A selection of articles that upend conventional wisdom about rehabilitation and pain

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A selection of articles that upend conventional wisdom about rehabilitation and pain

In this post I have to put together a resource page featuring a number 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 to promote the benefits of massage therapy.

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Open Access Case Reports for Massage Therapists

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Open Access Case Reports for Massage Therapists

If you are a massage therapist who is interested in reading massage therapy research, PubMed is a great resource but most massage therapists do not have academic access to journals. 

This is not the only barriers to entry, sorting through the data is like drinking from a fire-hose, if you search Massage therapy on PubMed you will get nearly 14,000 returns. If you are looking to learn more about massage therapy research I have put together a list of open access case reports.

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Why the way healthcare professionals measure patient pain might soon be changing

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Why the way healthcare professionals measure patient pain might soon be changing

"The last time you went to see a doctor, it was probably because you were in pain – it’s by far the main reason people access the health service. And if you did go because of pain, your doctor probably asked you to rate it on a scale from zero to ten. Zero being no pain and ten being the worst pain you can imagine. This pain scale is so simple and intuitive, that it’s hard to imagine a time when doctors didn’t have it."

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It’s not just athletes who get Achilles tendon pain, but exercising is the answer

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It’s not just athletes who get Achilles tendon pain, but exercising is the answer

“The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in the human body. It attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone of the foot, helping you to run fast, jump high, and change direction quickly. During these types of exercises the tendon acts like a spring that propels you forward more efficiently.”

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