No, you don’t need to order an MRI in first episode psychosis
First10EM,
Usually, I reserve stand alone blog posts for high quality papers. Usually, garbage science is either ignored, or reserved for…
Chronic back pain: Why the fix may reside in your brain — not your back
PsyPost,
Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is caused by injuries or other problems in the body such as…
It's Time To Rethink the Origins of Pain
Scientific American Blog: Observations,
Chronic pain is biochemical, but it’s also psychological, and treatment needs to address how we think and feel about it
The Problem with Pain Scores
Scientific American Blog: Observations,
Physicians often ask you to rate your agony on a scale from one to 10—but the response doesn’t necessarily say anything…
Diagnostic imaging scans for back pain: three things they can do, three things they can’t
Croakey,
It’s time for patients and clinicians to have frank discussions about what diagnostic imaging scans can do for low back pain…
Weighing up the potential benefits and harms of comprehensive full body health checks
Croakey,
Most people are familiar with the concept of undergoing general health checks. This might mean that your doctor talks to you…
How to Get Lasting Sciatica Relief
Breaking Muscle,
Sciatica is pretty common. It sucks the joy out of the simplest movements. But, fortunately, in many cases, you can beat it on…
How to Get Lasting Sciatica Relief
Breaking Muscle,
Sciatica is pretty common. It sucks the joy out of the simplest movements. But, fortunately, in many cases, you can beat it on…
‘Chiropractors are Bullshit’: a rebuttal of a rebuttal
Edzard Ernst,
In her article “Chiropractors are Bullshit” SciBabe discussed her views on the chiropractic profession. Now the chiro ‘Dr…
A tale of two papers about structure and back pain
SaveYourself.ca,
This is about a fascinating pair of papers by the same group of researchers, Brinjikji et al., who looked at a whole lot of MRI…
“Finally…The Low Back Pain Solution”: A Chiropractor Makes Questionable Claims
Science-Based Medicine,
Pictured: Railgun patient launcher Magnetic resonance imaging machine, not a useful tool in identifying the cause of back…
The True Meaning of Physical Therapy: You Are Not Your MRI
Breaking Muscle,
The human body is a remarkable complex machine. which is something that a simple image could never fully capture. It’s can be…