Articles Of The Week January 30, 2022
We talk to our patients about taking care of themselves to prevent disability, but what about when it happens to us? We are in an interesting position as most of us are contractors so unless we pay into it ourselves, likely don’t have any kind of disability insurance. Many of us may push through injury, but how does this really affect us?
When Massage Quits You: The Tangible – Corey Rivera
Remember back in school when we used the pain scale of 1-10 as an assessment for pain? Well, times are changing. Instead, the focus is becoming more around the person’s ability to function. “The assessment of functionality is less subjective than the traditional numeric scale. But that’s not its only advantage. It’s also patient-centred.”
Tired of Rating Your Pain by Numbers or Smiley Faces? There’s A New Way to Communicate Coming – Avery Hurt
Sometimes when a person comes to see us they may have a condition we may know a lot, a little, or nothing about. In a case like Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, all of the above may apply. I did not know there are thirteen different types, nor did I know how it is diagnosed or many of the other things this informative post teaches us.
What Are The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes? – Ehlers-Danlos Society
We talk a lot about the biopsychosocial aspects of pain. Usually, when we talk about this we’re looking at how these things influence pain. What about when an injury is influencing psychological factors and influencing things like anxiety? Concussions are one of those injuries that can cause anxiety so it’s important for us to understand the symptoms and how to influence better outcomes.
Concussion and Anxiety – Complete Concussion Management
I usually don’t include things I’m involved in with our articles of the week but I think this one is really important. RMT burnout is an important discussion (especially from the last two years) because while we work so hard to take care of the people who come to see us, it’s just as important to take care of ourselves and each other.
RMT Burnout – Jamie Johnston, Eric Purves, Stephania Johnson, Taylor Laviolette, Jocelyn Delorme
- Podcast Episode #29: Dealing With Burnout - April 11, 2023
- Podcast Episode #28 With Great Educational Power, Comes Great Educational Responsibility - November 8, 2022
- Podcast Episode #27 Myofascial Release And CLB, What Does The Evidence Say? - August 30, 2022
