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Another oldie but goodie. This one on what influences our enjoyment of Pringles. Sound bites – Foods that sound better taste better The pleasure we derive from eating obviously depends on […]
It’s summer time in the northern hemisphere and we thought it would be a good idea to look back over the years and post some crackers. This one is particularly apt […]
It has long been one of my Sunday morning routines to read the Sunday New York times. In the July 12 edition of the “The Times” Joanna Burke offers an […]
In our last blog (Chronic Pain: Lost Inhibition?) we talked about the role of the thalamus in the development and maintenance of orofacial neuropathic pain. We reported that painful trigeminal […]
Margaret River in Western Australia has some of the best surfing in the world…great food and wine too…but that’s not all. There’s a bit of digital technology wave-riding happening over […]
Our thoughts shape our emotional and behavioural responses. This is a well-established principle in psychological research and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. We use preconceptions – known as “schemas” – to help […]
Asking your patient what they expect is the thing to do these days, the idea being that what they expect is likely to influence how they will end up. The […]
From the days of my infancy as a physiotherapist, I was raised on the teaching that pain should be measured by subjective means only. You have to ask the patient. […]
Everyone has a story about their back pain and one story you often hear is that the weather makes the person’s back pain worse. Topical now in Sydney as it […]
We were very fortunate to have Prof Srinivasa Raja and A/Prof Matthias Ringkamp write a post for us on the high profile papers that just came out in PAIN, both […]