Jason is a 47-year-old man who loves to work around the house. If there’s grass to be cut, gutters to be cleaned, or Christmas decorations to be hung, he’s your guy. His lawn is the envy of his neighbors, and he beams at his twinkling lights, but the next morning
What the media says about posture and pain is the opposite of what science says. Recently, I saw a New Yorker article on Instagram where the reporter interviewed several people, including a chiropractor and a founder of a posture corrector device company, about the dangers of certain postures and what
It could be argued that legitimacy starts with an intent to represent what we do with integrity. That is, we do what we say we do, and not something else. Physical therapists do physical therapy, surgeons do surgery, nurses do nursing, etc. Each legitimate healthcare profession tends to different aspects
A few years ago, I recall seeing many of my friends and acquaintances in physical therapy talk about how great “Explain Pain Supercharged” was in helping them and their patients understand how pain works. Although I have not yet read the whole book, I had read a few passages when
Oftentimes we see blogs and websites about pain, rehabilitation, and exercise from various healthcare and fitness professionals. However, we don’t often read or hear stories from the patients’ or clients’ side of their experience and knowledge. Clinicians and trainers sometimes get caught up in facts, data, and and their own beliefs
It was time for a career change — or rather a career improvement. There was an opportunity to become a first-aid attendant at a sawmill I used to work at, so I took two weeks off dove into the course. It was intense and I was learning to do things
While my Facebook feed was flooded with shares of the Association of Massage Therapy’s research finding of massage therapy for various health issues last week, I stumbled upon an interest Tweet from PainScience’s Paul Ingraham: This led me to probe a little deeper into AMT’s research summary. Well, a “little
Sometimes we see a post on social media about a new research finding that adds a better understanding of how our body works. And sometimes these findings may (or may not) apply to what we do with our clients or patients. So how do we know if certain research can
“Manual therapists tend to believe that they are Batman, but they are actually more like Alfred.” ~ Dr. Cory Blickenstaff When I attended the 2015 San Diego Pain Summit, I had a hard time understanding Dr. Cory Blickenstaff’s presentation on “edge work.” Part of the reason may have been the idea
This is a continuation from Part 1. Recently, I heard this short story on NPR that may sound all too familiar some of you. Even I had experienced it a few times in my life. You might even know a friend, a family member, or a coworker who experienced it. Even if
Since the 1950s, pain science has evolved quite rapidly and grew more complex, moving away from the Cartesian model of pain that has been the foundation of pain treatment for over 300 years. Current research integrates biology, neuroscience, psychology, genetics, sociology, and other disciplines of science and humanities into understanding
A recent article published on Velo Magazine about massage therapy and recovery stirred a hornet’s nest among some massage therapists on social media. Some called the article “BS,” “crap,” and a host of other familiar terms we might see on some social media debates. A few said that the title is very