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Pain Management: More Than Just Tissue Damage

    When you are injured, the degree of pain you experience is not always proportional to the extent of the physical damage. Pain is a complex and multifaceted experience that involves far more variables than just tissue damage. Effective pain management requires understanding that the body—and more specifically, the brain—interprets the situation to determine how dangerous it perceives the injury to be. This assessment includes not only the physical state of… Read More »Pain Management: More Than Just Tissue Damage

    Does Degeneration in Your Spine Mean You Have Pain?

      Time and time again patients come in with xray/MRI/CT scans that say there are degenerative changes to their spine.  Often they have been told that this is the reason for their pain.  I know I have mentioned this before but it worth reiterating.  Just remember these findings are considered normal.  I often call it grey hair of the spine. https://drnotley.com/the-mri-and-lower-back-pain-controversy/ https://drnotley.com/low-back-pain-mri/ https://drnotley.com/primer-on-pain/ Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal… Read More »Does Degeneration in Your Spine Mean You Have Pain?

      Appropriate Words, Include Swearing, Can Improve Patient’s pain

        Words can change the way a person thinks, feels, and performs. I have had people tell me: “My doctor told me that my spine is degenerating” “My chiropractor told me that my back is so bad they are surprised that I’m not in a wheelchair” “My physiotherapist told me that my knee arthritis is due to wear and tear and it is bone on bone” I am sure hearing this… Read More »Appropriate Words, Include Swearing, Can Improve Patient’s pain

        Joint centration » Hans Lindgren DC

          RKC Plank

          To perform movement optimally we need joint centration.  This requires proper joint positioning.  Joint positioning is influenced by joint mobility and stability.  Check out this article, by Dr Hans Lindgren, who explains it more Joint centration » Hans Lindgren DC. How we move isn’t always proper.  These are known as faulty movement patterns.  They may be the result of previous injuries, lack of movement or even from poor technique taught… Read More »Joint centration » Hans Lindgren DC

          Kinesiotape review

            RKC Plank

            This weekend I volunteered my time at Crossfit Winnipeg for their competition, Frostfit.  Last year at the same event I was treating a number of shoulder problems.  This year the trend was the use of Kinesio Tape (other names for it being Spidertech tape, Rock tape, K-tape). The use of Kinesio tape has been around since the 80s.  More recently, it has been popularized in sports such as volleyball, diving… Read More »Kinesiotape review

            A Primer on Pain | True Movement

              Pain can be a frustrating thing to deal with. You can see all the health care professionals, endure blood tests, have MRIs, CAT scans, X-rays but a cause may not be found.  This is because pain is not always as a result of damage but a result of the brain’s interpretations of the stimuli it receives.  What you are experiencing isn’t fake; it IS real. recently found a post that… Read More »A Primer on Pain | True Movement

              Why Your Pain Peaks at 3 AM: The Surprising Science of the Sleep-Pain Vicious Cycle

                Have you ever woken up in the quiet, dark hours of the early morning, wondering why your physical discomfort feels twice as intense as it did at bedtime? If you live with chronic pain, you are likely familiar with the frustrating phenomenon where symptoms amplify around 3:00 AM. While we often assume we feel more sensitive simply because we are tired, clinical research reveals a much more complex “vicious cycle.”… Read More »Why Your Pain Peaks at 3 AM: The Surprising Science of the Sleep-Pain Vicious Cycle