Equilibrium Pain Management Coaching & Massage Therapy

06/05/2026

ONE of the mechanisms that may explain how therapeutic touch such as massage therapy works at reducing the felt experience of pain.

06/05/2026

My clients are heroes. They do the hard mahi, to reap the benefits.
I love my work when I see the transformation they go through with pain management coaching. It's not easy work, there's no quick fix. The transformation comes in how their relationship with pain changes.

This is from a client I've just finished working with. It was an honour to be part of her journey.

06/05/2026

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You aren’t just getting a massage, you’re getting:
✅ Professional training
✅ Deep anatomical understanding
✅ Safe, ethical care for every client

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21/04/2026

I'm 💯% on board with this. What I do is only PART of the therapy. The rest is about encouraging clients to move...move more....move in a variety of ways...more in ways they enjoy. Our bodies are designed to move.
Movement IS therapy.

Getting people moving shows you value moving!

21/04/2026

Great info on sleeping position. Don't lose sleep over the 'perfect' position. Like posture, it's become a bit pathologised. The best position is whatever YOU find comfortable, expect to change it often throughout the night, that's normal - our bodies want to move even when we sleep. You don't have to spend huge sums of money on expensive mattresses ('posturepedic' or 'orthopaedic' are just marketing tactics) or special pillows. Do what feels good for you.
Some thoughts on sleep routine, how you wind down at night, if you have caffeine in the evening, what time you turn the digital devices off, room temperature, if you get too hot or cold (perimenopausal?!), whether the pets want to sleep on the bed too...these things might have more of an influence on sleep quality than the perfect sleeping position.

21/04/2026

The clinic is open this week! We managed to survive the intense rain and avoid the local flooding. Very grateful for being slightly elevated at my end of the driveway. Unfortunately some of my neighbours didn't get off so well.😔
The driveway is a bit muddy but still accessible and there parking right outside on the concrete pad in front of the clinic.
It's warm and dry inside and we are here to help you switch off from the weather chaos.

07/04/2026

Wondering about pain management coaching and how it might help you or someone you know who is living with ongoing pain? Here's a review from a client I worked with recently.

"The idea of meeting with a Pain Coach had not crossed my mind until I read about Odette's service. My recovery from back surgery had opened my eyes to a whole new relationship with pain. Talking with Odette at Equilibrium Massage really helped me think about the impact of pain in my life, not just physically but emotionally and spiritually. Odette provided me with practical ideas and a deeper understanding of the physiological aspects of pain and how I can mange it - not it managing me! Asking me questions like what depletes me and what helps me thrive was not just insightful but allowed me to be reflective and find motivation. Odette provided me with useful reading material, web based information and even filmed herself showing how to do exercises. Odette's down to earth, practical, realistic and empathetic approach has meant I could change my relationship with pain. I genuinely recommend Odette's Pain Coaching service - Odette brings healing light into her mahi."

If you want to find out more, get in touch. I'm always happy to have a chat over the phone or face to face with anyone who is wanting to find out more about this service I provide and figure out if it could help.

21/03/2026

So much great stuff at this year's New Zealand Pain Society conference. As always, it is inspirational, affirming and informative. I'll leave you with this slide from one of today's presentations which was on breast and chestfeeding pain, but this simple message applies to ALL health professionals who see clients with pain, regardless of the type or location of pain.

21/03/2026

Loved this message from James McAllister-Iro presenting on The Right Fit for Working with the Pasifika Community.
🌸🌸🌸🏵🏵🏵

20/03/2026

Excellent presentation at by GP Specialist Catherine Smart, on a topic that doesn't get as much publicity as it should - Menopause. Changes in Estrogen may play a part in pain pathways and symptoms associated with pain, while other associated symptoms of Menopause also affecting how we experience pain.

20/03/2026

Loved seeing this!

20/03/2026

Great presentation from Rachelle Buchbinder on Platelet Rich Plasma treatments for chronic pain. Evidence is not strong but treatment continues to be offered by private clinics. Rather than trusting the advertising, look at what the studies are showing.