Our body as a machine view: • Wear & tear. • Has to be "fixed". • Needs alignment. • Pain means damage. I wonder how humans viewed our bodies before the industrial revolution. Likely, • We can adapt, grow & change. • Asymmetry is normal. • Needs caring for.

High blood glucose and excess body fat enhance pain sensitivity and weaken pain inhibition in healthy adults: a single-blind cross-over randomised controlled trial sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

EXCELLENT PAPER! Higher levels of physical activity do NOT wear out knee replacements faster! It may even be beneficial! 😲 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36208528/

Did you know that if you are over the age of 16 and in a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, you have the right to ask the police to if check your partner or ex-partner has a record of abusive behaviour? clares-law.com #16DaysOfActivism

Consent ✅ ‘And my bunion is better’ is often what dancers say after rehab for a different foot/ankle issue that has indirectly addressed their hallux valgus. This dancer’s primary concern was bilateral HV… Worse at end of day. 3 exercises for hallux valgus 🦶🏼 A thread 🧵 1/4

Anterior pelvic tilt is often blamed for many things by many people! But anterior pelvic tilt isn’t the ‘bad guy’ everyone thinks it is! Heres why… 🧵

Body transfer illusion is the illusion of owning a part of a body other than one's own. This is the famous rubber hand experiment and it tricks your brain. [read more: buff.ly/3KLe6l1] [📹 Adley and Story House Media: buff.ly/3cNcfPZ]

Exercise has similar effects on pain and function to that of oral NSAIDs and paracetamol. Exercise should be given more prominence, especially in older people with comorbidity or at higher risk of adverse events related to NSAIDs and paracetamol. bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Risk factors for back pain are basically being human and having a back… #Sportskongres2023

Do you get a good night's sleep? journals.lww.com/pain/Fulltext/…

How should we assess and treat calf muscle strains? Our new video explores soleus v gastroc injuries, important tests to monitor and 6 key rehab phases: fb.watch/b69IMn1ivo/

👟📢Calling all runners and those who work with runners! If you are ≥18 years old, and one of the following options apply, please follow this link to complete my survey; bit.ly/3rQTJ0o (15-20 minutes) Thank you for your time and for sharing across your network 🙂

My blog on this extremely difficult injury to treat in runners (especially post-partum women & middle-aged trail runners) Osteitis Pubis refers to a non-infectious, inflammatory overuse syndrome affecting the symphysis pubis and surrounding soft tissues physiotutors.com/osteitis-pubis/

Wonderful job👍👏👏👏👏Surface anatomy of the posterior elbow as well as the illustration which shows those specific parts (numbers) in detail.

Brachial plexus

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Diabetes mellitus-related musculoskeletal disorders: Unveiling the cluster of diseases… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

You have likely used paracetamol (acetaminophen) for pain relief and fever reduction Did you know that studies explored the effects of paracetamol on exercise performance? I reviewed the evidence, and the findings may be surprising THREAD (1/9)🧵⬇️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35038139/

Regardless of whether you think you can or can’t… you’re right! Bodies are easy to sort out… brains on the other hand are a different story! #YouveGotThis

Helping someone in pain isn’t ONLY about temporarily reducing their pain… It’s also helping them UNDERSTAND their pain! It’s also helping them CONTROL their pain! Its also helping them CONTINUE to do things they value with their pain!