Pain Science Asia

18/10/2017

Many advances have been made in our efforts to treat pain. Understanding pain has been proven to be one of the most promising treatments.

However, opioids which have never and still not been proven to be effective for chronic pain is still a big problem. In this video, you can learn more about what may have contributed to the excessive use of opioids in the USA.

Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities -- knowing that people were dying -- and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed the DEA's efforts to stop it

13/08/2017

People experiencing low back pain are often prescribed exercises which intend to increase the stability of the spine. However, there is no evidence to support that the spine should be unstable and as this new study points out it would seem that people with back pain actually have increased activity of the spinal muscles than people without pain.

Time to embrace the evidence and stop scaring people?

This study found that people with low back pain had MORE core activity, compared with pain-free controls.

This is contradictory to the erroneous belief that people with low back pain have 'unstable' backs.

http://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Abstract/2003/04150/Trunk_Muscle_Recruitment_Patterns_in_Patients_With.18.aspx

09/08/2017

A new study shows opioids were no better than ibuprofen or paracetamol at reducing lower back pain over a 12-month period, yet these opioids came with the threat of dependence and addiction, which has been blamed for an increase in accidental overdoses.

Today, there is still not a single study showing opioids being any good for stubborn, persistent or chronic pain! Why do we keep prescribing these drugs when we know the harm outweighs potential benefits and we know there is a better way?

Someone must be winning but it sure isn't the patients.

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/health/landmark-longterm-study-shows-opioids-no-good-for-back-pain-20170803-gxop4z.html

30/07/2017

Posture is a hot topic and many claims are made regularly that "fixing" your posture can fix your pain problems. While there is a whole industry build on "fixing" posture through training, clothes or merchandise and a general agreement in society that you can have a "good" or "bad" posture this idea is totally unfounded and the built body of evidence supports no ideal posture as well as no evil posture.

- Asymmetry in the skeleton is normal
- Asymmetric strength in the body is normal
- Leg length discrepancy is normal (90% are born this way)

Something to think about

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/why-its-not-so-bad-to-slouch/news-story/72af3fe41664391a22a37fc37321f47e?platform=hootsuite

Have you ever caught yourself slouching at your desk or on the sofa and immediately snapped ramrod straight in fear that you have been doing something catastrophic to your spine? Or have you been told that your back pain, glute strain, sleep problems or low energy levels are due to poor body alignme...

23/07/2017

A new video by Professor Lorimer Moseley where he explains why pain can persist and good questions to ask your health care provider to help you get out of pain
https://vimeo.com/212350345?ref=fb-share

It's time to rethink persistent pain

20/07/2017

Interesting insights into human consciousness. Things may not be as they appear

https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=science -1008861

Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, we're all hallucinating all t...

03/07/2017

Modern medicine is alleviating and helping people all over the world but perhaps sometimes it does more harm than good. Peter Gøtzsche challenges some of the beliefs around medicine and illuminates some of the harms in this interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dozpAshvtsA

For more informative videos and free information visit http:drmcdougall.com Peter C. Gøtzsche, MD is a Danish medical researcher, and leader of the Nordic Co...

02/07/2017

Pain is a complex protective feeling which serves to protect you from harm. Pain is modulated by informational cues of safety and danger - Holding the hand of a loved one in pain can be a powerful cue of safety and can decrease the experience of pain.

For more information read the following article: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/the-most-exciting-discovery-in-pain-in-the-last-20-years-20170626-gwyjtp.html

Watching his wife in agony as she was giving birth, Pavel Goldstein didn't know what to do.

11/06/2017

Many people believe that if conservative treatment fails the only and perhaps best solution (should have started there!) is surgical intervention.

But is that belief correct?

Tiger Woods a famous golf player have now undergone 4 surgical interventions and the result? Still pain. Here is an article highlighting evidence which casts doubt on fusion surgery for back pain.

https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/01/tiger-woods-spinal-fusion-back-surgery/

Spinal fusion, which Woods recently underwent, is rising in prevalence, but it often doesn't work and can drive patients to long-term dependence on opioids.

02/06/2017

This short video encourage reflections on how we talk about mental health.

In our opinion, both physical and mental health should be addressed with respect and empathy.

28/05/2017

This is an extremely interesting talk about osteoarthritis, pain and the brain by Dr Tasha Stanton.

Well worth the watch!

27/05/2017

A great interview of Professor Lorimer Moseley about his journey into pain science and some of his scientific contributions.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pelvicmessenger/2017/05/18/its-time-for-a-pain-revolution

Our guest is the esteemed Dr. Lorimer Moseley a pain scientist and physiotherapist. He has written 270 articles and six books, including Explain Pain (with David Butler) and Painful Yarns - the two highest selling pain books internationally. Dr. Mosely has obtained over $20 million in research fundi...