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- 2022
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11 February 2022
Supporting physical rehabilitation with behavioural modification
When managing painful conditions it is important to remain aware of the effects of pain on behaviour and conscious experience. By using pain-relieving medications, physical therapies, and cognitive activities we can reduce the impact of pain on quality of life. We also need to be aware that behaviours can negatively impact chronic pain conditions – […]
- 2021
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29 December 2021
Why does it hurt?
If pain is so unpleasant, why have we not evolved to live without it?
- 2016
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20 June 2016
Getting to the point – acupuncture in dogs and cats
In an earlier post I described how muscle pain can add to, and sometimes drive, the discomfort of osteoarthritis. Acupuncture is one of the tools we can use to address it. It is often misunderstood, so it is worth being clear about what it can and cannot do. Acupuncture has been suggested to help with […]
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4 April 2016
Arthritis: where does it hurt?
You might think the answer is obvious. The word arthritis comes from the Greek (arthro-, joint, and -itis, inflammation), so surely the pain comes from the joint. In practice it is rarely that simple. What we have learned about how pain works tells us that joint damage is often only the starting point, and that […]
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