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Articles Of The Week February 17, 2019

  As a group of people who work on people’s backs every day, this is of interest to you. New research is showing that the spinal cord can process more complex functions and some of these functions open up new […]

Next Time You Treat Low Back Pain, Be Sure To Provide Reassurance

  When the patient came into the treatment room, I sat down and welcomed them to do the same. They refused, preferring to stand, as sitting hurt their lower back too much. When asked how long this pain had been […]

Articles Of The Week February 10, 2019

Whether it’s working too long of hours, compassion fatigue, debt, or any other aspect of life, experiencing burnout is all too common within manual therapy professions. If you’re experiencing this, you’re not alone but there are things you can do […]

She Added Massage And That Made Migraines Unbelievably Better

When I was 5 I started suffering from debilitating migraines.  I remember having pain from my waist to my head, wrapping around the side of my face and settling behind one of my eyes.  Usually I woke up in the […]

Articles Of The Week February 3, 2019

First, we start with an AWESOME, free resource from MTDC coach Ben Cormack. He has developed a workbook for our patients living with pain to help them navigate what they are going through. It’s free for you to use and […]

Is Pain Really A Math Equation?

  In the January 2019, Pain Journal published an article comparing pain to the Bayes rule in math. PAIN Symptom Perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain. It suggests the brain can follow a theory of probability in math known […]