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In this talk, Physiotherapist Georgie Oldfield MCSP explains, using personal experiences as well as observations of her patients why, the more experience she gained from treating chronic pain, the more baffled she became. Using findings from a growing evidence base Georgie demonstrates how she was able to gain clarity and why it is often possible to improve the chance of actual recovery from chronic pain, rather than just having to ‘manage’ the pain.

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Georgie Oldfield MCSP is a leading physiotherapist and the UK Specialist in a pioneering approach to chronic pain recovery, publishing her book, ‘Chronic Pain: your key to recovery’ in 2014. Georgie is a clinician and through her company, SIRPA, she developed the first training programme in her field, enabling health professionals worldwide learn how to integrate this approach and the concept on which it is based within their own work. Georgie is passionate about raising awareness of this concept and approach and to date has organised and hosted the first two conferences in this field outside the United States, both of which were held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. She has also appeared on Sky TV and ITV’s ‘Tonight’ programme about back pain. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx