A selection of articles that upend conventional wisdom about rehabilitation and pain
/Hi All,
In this post I have to put together a resource page of health science articles featured popular journals and websites. I invite you to explore some of these resources then take the information and share it with your personal learning network.
A selection of articles that upend conventional wisdom about rehabilitation and pain
Pain Science
• Pain really is in the mind, but not in the way you think - Lorimer Moseley
• What is pain and what is happening when we feel it? - Lorimer Moseley
• Fixing pain management could help us solve the opioid crisis - Meredith Craigie
• Thinking of taking opioids for low back pain? - Christine Lin
• Three reasons you have neck pain – and why ‘bad posture’ probably isn’t one of them - Christian Worsfold
• Rub on pain products - Andrew Moore
• How to fix Canada’s opioid crisis - Andrea Furlan
• The science of pain - Benjamin Ansell
• Best way to avoid back pain? - Fiona Wilson
• The Cold, Hard Truth About Icing Your Injuries - Lindsay Berra
Exercise Science
• Why do my muscles ache the day after exercise? - Ken Nosaka
• Exercise more this year – it really is good for your heart - Scott Lear
• Can exercise help tackle the opioid crisis? - Nancy Gyurcsik
• If your knee hurts, keep exercising, says expert - Ewa M Roos
• It’s not just athletes who get Achilles tendon pain, but exercising is the answer - Sean Docking, Ebonie Rio, Jill Cook
• How Exercise Reprograms the Brain - Ashley Yeager
Anatomy & Physiology
• What’s happening when our joints crack and is it bad? - Andrew Lavender
• The skin is a very important (and our largest) organ - Cara McDonald
• Common skin rashes and what to do about them - H. Peter Soyer
• Common lumps and bumps on and under the skin - H. Peter Soyer
• Why do we get muscle cramps? - Alan Hayes
Neuroplasticity and The Science of Touch
• The Brain and Nervous System - Robert Biswas-Diener
• What is brain plasticity and why is it so important? - Duncan Banks
• Touch in infancy is important for healthy brain development - Harriet Dempsey-Jones
• Nerves of endearment: how a gentle touch affects emotions - Marcello Costa
• Holding your partner’s hand can ease their pain - Pavel Goldstein
• Touch and pain - Guro Løseth
• Sensation and perception - Adam John Privitera
Concussions
• How to avoid, recognize and treat concussion in sports - Kathryn Schneider
• What is traumatic brain injury? - Travis Wearne
Acupuncture Research
• Emergency doctors are using acupuncture to treat pain - Marc Cohen
• Does acupuncture work by re-mapping the brain? - Vitaly Napadow