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Pain like sensation is always real. An amputee’s “phantom” pain is real. Why is this? Because pain is felt or experienced in the brain rather than the tissue. We can be tricked to feel more pain by high levels of threat like thinking we stepped on something sharp or believing we are more injured than … Read morePain like sensation is always real. An amputee’s “phantom” pain is real.
Designed to Move stated a few years ago that for the first time in human history the next generation was expected to live 5 years less than the last. Problems #Healthy_Aging #The_Inactivity_Crisis Link: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-life-expectancy-declines-two-years-in-a-row_us_5a5f8582e4b067e1058ff146
Common myth – arthritis is due to “wear & tear” But, there is very little arthritis in marathon runners. https://www.jbjs.org/search.php?sortby=relevancy&query=Low%20Prevalence%20of%20Hip%20and%20Knee%20Arthritis%20in%20Active%20Marathon%20Runners
Mathew Benoy, PT and activity specialist highlights why runners don’t have more arthritis. This link Recaps recent research on evolutionary trends highlighting that arthritis is greater today NOT because of wear & tear, but other factors like the double whammy of inactivity & increased consumption of processed foods. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/15/543402095/creaky-knees?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=morningedition&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170815.
Very well done video explaining how “normal” most so-called abnormalities on x-ray or imaging really are. Normal age-related structural findings have very little correlation with pain. The good news is that arthritic or imaging findings are not a sentence to have pain. There is a lot you can do to stay functional. Are your x-ray … Read moreVery well done video explaining how “normal” most so-called abnormalities
