Bodily Relearning

Bodily Relearning: Reteaching bodily protection responses through insight and movement exploration

Written for healthcare providers and movement specialists who are actively helping those suffering from persistent pain, Bodily Relearning is based on the principle that our bodies are bioplastic and adaptable. This book shows that there is hope, even in the face of significant persistent pain associated with a sensitized neuroimmune system.

Explore how the human body adapts

The aim of this book is to explore the complexities and wonders of how the human body, including our neuroimmune system, adapts to protect us and how this protection process can potentially lead to the experience of pain, discomfort, and distress.

The framework and examples in this book will help you to structure appropriate programs and guide you in that journey.  Bodily Relearning  is intended for clinicians and thus assumes a certain level of medical/scientific knowledge. However, there may be value for a dedicated reader outside the medical professions. Importantly, it would be recommended that the content be discussed with a trusted healthcare provider for potential application to your specific circumstances.

Explore how to help those with a sensitized neuroimmune system by:

• seeking deep insight into one’s bodily protection responses, including pain
• strategizing how to safely re-engage in meaningful activities
• designing appropriate movement exploration plans and reflection skills
• building resiliency
• enhancing mindfulness skills

About the Author

Benjamin Boyd, _{PT, DPTSc}

Benjamin Boyd, PT, DPTSc, has extensive experience as a clinician, educator, researcher, academic, and therapist. Described as an “excellent clinical educator,” Ben has been teaching courses on peripheral nervous system anatomy, biomechanics, clinical evaluation, and intervention since 2004. This broad insight and rich knowledge combine with Emmanuelle Mariategue’s evocative artwork into a fresh and up-to-date holistic, humanistic exploration of how to make sense of pain and what to do about it.

From the Back Cover

Bodily Relearning is a book for all healthcare providers and movement specialists who are actively helping those suffering from persistent pain. The rehabilitation approach presented is based on the principle that our bodies are bioplastic and ever-adaptable and shows that there is hope, even in the face of significant persistent pain associated with a sensitized neuroimmune system.

Explore how to help those with a sensitized neuroimmune system by seeking deep insight into one’s bodily protection responses, including pain; strategizing how to safely re-engage in meaningful activities; designing appropriate movement exploration plans and reflection skills; building resiliency; and enhancing mindfulness skills. The framework and examples in this book will help you to structure appropriate programs and guide you in that journey.

Benjamin Boyd, PT, DPTSc, has extensive experience as a clinician, educator, researcher, academic, and therapist. Described as an “excellent clinical educator”, Ben has been teaching courses on peripheral nervous system anatomy, biomechanics, clinical evaluation, and intervention since 2004. This broad insight and rich knowledge combines with Emmanuelle Mariategue’s evocative artwork into a fresh and up-to-date holistic, humanistic exploration of how to make sense of pain and what to do about it.