The issue of opioid addiction has been prominent in the media over recent years. Opioid medications are strong, potentially addictive prescription drugs used for severe pain and following surgery. But how effective are they really? Might they sometimes be doing the opposite, and increasing pain?
Read MoreWatch this highly informative and thought-provoking discussion between Mark Hurworth (Orthopaedic Surgeon) and Ian Dowley (Senior Physiotherapist) about how the decision to operate or not to operate is made. The increasing availability of higher quality radiological imaging often causes a “knowledge explosion” - these images show every little change and irregularity in our bodies. But what is relevant? What is ‘normal’ age-related change and what is actually related to our symptoms? Do these ‘issues’ that have been identified actually need to be surgically ‘fixed’? In a radiological report the complex technical jargon or even the sheer volume of information can be scary and threatening for the patient.
Read MoreMark Hurworth (Orthopedic Surgeon) and Ian Dowley (Senior Physiotherapist) discuss the complexities of pain and pain management.
Read MoreThe problem of opiate addiction is very real, and needs to be taken seriously. The fastest growing group of addictions in western society are medically prescribed opiates. There has been a deluge of media coverage in recent months regarding the ‘epidemic’ of addiction to medically prescribed opioids.
Read MoreA summary from the book Explain Pain Supercharged by Lorimer Mosely and David Butler.
With age comes wisdom. But age may bring a lot of other baggage as well! Our society holds many beliefs and perceptions about getting older, and some of these are myths which need to be challenged. Lorimer Mosely and David Butler, in their excellent book Explain Pain Supercharged, tackle some of the most common myths about ageing and pain that persist in our culture and may make us unintentionally ageist.
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