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In this free webinar, we explore some of the history of pain, how we've come to understand it and introduce contemporary strategies for pain management.

2022 brought a lot of new learning to the table. And although I love digging deep into peer-reviewed literature, there is nothing like a good non-fiction read to spark some curiosity and tie some adjacent fields into what we do. Here are my top 5 books from 2022 (not necessarily published in 2022) with some summaries to avoid biasing you too much ;).

This short video explores the McGurk effect and what it tells us about perception and reality.

SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION IN PERSISTING PAIN PATIENTS HAS NEGLIGIBLE EFFECTS ON DEPRESSION AT SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP

Preamble: Here, Sam brings a work that is well worth the investment in time to read and understand

This is a research poster presented at the Australian Pain Society Conference in 2022. An abstract can be found below along with Brendan’s details and links to other publications.

On the 2nd of February, 2022, we organised an event to discuss a topic that is too often avoided.

The hands-on vs. hands-off debate continues to rage in social media circles.

In this video, we discuss the difference between pain and injury and use a metaphor to help understand why this can be helpful in improving recovery.

This clinical paper was published in the Australian Journal of General Practice, Volume 48, Issue 11, November 2019.

In this webinar recorded for GrowthRX, Brendan discusses biases and logical fallacies that impact clinician perspectives and how to offset them.

The way we perceive the world dictates how we feel and ultimately how we behave within our environment.

he goal when practicing is to make each of our treatment plans patient-centred and individualised.

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Welcome to this fortnights musings over research and articles. If you would like more information on courses we offer at The Knowledge Exchange click HERE.

Welcome to this fortnights musings over research and articles.

Welcome to my week of reading and thoughts. These blogs are to share some of my readings, what I’ve found interesting about them, the challenges I may see, and some of my own ideas.

I’m frequently asked how I get full papers that aren’t open access. I do have University access which is incredibly helpful, but here are a few other options that eliminate the need to go back to University.

As this was written for NOI Jam, the link to the full blog is here -

Recently there has been more debate around the role of low-value therapies such as cupping, dry needling, ultrasound, taping, etc.

Some Helpful Resources

The idea of targeting interventions towards the deep core musculature such as the Transverse Abdominis (TvA) and Multifidus began back in the 90’s with work from Hodges and Richardson.

It’s that time of year again when the marketing campaigns ramp up to ensure therapy practices don’t go out of business over the holiday season.

Last week I had a patient present with debilitating right shoulder pain, diagnosed as a partial rotator cuff tear 8 years ago via ultrasound.

We start our podcast series off with a cracker as Luke and Brendan sit down with Adam Meakins, the controversial, yet critically thinking Sports Physio.