Body in Mind

Our tactile world is infinitely rich: a cold breeze, a sharp poke, raindrops, or a mother’s gentle caress all impose mechanical forces on our skin, and yet we encounter no […]

I am down on sleep and have penned a rather personal post, because right now, on the back of some outstanding conversations with some truly impressive newly ‘graduating’ Anaesthetic and […]

Many of us will have heard of the visual blind spot, scotomas (an area of partial or complete loss of visual acuity in an otherwise clear field of vision) and […]

Opioid policy debates are often framed in terms of balancing opioid risks with chronic pain relief. This assumes, not only that opioids provide long-term pain relief, but that opioids are […]

It’s well known for most health professionals who regularly treat patients with back pain that often patients are afraid of moving because they believe that movement will cause further pain […]

“I can’t stop thinking about how much it hurts!” “I’m scared the pain will get worse!” “There’s nothing I can do to make it better!” These and related expressions may […]

It is well known that chronic pain is associated with changes in the brain: Several lines of research confirm alterations in the central nervous system in chronic pain syndromes including […]

Are you female? Do you know any females? Chances are, the majority of you are thinking ‘yes’. And chances are, the majority of those females you know have experienced pelvic […]

Psychosocial factors (PS) are described as the combination of an individual’s cognitive, emotional and social status that can influence their health status (Singla et al., 2015) and they include: patients’ […]

Few clinical guidelines for the treatment of sciatica exist and evidence regarding effective medical treatments is limited. One medicine that is prescribed for the management of sciatica is pregabalin (also […]