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A new class of rehabilitation professional is now emerging – we can call this person a clinical scientist (or scientific clinician). Here we are referring to a professional at the clinical battlefront who uses reasoning science to integrate the best of modern science to help the patient in front of them. Clinical scientist activity ranges from reading and integrating science in the clinic to active data collection and analysis. This blog is for clinicians in the world of science.
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There are nearly two billion people in the world with an ongoing pain state – we can’t take questions from individual sufferers nor can we provide individual treatment advice but we do have a find a clinician service where you can locate clinicians around the world with Explain Pain education. You may also find reading the clinically orientated stories within noijam helpful.
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Our colleague and friend, Dr Hayley Leake, discusses pelvic pain in women, its prevalence, and research findings from the Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire (PPIQ). When…
We often receive letters from hard-working clinicians and pain sufferers on their journeys. Recently, we were sent this lovely reflection by a clinician Dianna Howell…
Illustration by Hanna Barczyk Treating pain can be emotionally burdensome. Think about the last time a patient left the clinic and you lent back on…
I come from a background of manual therapy – my father before me weaned on the teachings of James Cyriax, as did I. My mentors, whom…
A little while ago, we posted an interview with our good friend Saurab, about his experiences as a physiotherapist in Nepal. Last week we received a…
Saurab Sharma is a physiotherapist who works in a clinical setting at Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, and lectures at Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences. I had…
A link to an interview with Brian Mulligan was posted yesterday over at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website: Physiotherapy pioneer shoots from the hip…
Those who miss out: the 16-18 year olds Many people miss out on optimal pain treatment. We have detailed some here, such as males and…
Digging through some older readings, I was fascinated to read research suggesting that experienced violin players could not tell if they were playing a Stradivarius…
From the number of people reading it, Wouter Ramboer’s last post on noijam had people thinking. It kept Wouter thinking too… The recent blog Hit…