Pain isolates, stories connect.
Pain isolates, stories connect.
Pain isolates, stories connect.
Pain isolates, stories connect.
Pain isolates, stories connect.
Find hope, or inspire others; practical recovery strategies from people who have lived it.
Find hope, or inspire others; practical recovery strategies
from people who have lived it.
Find hope, or inspire others; practical recovery strategies
from people who have lived it.
Find hope, or inspire others; practical recovery strategies from people who have lived it.
Find hope, or inspire others; practical recovery strategies from people
who have lived it.

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
View
Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
View
Carlos's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
View
Oliver's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
View
Maya's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
View
Sejon's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
View
Monique's
Story

Maintaining normal
Josh (Founder)
5 year recovery
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc L5/S1
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Surfer
How I recovered from three years of chronic back pain, with PRP, and got back to surfing after a severe disc protrusion, which pushed on my S1 nerve root, causing debilitating sciatic pain.
5 year recovery
View
Josh's
Story

Experiencing pain
Vanessa
2 year recovery
Hips
Sacroiliac joint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tradie
I have hip issues that were triggered by a year of soccer and have still to this day not been fully resolved. 3 physios and 3 diagnoses later and I THINK it may be SIJ syndrome.
2 year recovery
View
Vanessa's
Story

Maintaining normal
Dan
18 year recovery
Low back
Pars fracture
Spondylolisthesis
Surfer
Every day I strive to better deal with my back pain and I don't let it dominate my life.
18 year recovery
View
Dan's
Story

Treatment
Sharmali
6 month recovery
Hip pain
Low back
Neck pain
Radiographer
Dealing with sore lower back, hips, neck and shoulder pain. Caused by overuse from surfing daily
6 month recovery
View
Sharmali's
Story

Experiencing pain
Rach
2 year recovery
Low back pain
Chronic pain
Expedition guide
Diving
I ride the ebbs and flows of a flaring lower back and an overthinking mind.
2 year recovery
View
Rach's
Story

Maintaining normal
Hannah
11 month recovery
C-section
Abdominal pain
Scar tissue
New mother
How time, patience and diligence helped me move past significantly delayed c-section recovery
11 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Ryan
8 month recovery
Gut healing
Broken humerus
Musician
Surfer
How I repaired my gut & skin from repeated flare-ups of staph infection
8 month recovery
View
Ryan's
Story

Flare-up
Hannah
3 month recovery
Lead-wrist tendinopathy
Lower-back
Rotation strain
Flight attendant
How slowing my swing, fixing my rotation, and rebuilding strength helped me come back from wrist and back pain without giving up the game I love.
3 month recovery
View
Hannah's
Story

Maintaining normal
Pádraig
12 month recovery
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Hip joints
Software engineer
Surfer
How I have pain-free hips regardless of any activity
12 month recovery
View
P's
Story

Maintaining normal
Laura
2 year recovery
Lower back
Herniated disc
Desk worker
Surfer
From two disc hernias to pain-free surfing: How I reclaimed my mobility and my life
2 year recovery
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Laura's
Story

Maintaining normal
Carlos
2 year recovery
Meniscus tear
Knee pain
Parent
Surfer
I turned my meniscus tear, knee pain, into a pain-free knee that's stronger than ever. Lower body training enabled me not only to return to doing what I loved, but also to do it at a higher level than ever.
2 year recovery
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Carlos's
Story

Setback
Oliver
7 year recovery
Esophageal reflux (GERD)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Live music
Seeking normalcy & diagnosis after 7 years of severe gastrointestinal pain. No luck yet with treatment in both the USA & Australia.
7 year recovery
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Oliver's
Story

Setback
Maya
13 month recovery
ACL tear
Meniscus irritation
Quadriceps
University student
How rebuilding strength from the ground up helped me come back from an ACL tear stronger, steadier, and finally back on the pitch.
13 month recovery
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Maya's
Story

Recovery
Sejon
7 month recovery
Achilles tendon rupture
Ankle
Director
Desk worker
How I deal with weaker calves after an Achilles tendon tear
7 month recovery
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Sejon's
Story

Treatment
Monique
5 month recovery
Wrist extensor tendinopathy
Nerve irritation
RSI
Tutor
How fixing my desk setup, pacing my study, and rebuilding strength slowly helped me recover from months of painful RSI.
5 month recovery
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Monique's
Story
Helping people heal, one story at a time.
Helping people heal, one story at a time.
Helping people heal, one story at a time.
Helping people heal, one story at a time.
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Join our mission to build the world’s largest repository of positive rehab stories.
Join our mission to build the world’s largest repository of positive rehab stories.
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Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Share the highs and lows to help others relate.
Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Share the highs and lows to help others relate.
Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Share the highs and lows to help others relate.
Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Share the highs and lows to help others relate.
Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Share the highs and lows to help others relate.
Track your progress and give others, or your care team, a view into the ups and downs of what real recovery looks like.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Validate loss and inspire new ideas.
Sharing what you lost and what you found helps others feel understood and discover new possibilities.

Why I created people like you
Why I created people like you
Why I created people like you
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens. Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better. Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure no one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens. Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better. Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure no one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens.
Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better.
Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens. Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better. Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure no one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens.
Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better. Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Pain isolates
Living with chronic pain ain’t no joke. Every appointment, new treatment, and “try this” costs you money, time, and hope. You spend years trying to find someone who actually listens.
Information is scattered across forums, buried in social feeds, or locked behind clinic doors. And the voices you need the most, from people who have actually healed, are the hardest to find. I promised myself that when I recovered, I'd use my design skills to make it easier to find trusted voices.
Stories connect
Ironically, the worst part wasn’t the pain, it was the isolation. I couldn’t find anyone my age who had actually healed from this type of pain. All I kept hearing was versions of “this is your life now,” when what I needed was proof of people who got better. Eventually I found two stories, of people who got back to snowboarding and surfing, buried inside a Google Review and an old physio blog. My goal is to ensure one has to dig that hard to find hope and support.
Recovery starts with real stories
Helping people heal, one story at a time
Recovery starts with real stories
Helping people heal, one story at a time

Help me, help people like you.
Help me, help people like you.
Help me, help people like you.
Help me, help people like you.
Help me, help people like you.
I started this project to make recovery stories easier to find and share, so that even one person in pain feels less alone. If you believe in this mission, there are two meaningful ways you can help keep it growing
I started this project to make recovery stories easier to find and share, so that even one person in pain feels less alone. If you believe in this mission, there are two meaningful ways
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Connecting people on their healing journey through shared experiences, hope, and practical recovery strategies.
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Have an idea for a new feature or platform improvements that will better your rehab?
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