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Let’s dissect the common term/diagnosis ‘degenerative disc disease’. It is a triple alliteration with the three D’s. It also has an internal rhyme based around the…
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Nugget #67 (of 71) in Explain Pain Supercharged. Quick, simple, powerfully reassuring – you’re resilient, strong, robust, adaptable… It goes something like this.. Nugget #67….
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Previously… In a previous instalment we promised a few nuggets to add to your Explain pain library – to help you get on with the job of…
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