Welcome back you amazing nerds. In this text I plan to continue exploring Plato’s theory of ideas and pick up at the cliffhanger I left you in the last text. Today we’ll be exploring one of the most well-known metaphors of Plato: the allegory of the cave (Russell, 1946). But how do we get intoContinueContinue reading “Plato Part 3 – The Allegory of the Cave: Do you see a light?”
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Nociception part 2 – Baby don’t hurt me, no more
Hello again amazing nerds. In the previous text I went through what is nociception and how our bodies are able to take a stimulus from our environment, for example heat from a fire, transform it into nerve signals and interpret it. I also explained that many brain areas are involved in interpreting this potentially threateningContinueContinue reading “Nociception part 2 – Baby don’t hurt me, no more”
Nociception part 1: How do we know when to hurt?
Hello again amazing nerds. In a previous text I went through how pain is a complex and biopsychosocial experience. But for some of you, the question may have remained: what is actually happening in our body when we feel pain? How does that experience emerge in our body and what role does our anatomy andContinueContinue reading “Nociception part 1: How do we know when to hurt?”
What is Spinal Stenosis – Not enough space in this spine for both of us
Welcome back amazing nerds. Today’s text aims at continuing to inform about the most common musculoskeletal complaint: back pain. More specifically, it is about a pathology that can be linked to back pain, can sound really scary, and sometimes is not well understood even by healthcare professionals. I’m going to be discussing spinal stenosis. IContinueContinue reading “What is Spinal Stenosis – Not enough space in this spine for both of us”
Bias in Research: Not all studies are created equal
Hello again. In the last post, I explored some of the more common biases that affect our perception of what we experience in our daily clinical practice, and how these limit the conclusions and generalisations we can make from our clinical experience. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading it here before starting this one.ContinueContinue reading “Bias in Research: Not all studies are created equal”
Dealing with Humans, Dealing with Complexity
The assumption that training principles applied to pain and associated disability is yet another sign of our deep craving for defined, guiding reasoning structures – from A we progress to B, from D we regress to C etc… It reflects our inner aversion to complexity, to subjectivity. But in reality, we are all these complexContinueContinue reading “Dealing with Humans, Dealing with Complexity”
The myth of “Text Neck”
The content of this post was originally going to be included in the text on myths surrounding back pain (link to post), however because it is a somewhat complex topic and it will take some explanation to get my point across, it ended up developing into a topic worthy of its own text. This timeContinueContinue reading “The myth of “Text Neck””
The Pre-Socratics part 6 – Caring about Health
Welcome to another text where we continue our journey through the philosophers who developed the ideas that inspired most of our own at present. Today we are going to explore a name that may not be as obscure as the ones before: Hippocrates. Giving some justification to my personal interest in philosophy, in ancient Greece,ContinueContinue reading “The Pre-Socratics part 6 – Caring about Health”
Back Pain Myth 3 – You have bad posture
In this text, I’m back to continue looking at some of the myths surrounding lower back pain. This time I’m looking at one of the myths that is very ingrained into our day-to-day life, from how we sleep, how we walk, how we dress, how we eat, how we work, and even how we doContinueContinue reading “Back Pain Myth 3 – You have bad posture”
Back Pain Myth 2 – Scan it
I’ll again be looking at some of the myths surrounding back pain and our spine. If you haven’t already, I advise you to read part 1 as in it I explain why these myths can be bad for you and why I think it is important to address them. In it, I have given anContinueContinue reading “Back Pain Myth 2 – Scan it”
The Physiolosopher 