How Does Fear Contribute to Low Back Pain?
A recent commentary on the Fear-Avoidance Model helps us understand how chronic pain, catastrophizing, and pain-related fear are related
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- Apr 28
- 1 min
Use a 'Top Down' Approach to Treat Chronic Pain
Don't treat an MRI. Treat the patient.
- Mar 28
- 2 min
How Does Extensive Sensorimotor Training Influence Pain?
a recent study that assessed whether extensive multisensory training influences pain sensitivity.
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Does Cognitive Stress Worsen Pain Perception?
A recent study investigated the influence of a purely cognitive stressor on pain perception in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Does Pain Reduce Peak Force Output?
A recent study compared isometric deadlift strength and muscle excitation in individuals with acute LBP to controls
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Which Is More Effective For Pain - Medication or Exercise?
A recent network meta-analysis helps us answer the question.
- Jan 28
- 1 min
How Good Are Physical Therapists at Identifying Relevant Psychosocial Factors?
Identifying psychosocial factors will help physios develop more accurate prognoses and tailor treatments.
- Jan 21
- 4 min
What is the Relationship Between Strength and Pain?
Being strong is great for health, but its relationship with pain is less clear
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
Could Lifting With a Rounded Back Be Ideal?
Looking at the safety and effectiveness of lifting with a flexed spine
- Aug 25, 2021
- 4 min
Running Is Beneficial for Knee Health
You read that correctly. No words are missing.
- Aug 10, 2021
- 6 min
Stop Telling People Posture Causes Pain
How much longer are we going to ignore decades of research?
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
What Are Your Doctor’s Beliefs About Pain?
The pain beliefs are more important than their credentials.
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
You Don’t Need Surgery for a Rotator Cuff Tear
Another study showing surgery is often not the answer for pain
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Message of Avoiding “Bad” Posture is More Harmful than the Posture
The intention may be good but the frequent focus on posture is driving unnecessary fear
- Apr 29, 2021
- 3 min
First People, Now Animals. Stop The Kinesiotape Madness
Kinesio tape is not the answer to reducing pain and improving athletic performance
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
You Don't Need to Keep Your Back Straight
Lifting with a rounded low back is not asking for a back injury.
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
MRIs Often Cause More Harm than Benefit
The MRI is a great invention and can provide life-saving information, but it also leads to unnecessary harm and wastes billions of dollars.
- Jan 31, 2021
- 7 min
What is Pain? Even Clinicians Struggle to Answer the Question
Debunking four pain myths prevalent in healthcare and society.
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
Your Body Does Not Need to be ‘Realigned’
One of the poor analogies floating around the internet and clinics of healthcare providers is “patients are like cars.”
- Oct 14, 2020
- 8 min
Why Some People are Wary of the Term “Exercise”?
Addressing misconceptions and issues regarding intensity, soreness, and pain
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