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🇬🇧 GP of Great Britain - WMX Podium

F- Yes Courtney Duncan that smile!!! Now go pat a dog 🐕 lol

Nz champs mile 🏃🏼 🏃🏽‍♂️ 🏃🏼‍♀️

Ready, set, SQUEAL! Kepler Challenge entries open this coming weekend. Bring home the bacon and secure your place on our 2026 start line.

🐷 Entries open Saturday, 4th July 2026 at 6:30am (NZ)

Seeking participants See if you're eligible

To celebrate Miss being back out on the WMX 2026 circuit with her favourite people… here’s a pic of Cam and Courtney to remind her she’s put in the work, all that time and dedication will amount to great things.

🤜🏼🤛🏽🫶🏽 Looking forward to seeing the biggest smile on her face. Enjoy it CD, grab it by the handle bars and rip it up. (Yeah I don’t know the terminology 🤪)

So sick of hashtags lol let’s see where that gets us

Queenstown Chiro Neki Patel is back at it in Queenstown after a long needed break. Check out his new space at flex fitness.

Big shoutout to my clients with selection and more still to come. It was a big old weekend with Athletics New Zealand here.
Amazing to see so many people coming to meet them at Three peaks mountain race. A wealth of knowledge and support from Anna Grimaldi and the King's Baton Relay:NZ Team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery and Baton Bearer Dame Sophie Pascoe with local young athletes for a Fun Run at Chingford Park, prior to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The young kiddos doing their run around the park - future stars 🤩 getting pics with their hero’s .
Our house has now emptied out and back to normal but wait I’m off to Northburn for the 100miler 🏃‍♂️ see you in Cromwell 🤜🏼🤛🏽 this weekend.
Super proud an admire all your effort and dedication to your sports.

Large Otago contingent A swag of Otago athletes have been named in the the largest New Zealand team to compete at the Oceania championships. Paralympic shot putter Holly...

🦁 Kingsmen always

As seen in ODT Today...

We're proud to be a big part of Highlander's story over the past 30 years, with so many Kingsmen going on to become rugby legends right up to All Black level. Based on current & upcoming talent out on the King's rugby field, this tradition of being the groundswell for NZ's rugby royalty seems likely to continue 🦁🦁🦁

Editor note: apologies to Ben Nolan who was mistakenly omitted from this illustrious group of Kingsmen

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🤜🏼I say pain scales are rubbish and it’s relative to each condition a person has.

✊🏽Replace it with a functional rating.

🤦🏼‍♀️Why you say "It's a 4" when a healthy person would be screaming?

"Rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10." It is the most common question in medicine, and for people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), it is also the most dangerous.

Why? Because we are speaking a different language from our doctors.

The "Chronic Calibration" Error. For a healthy person, "0" is no pain. "10" is the worst pain of their life (usually a major broken bone or surgery). For us, "0" doesn't exist. We live at a baseline of 3 or 4. Just existing in gravity hurts.

Because our brains are constantly bombarded with pain signals, we "recalibrate" the scale to survive. According to information from the Ehlers-Danlos Society, people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes often cope with pain from issues like subluxated ribs, so they can manage daily tasks and interact with their families. "That's a 5. It's annoying."

* A twisted ankle? "That's a 3. I can walk it off."

The Danger in the ER. Here’s how the mismatch can affect you: Imagine you enter the ER with a serious injury, calmly tell the doctor, "It's about a 6," and the doctor interprets this as, "This is distracting but manageable." What the doctor doesn't realise is that your "6" would register as a "9" for someone without your experience of pain.

Conversely, if you say, "It's a 10," but you aren't screaming (because you learned years ago that screaming doesn't help), they label you as "drug-seeking" or dramatic.

🤸✔️The Solution: Replace numbers with a Functional Rating. Numbers are subjective; function is concrete. Next time a doctor asks for a number, give a Functional Rating instead:

* Instead of "It's a 7," say: "I cannot stand up long enough to take a shower."
* Instead of "It's a 5," say: "It is distracting me from conversation, but I can sit still."
* Instead of "It's a 9," say: "I am unable to think, move, or speak due to the pain."

Your endurance is remarkable; let’s channel it toward securing timely care rather than masking need. Don't let your high tolerance become your barrier to care. You don't get extra points for suffering in silence. Remember, seeking help is a strength, not a weakness. Prioritising your well-being shows courage, and your health should always be a priority without any guilt.

👇 Tell me: What is the worst injury you walked around on because you thought it was "no big deal"?

Educational discussion only. Not medical advice.
sources:
Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN); Ernstmeyer K, Christman E, editors. Nursing Fundamentals [Internet]. 2nd edition. Eau Claire (WI): Chippewa Valley Technical College; 2024. PART XI, COMFORT.
Mankoski Pain Scale / Functional Pain Scale principles (This is the standard name for the "Functional vs. Numerical" method used in chronic pain advocacy).
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