On what looks like a very fresh Danish weekend, some fearsome warriors put on their Ride for Pain jerseys and took on the elements. Watch the day unfold in the latest Danish entry for the Cannes short-film awards, in the 'Raising awareness of the world's most burdensome health issue' category. httpv://youtu.be/gYSV4Ai-zSg … [Read more...]
Another uber-successful UniSA Ride for Pain
April 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Sunday April 7th saw hundreds of cyclists take to the River or the Hills on an absolutely glorious Adelaide autumn day. The mercury nudged 30C and the spirits were even higher. Thanks to WorkCoverSA and, of course the University of South Australia, it was another very successful event. Over 250 cyclists took on the whole 100km and 100 of those … [Read more...]
Teaching people about pain – why do we keep beating around the bush pt 2
April 4, 2013 by 84 Comments
Continued from previous post... All is not lost, however. There is an emerging body of literature that suggests that we can change the way people understand their pain. We can reconceptualize pain in a way that makes clear the distinction between tissue damage, nociception and pain. The bulk of the work in this area is guided by a model that … [Read more...]
Teaching people about pain – why do we keep beating around the bush
April 2, 2013 by 12 Comments
A frank approach to interpersonal communication brings with it some challenges, but having to dig oneself out of a hole, created by strategically avoiding the truth, is not one of them. This frank approach is well suited to science – the scientific process requires us to pursue and report the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We … [Read more...]
The Danes are showing up the rest of us!!
March 18, 2013 by 6 Comments
The Danes have made a good claim for the nation most interested in solving the problem of chronic pain! Led by their noble and energetic super-pain guy, Mr Morten Hogh, 20 righteous campaigners will slip into a very stylish Ride for Pain jersey and Get moving for chronic pain research, in UniSA's Ride for Pain at your place! I would have … [Read more...]
Ride for Pain At Your Place!
February 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
GET MOVING FOR CHRONIC PAIN RESEARCH! In conjunction with UniSA's Ride for Pain, and PainAdelaide 2013, we are giving YOU ALL the opportunity to GET INVOLVED. If you can’t make it to Adelaide in April, Ride for Pain anyway, by taking part in Ride for Pain at your place! Simply register here. It will cost you AUD$70. We will send you your … [Read more...]
Finding the love between scientists and clinicians – a response to Dr Butler on noijam
February 4, 2013 by 18 Comments
I am thrilled that Dr David Butler; he of the custard tart; the Duke of Irreverence; the internationally acclaimed clinical revolutionary, has started a blog. I am chuffed that he showed me his first post before it went live. And I could not help but respond because it takes two to tango and I have a few thoughts on this issue myself.I have … [Read more...]
Registration open for PainAdelaide April 8th 2013
February 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
Thanks for your patience folks. PainAdelaide 2013 is now open for registrations. We have had to adjust the price slightly - it is $100 full registration and $65 for full time students (only 40 student places available), and you have the opportunity to pay a bit more if you earn big bucks or you think the programme is just too good to accept at this … [Read more...]
Specificity to neuroplasticity and back again?
January 24, 2013 by 22 Comments
There is nothing like a good thinking session to kick off the new year. In their new paper, just published in Pain Medicine, the dulcet tones of A/Prof Milton Cohen and partners have been transformed to print in what is a very interesting critique of the theory of pain as a disease. Or, as they put it, 'pain-as-a-disease'. It really is a tricky … [Read more...]
The Dark Side of La Mano, or Space-Temperature Interactions in CRPS
January 15, 2013 by 10 Comments
I was unsure about that title, but I figured it's holiday season and I am going to talk about work I did with two Italians, and I know there are some Pink Floyd fans out there. Somewhere. If you have never heard of Pink or Floyd, then go with the subtitle - Space - temperature interactions in CRPS. Earlier this year, Alberto Gallace, Charlie Spence … [Read more...]
BiM in Review 2012
December 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s that time of year again. Up here on the top of the world in Australia, we are getting ready for a month of sand, surf, BBQ’s and belly laughs - the whole country goes on holidays for a few weeks. So, it is a great time to look back on 2012 and look forward to 2013. Here are some highlights and a brief peek into the looking glass for next … [Read more...]
PainAdelaide 2013 logo winners announced
December 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
Thanks to all of you who submitted designs for the logo for PainAdelaide. We will kick off the new initiative of pain researchers at Adelaide's three universities with the inaugural PainAdelaide meeting. We wanted the logo to reflect the three universities (Flinders, Adelaide and UniSA) and the idea that by working together we will promote quicker … [Read more...]
PainAdelaide 2013 – Design the logo!
November 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
Adelaide is a Festival City - the Adelaide Festival of Arts and the Fringe Festival, though February & March, are internationally renowned as among the world's best; WOMADelaide - the World of Music, Arts & Dance - attracts 85,000 people in four days; the Comeout Festival is Australia's premier festival of contemporary art, performance and … [Read more...]
The Conversation acupuncture piece triggers a prickly debate
November 6, 2012 by 9 Comments
Neil OConnell and Lorimer Moseley just wrote this piece for The Conversation 'Acupuncture research – the path least scientific?' and it triggered some pretty heated debate - The Conversation stopped comments for fear of the abuse getting beyond what they see to be appropriate for the public space.It is indeed amazing to see how fired up and … [Read more...]
Searching for Rene?
October 18, 2012 by 13 Comments
We stumbled across this video on YouTube. It has some terrific graphics and is well worth a look. It also has a spectacularly deep voiced star-trek type talking us through some of the neurochemical processes that occur when tissue is injured or inflamed. It touches on descending modulation, although attributes that to only one brainstem nucleus, … [Read more...]
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