Built by David, from the clinic
A complete recovery system for chronic pain.
Built from 16 years of clinical practice, and now available to anyone, wherever they live.
Most people living with persistent pain have seen plenty of clinicians.
They've done the exercises. Had the scans. Tried the treatments.
And they still don't have a clear picture of what's happening, or a system they can follow between appointments that genuinely supports them.
That's not a failure of effort. It's a gap in how pain care is delivered.
After 16 years working with people living with complex, persistent pain, and having lived with it myself, I built something to close that gap.
What it is
One connected system, not a course.
Bigger Than Pain is a digital recovery platform built on the same clinical framework I use in clinic every day. It follows how you're actually doing (pain patterns, sleep, energy, movement, mood) and adjusts what it asks of you, day by day.
Wayfinder
A daily check-in that helps you decide what to do today, and how to handle a flare-up calmly.
The Vault
Pain science from the research, written in language you can use in daily life.
Biggie
A clinically informed AI guide that knows your history and supports you between sessions.
Move
Movement plans chosen and sequenced by a clinician, three or four movements at a time.
The clinical foundation
What survived honest scrutiny.
If I found a better, faster or safer way to support someone through persistent pain, I would change what I do immediately. That standard runs through the clinic and the platform alike.
The framework is grounded in 150+ published studies, and in 16 years of working alongside people who had often seen several specialists before.
More than 9 in 10 would actively recommend this care.
508 clinic clients rated their experience over eight years. Net Promoter Score 92.5. It is the foundation the platform is built on.
Two ways in
In person, or every day in between.
At the clinic
Work with me one-to-one in Monaghan or Dublin, or by telehealth. A thorough assessment, a plan for you, and clinical reasoning applied to your whole history.
Clinic clients can use Bigger Than Pain between sessions at the clinic patient rate: €15/month.
In the app
If the clinic isn't an option, whether that's distance, cost or timing, Bigger Than Pain gives you the same clinical thinking in a form you can follow on your own.
It isn't a replacement for everything a skilled clinician offers. For many people it's more than they've had before.
What people say
From the clinic, and from the app.
Clinic clients
“After years of seeing different physios and specialists, on my first visit with David it was the first time I was actually seen.”
“After 6 years of pain, I was pain-free after 3 visits.”
Bigger Than Pain members
“For the first time, I felt like the whole picture finally made sense.”
“This gave me confidence in my body again instead of feeling like I just had to live with it.”
Why this exists
What I wish had existed when I needed it.
I started living with chronic pain in my early teens. It stayed with me into my mid-twenties, and it took me 12 to 13 years to fully understand and work through it.
That shaped everything. Not as a story to tell, but as a design rule: nobody should have to piece this together alone.
David
Sports Rehabilitator (BSc Hons). Pain and Movement Specialist. Founder, Bigger Than Pain.
Start where it fits you.
Prefer to see David in person? Book a consultation at the clinic
Already a clinic client? Sign up at the clinic patient rate, €15/month