Bronnie Lennox Thompson on Fibromyalgia and Living Well With Chronic Pain

The Better Movement Podcast

My guest this week is Bronnie Lennox Thompson. Bronnie is an expert on chronic pain and has fibromyalgia. She holds a PhD, has published research, and is a senior lecturer at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She's also an occupational therapist and teaches courses about helping people with chronic pain.

I've been reading Bronnie’s excellent blog Health Skills for many years, as well as her contributions to debates about pain on Facebook (where demonstrates the patience of a saint.) I've met her in person a few times at the San Diego Pain Conference. My impression is that she radiates intelligence, wisdom and kindness.

In this podcast we talked about the symptoms of fibromyalgia, controversies over diagnosis, and its pathophysiology. We talked about treatments, and how to live well with fibromyalgia or other chronic pain conditions.

If you have chronic pain or you know some someone who does, or if you treat people in chronic pain, I highly recommend listening to what Bronnie has to say.

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Links

Bronnie’s academic website

List of Bronnie’s research

Bronnie’s blog Health Skills

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