren't inherently harmful, slipped discs are a misnomer, muscle pulls are often misdiagnosed sprains, sleep posture isn't a pr...

28/11/2024

I've just uploaded the first episode of my Health Hexagon Podcast.

Using innovative AI tools, the podcast has been generated from an article I wrote about Boundaries & Seductions titled "Why Elon Musk can't get an appointment with me," along with source material from my book Pain: The Ultimate Mentor.

I have personally edited/curated the podcast so I'm happy with the message that comes across.

In an ever changing world and AI is certainly that, we can lean into it to help us look after our current and future selves. I'd like to think that this podcast does so.

Have a listen.

I hope you can identify the significance of your appointment 51!

:TheUltimateMentor

Dive into the transformative world of purpose, wellness and longevity with The Health Hexagon, a podcast inspired by Kevin Hunt's ground breaking book, Pain: The Ultimate Mentor. Each episode unpacks the six interconnected dimensions of health—Physical, Emotional, Sleep, Diet, Spiritual, and Cogni...

04/11/2024

"So true, thank you Kevin for providing us with these easy to understand reminders of what we can do to help ourselves"

It's always nice to hear from people who read the articles you put out there as you can never really tell if it helps.

Picture it. You’ve just sat down for the evening to relax after another long day. You’ve done all the right things. Had a solid 8 hours sleep, healthy food, reg

13/06/2024

Pain & hangovers aren't usually a laughing matter but we can learn something about managing our health & wellbeing and the day to day stresses of life from comedians and why too much whisky can help you understand the complexities of the pain system.
https://spinalphysio.co.uk/the-funny-thing-about-whisky/

08/05/2024

It's not work-life balance. It's life. Why we must set some clear boundaries for ourselves.

You are what you eat and you are what you do. That's why we must consider our actions, our attitude, our activities and our associations as these will impact on

14/02/2024

Pain is a global problem because it is a human problem. I was invited onto

podcast from California to discuss how we can use pain as a mentor for improved wellbeing. https://invisiblenotbroken.com/home-chronic-illness-podcast/kevin

*During this podcast episode on chronic illness, Monica Michelle and Kevin Hunt, a Physiotherapist and Author of “Pain the Ultimate Mentor,” delve into:** Kevin's approach to pain management as a physiotherapist dealing with chronic pain. The Hexagon Model, a tool for managing life and concentra...

02/02/2024

A reminder that doing some exercise this weekend might just help you leave the inbox until Monday.
Building your Health Hexagon involves paying attention to the direct and collateral effects of your actions, attitudes and associations with each of the 6 elements for a sustainable healthy you for the long term.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pain-Ultimate-Mentor-Kevin-Hunt-ebook/dp/B0C21LJV9T