When it comes to pain everything matters with Prof Lorimer Moseley | BJSM blog – social media’s leading SEM voice

When it comes to pain everything matters, with Prof Lorimer Moseley #Mindfulness https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/11/30/when-it-comes-to-pain-everything-matters-with-prof-lorimer-moseley/ When it comes to pain everything matters with Prof Lorimer Moseley | BJSM blog – social media’s leading SEM voice Being a human is a process…People in pain need to appreciate the fearful and wonderful complexity of themselves. In the last four … Read moreWhen it comes to pain everything matters with Prof Lorimer Moseley | BJSM blog – social media’s leading SEM voice

Relaxation strategies are key for stress management. Stress is a driver of non-c…

Relaxation strategies are key for stress management. Stress is a driver of non-communicable diseases which are striking at younger & younger ages today. Lifestyle factors are where the rubber hits the road independent of medical treatment(s) or genetics. This can have a great impact in healthy longevity. #Mindfulness View original post on FB Posted to … Read moreRelaxation strategies are key for stress management. Stress is a driver of non-c…

Waking up and walking the talk on NCDs

It’s the dawn of a New Year. At LASS we hope to empower you to become more active. 70% of all deaths globally are due to noncommunicable diseases. One of the best ways to prevent them is to #BeActive….Walk The Talk…Let's move together to #BeatNCDs! Join us at LASS or in NYC at ReLoad w/ … Read moreWaking up and walking the talk on NCDs

Solutions for non-communicable disease prevention and control | The BMJ

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major global health challenge, hampering nations’ economic growth and sustainable development. The four major groups of NCDs – cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes – account for over 80% of all NCD related deaths and share the same four major risk factors: tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, … Read moreSolutions for non-communicable disease prevention and control | The BMJ

Waking up and walking the talk on NCDs

70% of all deaths globally are due to noncommunicable diseases. One of the best ways to prevent them is to #BeActive. That's why you shouldn't miss the opportunity to Walk The Talk with us on 22 September in New York. Let's move together to #BeatNCDs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFeiiPlnXhw #Healthy_Aging #The_Inactivity_Crisis View original post on FB Posted to … Read moreWaking up and walking the talk on NCDs

Chronic Pain Is an Impossible Problem

❇️ From 2012 to 2016, prescriptions for gabapentin increased 64 percent. It’s now the 10th-most-commonly-prescribed medication in the United States ❇️ Though gabapentin and baclofen are much safer alternatives to opioids, recent research suggests that they’re not as safe as some doctors might have hoped, especially in combination with other sedating medications ❇️ In isolation, … Read moreChronic Pain Is an Impossible Problem

Surgery for rotator cuff tears – Karjalainen, TV – 2019 | Cochrane Library

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Surgery for rotator cuff tears ❇️ we are uncertain whether rotator cuff repair surgery provides clinically meaningful benefits to people with symptomatic tears ❇️ it may provide little or no clinically important benefits with respect to pain, function, overall quality of life or participant‐rated global assessment of treatment success when … Read moreSurgery for rotator cuff tears – Karjalainen, TV – 2019 | Cochrane Library

Exercise dosing for pain is NOT the same as exercise dosing for fitness! – Cor Kinetic

Invaluable guide. Covers the relationship of VAS (pain intensity) & RPE (rating of perceived exertion). High VAS keep RPE low. Low VAS bump up RPE. Monitor changes to adjust program. https://cor-kinetic.com/exercise-dosing-for-pain-is-not-th…/ #Management_of_Tendonopathy_and_Overuse_Injuries Exercise dosing for pain is NOT the same as exercise dosing for fitness! – Cor Kinetic Exercise dosage in rehab is still one … Read moreExercise dosing for pain is NOT the same as exercise dosing for fitness! – Cor Kinetic

When Evidence Says No, But Doctors Say Yes — ProPublica

“Striking the right balance between innovation and regulation is incredibly difficult, but once remedies are in use — even in the face of contrary evidence — they tend to persist.” “For all the truly wondrous developments of modern medicine — imaging technologies that enable precision surgery, routine organ transplants, care that transforms premature infants into … Read moreWhen Evidence Says No, But Doctors Say Yes — ProPublica