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Click on an article below and learn about pain management, healthy living, natural movement, foot health, mind-body connection, and many other different aspects of how you can look at the bigger picture of chronic pain.

Amber Kyliuk

Mar 4
2 min

What the heck is Self-Efficacy?

Amber Kyliuk

Feb 20
3 min

The Mental Load of Chronic Pain

Does chronic pain play a part in our mental exhaustion?

Critical Alignment Therapy... What is it?

Amber Kyliuk

Jan 22
4 min

Critical Alignment Therapy... What is it?

You've likely seen my posts about how much I use that weird looking black strap and wondered... What in the world do you do with that? I...

Amber Kyliuk

Dec 20, 2022
2 min

Is Flexibility Really What We Need?

Another hot topic! Coming from a yoga background, and of course it was drilled into our heads growing up (remember the 'sit & reach' in...

Amber Kyliuk

Oct 17, 2022
3 min

Let's Talk Science!

Ok, that title sounds boring, maybe I'll change it later. But for now, if you know me, I love geeking out and when there is research to...

Amber Kyliuk

Sep 29, 2022
5 min

What is Healthy?

So I've been thinking, what is 'health'? And I mean physical biomedical health; we could talk forever about mental health, financial...

Amber Kyliuk

Sep 21, 2022
2 min

The idea of 'Deserving' something.

I have a problem with this idea of 'deserving'. It comes up so often: Finish a hard week at school? Get through a day without going off...

Amber Kyliuk

Aug 8, 2022
4 min

The Mind-Body Connection

You may have noticed by now that your mind and body are intricately connected. The most obvious of this connection is how we tend to...

Why I am not what you think you are looking for...

Amber Kyliuk

Jul 26, 2022
5 min

Why I am not what you think you are looking for...

This has been on my mind for sometime now. I remember when I was in University (and after) I wanted to work with athletes, help them be...

Amber Kyliuk

Jul 20, 2022
2 min

Bad Glutes...

Ah the causes of pain are numerous... If you've read a few of my posts now, you know that pain is complex. When your pain is chronic,...

Amber Kyliuk

Apr 29, 2022
1 min

Let's Make Habits Stick!

Ah... I am writing this as spring is now upon us. As much as I love winter, the heat of the sunshine, the longer days, and the sound of...

Amber Kyliuk

Apr 20, 2022
1 min

Our Feet Issues

Last week I wrote about shoes... as I see that they can be a major contributing factor to our foot health, that seemed like a great place...

Amber Kyliuk

Apr 13, 2022
3 min

Your Feet are Your Foundation

Oh we love shoes... pretty shoes, expensive shoes, supportive shoes, cushioned shoes, stylish shoes... Scroll right to the bottom for the...

Amber Kyliuk

Mar 8, 2022
2 min

The Mindset of Stress

In the last 5 years, while studying the complexity of pain, I've also been learning about stress. When I was in University, we were...

Amber Kyliuk

Feb 14, 2022
2 min

Can We Play as an Adult?

Should we be playing as an adult? What good does it do? Isn't it just a waste of time? I bet you 'play' more than you think... At least I...

Amber Kyliuk

Jan 9, 2022
2 min

Natural Movement Fitness & Lifestyle

What is Natural Movement Fitness? Good question, and one that is easy to answer! Have you ever been on a hike or a walk in a natural...

Recommended Resources

The Way Out Book

The Way Out by Alan Gordon & Alon Ziv

Explain Pain Book

One of the first books on explaining chronic pain.

Explain Pain Protectometer

Protectometer book

The Way Out Book

The Way Out by Alan Gordon & Alon Ziv

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Critical Movement YYC

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