I was struck by Marco van Basten’s story of playing with pain and the effects it had on him as a person, documented in his book and interview in The Observer with Donald McRae. What didRead More…
Injury is part of playing sport. No-one wants to be injured, but it is an accepted risk. For some people, recovering from an injury is more complex. The pain persists and returning to play is aRead More…
As a premise to the ACPSEM symposium on Saturday, attendees may find this brief blog useful before our session together. Problem pain in sport exists as a challenge, which we must face and address. Some stillRead More…
I recall a time when a consultant told me that chronic pain does not exist in private medicine. I was somewhat dumbfounded that an intelligent person could have such a thought. As a far as IRead More…