Headlines from around the world
Pain Specialists Across Europe Launch Education Programme To Improve Chronic Pain Management – go here for more details Up close and personal with movement – a review from the experts at Body in Mind blog Dignity, rights and capabilities in rehabilitation – via Brainworks Via @KCTherapist (on Twitter): Memories are made of this: Uncovering the … Read more
Physical and Organisational Ergonomic Interventions: so far not effective
A million years ago (truly, ask my daughter if I’m that old!) I completed several papers in postgraduate ergonomics, primarily physical and organisational ergonomics rather than cognitive, and for a while there I could recall the NIOSH lifting equation and even discuss biomechanics with some confidence. Sad to say, over the years, my familiarity with … Read more
Hi ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to work we go!
I know, it’s Monday and such cheer about work should be reserved for people with no life – but helping people return to work has been and still is one of my favourite parts of pain management. A pity that work rehabilitation has become somewhat far removed from pain management as it is practiced in … Read more
Friday Funnies!
At the end of a long hard week, there’s something lovely about thinking ‘One more job to do and it’s Gin & Tonic time!’. Which brings me rather rapidly to today’s tips from Supertherapist. I couldn’t possibly admit to being in any need of her advice, but you may know one or two people who … Read more
Great blog posts by people I respect
First up from How to Live with Pain – Making positive psychological changes – including acceptance. Just don’t put a timeframe on it, is my opinion. Acceptance doesn’t mean you have to like your pain, it just means you let it be there without judging it. You just HAVE to go to Dr Rob’s Musings … Read more
What goes in to the “social” part of biopsychosocial?
The biopsychosocial model gets bandied about a lot in pain management – but often it’s recognised as ‘bio’ and ‘psychosocial’, as if the social part doesn’t really exist outside of the psychological. I have to say at the outset I’m not a sociologist but it does seem to me that to conflate psychological and social … Read more
What obstacles get in the way of self managing chronic pain?
Learning to manage pain using self management strategies ain’t easy – as we know, changing habits and doing things differently is not something any of us do without a bit of effort. It’s especially difficult when life in general is full of challenges, but so much more so when pain is the problem,you have a … Read more
Friday funnies!
Supertherapist has been chatting to me – don’t mind her, she’s a teeny bit cynical. Oh, and she’s not talking about using one on anyone – yet! And finally, profound insight from Supertherapist…
Semi-structured Screening Interview for Participants in Group Pain Management
It’s not always easy to work out who will make the most of a pain management programme. While some clinicians have a ‘take it or leave it’ approach, others spend a long time ‘preparing’ people for inclusion in a programme – or is there another way? We do know that not everyone who attends a … Read more
