CRPS Research Update | October 2014 #CRPS
Welcome to the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Research Update for October, a summary of the latest studies. If you are suffering with CRPS, I am here to show you how you can move forward — comeRead More…
Category Archives: Treatments
CRPS – the narrative holds the clues |#CRPS
The story told by the patient with CRPS provides insight into their suffering, characterised and brought to life by their chosen language, body posturing, body language, and changing facial expressions. The priming for a condition frequently arisesRead More…
5 reasons why I use manual therapy for cases of persisting pain
Some will argue that manual therapy — joint and/or soft tissue techniques — has no role in chronic pain. I disagree. Why? (In no particular order) 1. Touch is normal and it is something that weRead More…
You’ve had an intervention for pain – what is next?
Many people with persisting and chronic pain elect to have an intervention for pain relief. This can include steroid injections, facet joint injections, nerve root blocks, epidurals, denervations and sympathetic blocks to name but a few.Read More…
Treatment is not in a vacuum | the patient experience and the healthcare approach
A phrase I often use with patients is ‘nothing happens in isolation’. This concept is about priming and how the neuroimmune system is set at the time of an intervention as this will affect the outcome.Read More…
Rehabilitation of thinking – A key element in maximising performance
The rehabilitation journey following an injury must be traveled with full commitment and completed. Usually when we talk about rehabilitation, it is the exercises that are focused upon: the movement, the task, the goal and howRead More…
Cervical Dystonia | What can we do?
I see a number of cases of cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis) that features awkward posturing and movement of the head and neck. This can be painful and have consequences for normal activities. We rely upon beingRead More…
The importance of the first minutes, hours and days of an injury
Sustaining an injury is commonplace in sport. What happens in the first few minutes, hours and days can play a big part in how well we recover. The injury needs to be diagnosed and understood, forRead More…
Pain Mechanisms – what underpins our pain?
Understanding pain mechanisms is the key to effective treatment. The mechanisms that have been studied, written about in science journals and discussed with patients include nociceptive pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain and central sensitisation. Elucidating whichRead More…
Manual therapy, pain and the immune system
As a physiotherapist I frequently use my hands to treat the joints and tissues. It comes with the territory, everyone expects hands-on therapy and it does helps to reduce tension and pain. Most likely, the painRead More…