Body in Mind

Best Practice Clinical & Research Rheumatology is one of the leading journals in the Rheumatology field, and it has a rather unusual format. Each edition is a collection of 10 […]

Two recent studies suggest that brain changes in chronic pain are not all pathological Chronic pain, and the biological mechanisms contributing to pain, are as multifarious and complex as the […]

The biomedical model of pain remains heavily dominant in most avenues of life. Despite strong scientific support for the biopsychosocial model the vast majority of patients and the public do […]

Like most people, within my clinical/research practice, I draw upon my own personal every-day experiences. So, when I think about exercise prescription for people with musculoskeletal pain I am always […]

Approximately 20% of patients following total knee replacement (TKR) suffer from chronic postsurgical pain. Numerous non-modifiable risk factors for the development of chronic postsurgical pain have been identified in the […]

Globally, low back pain causes more disability than any other condition. Unfortunately, most people will experience this condition at some point in their lives. Treating low back pain is very […]

The prevalence of patients concurrently suffering from both depression and low back pain is high and the combination of these conditions is associated with treatment difficulties, such as the need […]

As a practicing clinician I recognise that CRPS is notoriously difficult to treat. International clinical guidelines recommend rehabilitation therapies as a core treatment for CRPS (1,2,3). They suggest a very […]

Over this holiday season we are publishing our Editor’s picks of 2017 for you to read and enjoy again.  — There are easily a thousand clinical prediction rules (CPRs) related […]

Over this holiday season we are publishing our Editor’s picks of 2017 for you to read and enjoy again.  — What if every headache, every slight twinge in your back, […]