Friday Funnies – and special places on the net
Things I wish were real…and some that actually are. Yes, that’s a USB pet rock. It simply sits. Being a rock. – if you get the munchies? An occupational therapists ‘extreme solution’ (please, don’t!) And special people and places I’ve seen… Marianna Paulson, aka AuntieStress (on Twitter) – a warm, caring person who shares readily … Read more
Low back pain: unfit? just not doing much? or something else
For as long as I’ve been working in pain management (and probably well before), I’ve heard patients being described as ‘deconditioned’. From what we know about the effects of staying in bed because of illness or injury, it makes sense to think that if a person does very little they will become unfit. Common sense … Read more
“Process serving People”
RTW matters latest newsletter advises why they wish they hadn’t had that tattoo done last year – and I couldn’t agree more. <a href="Process SERVING People“>This brief excerpt from their update: Last year, RTWMatters’ New Year’s Resolution was to flex our collective bicep, bite the pain bullet and get a “People over Process” tattoo. A … Read more
Bridging the self-management gap
Recently I ran an online survey on this blog asking the question ‘Should self management include:’ and then I listed a number of options such as ‘injection therapy’, ‘medications’, ‘intermittent hands-on therapy’, ‘intermittent hands-off therapy’ and so on. My thoughts were that while the term ‘self-management’ is bandied about a lot, there isn’t really a … Read more
People with high risk factors for disability get more biomedical information
For a couple of years now, the focus of researchers on factors that identify ‘high risk’ of ongoing disability has turned from patients and onto providers. I’ve written before that health provider’s own beliefs about pain, particularly pain-related anxiety and avoidance, can change the advice they give. This can lead to less ‘reassurance’ about remaining … Read more
The Virtual Revolution – BBC goodness
Don’t tell me you’re far too sophisticated to capitulate to silly pseudo-psychological tests – I know you do you, you know you want to! So go ahead and enjoy this one from the BBC The Virtual Revolution and the Web Behaviour Test to find out which animal you are on the internet. I’m a hedgehog … Read more
Why do I spend so much energy & time on chronic pain?
Someone said recently that they’d like a job where they come in, do the job, then go home and have a life. Later that day I spent an hour or so after work talking to another clinician who, like me, has occasionally been accused of ‘not having a life’ – oh and breaking a few … Read more
Occupational therapists and pain assessment
Can you help with this important survey? Please take a look a this link and help out! Can you help WFOT in a study assessing pain in different cultures? http://bit.ly/crmrGg
Friday funnies
Have you had a hard week? Is Saturday taking too long to arrive? Read on and be prepared! Posts & tweets I liked this week: Health & disability – sociological musing by lilwatchergirl via Healinglesstravelled Arabic proverb: “He who doesn’t know how to dance says the ground is uneven.” via @shiradotnet on Twitter Growth needs … Read more
Do patients take their medications?
Editor’s Selection Icon I don’t often write about medications, not because I don’t believe in their use but because that’s not my focus. However, just to put the record straight: medications and medical management of chronic pain has a place in the model of pain management I use. After all, it is the ‘bio-psychosocial’ model, … Read more
