#movement practices

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The Basic Neurocellular Patterns (formerly called The Basic Neurological Patterns), or BNP, are potential patterns of movement inherent first in the movement of fluid through the cellular membranes and then recorded and organized in the nervous system. They exist, both phylogenetically in the animal kingdom and ontogenetically in the developmental stages of the human infant. The BNP are stimulated into existence through relationship and interaction with the environment. They are called forth based on the relative simplicity or complexity of their structure and function and the supporting and challenging conditions in the environment

>> Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

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Persistent pain and movement practices

Exercise, schmexercise - let's get moving but don't expect miracles!

Here I go, stepping into “the bio” to write about movement. Oh dear, what am I doing? Movement practices of various kinds are part and parcel of pain management. In fact, to read some of the material in social media-land, exercise is the be-all and end-all of pain management, maybe with a dash of psychology. Can we please stop doing this? I’ve said it often, for many forms of persistent pain,…

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