If you have ever felt tiredness, foot pain or pain following a long working day it could be due to your arches. be the cause. For those with high arches, they often struggle to find the right foot support, and conventional insoles aren’t cutting it. The right insole can greatly enhance comfort, stability and overall […]

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Waking up with shoulder pain can ruin your day before it even starts. If it happens regularly—and you haven’t had a recent injury—your sleep posture could be the real culprit. It’s easy to underestimate how many hours we spend in one position overnight. But during that time, poor posture can compress or strain delicate tissues […]

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Not all pain medications are safe for people with kidney failure, for example NSAIDs. So what to do about chronic pain in dialysis patients?

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It turns out a doctor’s bedside manner really does matter. A new study reveals that empathy isn’t just a nice-to-have in healthcare, it’s a powerful pain reliever. That’s right, empathy treats chronic pain. Researchers using brain imaging technology have found that a caring and supportive clinician can actually reduce a patient’s experience of pain. The […]

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Has your doctor ever asked you to rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10? If so, then you can probably appreciate that pain is a very subjective experience. For that reason defining, calculating, and treating it can be tricky. An added layer is that there exist different types of pain. Bumped, bruised, […]

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Throughout September the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) raises awareness on pain and pain management. This year’s theme is “Research Pain. Manage Pain.” focusing on approaches to improving pain care. The Importance of Pain Awareness Month Around eight million Canadians live with chronic pain.  Chronic pain can have a profound effect on […]

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New research published in The Archives of Physiotherapy suggests that doctors might be underestimating the amount of pain osteoarthritis patients experience.1 Osteoarthritis patients have neuropathic pain Osteoarthritis is a painful and debilitating condition. We usually associate it with pain caused by wear and tear on tissue – mechanical damage. This, however, isn’t the only type […]

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There appears to be a link between proprioception and chronic pain. Non-specific low back pain and neck pain are two of the most common chronic pain complaints1 with reasons often being a lack of muscle (and functional tissue) balance in the body coupled with muscle activation problems.2 Chronic painful conditions are the source of 42% […]

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