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The moral hazard of whiplash

A whole edition of Spine was recently dedicated to whiplash associated disorders (WAD) (Vol 36 Number 25S). One paper by Cote and Soklaridis (1) caught my attention. They warn that […]

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More on body awareness and chronic pain

Evidence has been accumulating that shows that people with chronic pain have modifications in body awareness. For example patients suffering from CRPS express feelings of foreignness towards their painful body […]

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The development of the Canadian Physiotherapy Pain Science Division

The Pain Science Division (PSD) of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) was founded in 2008, through the dedicated work of a small group of Canadian PTs. Diane Jacobs brought Dave […]

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Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers

We have recently found that children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat. This study, which can be downloaded […]

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TNF-a: the scroundrel that can smile and smile

Glial cells keep appearing everywhere I look. No, I have not been shrunken by some Rick Moranis-like character and made to wander around the body (a reference to “Honey, I […]

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Luke Parkitny talks CRPS at BiM

Luke is a PhD student at Neuroscience Research Australia researching some of the factors that play a role in the development of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Luke joins the Body in […]

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The rubber hand illusion is stronger in people with schizophrenia

In our paper in PNAS a couple of years ago, in which we showed that the RHI is associated with a drop in skin temperature of the ‘replaced’ hand, we […]

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First impressions do count! Especially if you’re stressed.

We humans are a judgemental lot. We make spontaneous personality trait inferences based on the behaviour of others almost every day. Think about that person that you saw throw rubbish […]

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Why Things Hurt

Lorimer grew a mo.  To help promote men’s health.  It was during this time that he, and his mo, gave a talk at TEDx.  Here it is. httpvh://youtu.be/gwd-wLdIHjs

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Body in Mind 2011

It has been a big year for all of us here at BiM Sydney and BiM Adelaide.  We have, on the whole, had what can only be described as a […]

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