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Invisible Illnesses
Invisible Illnesses explores why so many people experience real, sometimes severe symptoms—like back pain, headaches or fatigue—yet medical tests come back normal. Hosts Alex Ward-Booth, who’s been through his own personal medical journey, and his cousin Dr. Stephen Ward-Booth, a practicing GP, shed light on “functional illnesses” like IBS and fibromyalgia. Through real stories and expert voices, they reveal the surprising mind-body connections and share practical strategies for feeling better—even when the causes and answers aren’t obvious. Not medical advice; speak to your GP.
Episode 5: Tony's story (Part 1 of 2)
“If we think of our bodies in terms of a computer, for me it’s about hardware and software problems. Hardware problems are where the components of our body can be broken, worn out and replaced. Doctors love hardware problems. But, like a computer, most of our health problems are software problems; it’s the operating system - communications between all of the parts of our body. There is no single part to fix.”
In this fifth episode of our eight-part series, we’re joined by Dr Tony Davies—senior consultant at Plymouth Pain Management Centre and Associate Professor at Plymouth University. With over 20 years of experience in pain management, Tony is also co-creator (with Professor Michael Hyland) of the innovative “Body Reprogramming” intervention for patients with central sensitivity syndromes such as fibromyalgia.
Some useful links are below:
A patient guide to Body Reprogramming - has a useful overview for anyone wanting to have a high level summary of his work
A preliminary evaluation of the Body Reprogramming intervention conducted by the University of Plymouth - provides a more in-depth, academic overview of the programme and outlines the impact it has had on patients
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