Body in Mind

The Journal of Pain recently published a paper that caught our eye for its simple design and clever investigation of the role of psychosocial factors in the development of multisite […]

It is now well established that men and women show general differences in how they report and experience pain – women tend to report more pain, with greater severity and […]

It is common for adolescents and children to experience chronic pain (Perquin et al., 2000). There are many negative implications associated with chronic pain such as limited social contact, lost […]

Clifford Woolf, who some may know as the ‘father of central sensitisation’, recently wrote a commentary to PAIN.[1] It piqued our interest because it was about the use of the […]

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain -Bob Marley Playing music for pain relief isn’t exactly a new idea. Music has been used as […]

John Quintner and colleagues recently published a controversial review in Rheumatology. We asked him to present their position in blog form. I expect it to stir some intriguing emotions in […]

It’s well known in the low back pain (LBP) field that conservative interventions have small to moderate effects at best.[1] Frustration with these small effects has prompted researchers to shift their […]

Reports suggest that muscles lack oxygen and skin oxygenation is impaired in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). While CRPS might be related to tissue ischemia-reperfusion, the affected limb is often […]

“The surgery was a success and the patient is dead.” This satirical saying sometimes reflects the outlook of patients and their rehabilitation teams when, despite completing a difficult rehabilitation trajectory, […]

Cognitive behavioural therapy reduces central sensitization Pain is not a simple sensory experience. Negative thoughts about the meaning of pain or unpleasant emotions like fear and depression can, in some […]