In my first pain specific blog I thought I would discuss the humble nociceptor. Understanding this very common nerve ending is incredibly important for anyone in pain management, not because…
Here's my case against our desire to make things a little too simple, why I think it is important for clinical practice and how I manage to get around it. https://tinyurl.com/sl9ectt "Reducing the complexity of something to make it easier to learn or teach is a brilliant way of imparting knowledge. The problem is that we can't accurately explain the human body by reducing its function down to simple statements and similes." Included is a link to Todd Hargrove's brilliant article on using models in pain and injury, a quote from my friend Daniel Arbilla and heaps of references!
From the moment we start university, biomechanics is instilled in us as one of the pinnacles of practice. Understanding how the human body moves and works is seen as ‘the…
