Body in Mind

New advances in cancer therapies have drastically improved the prognosis for children diagnosed with cancer. Forty years ago, children were only given a 58% chance of living 5 years after […]

Translating research into clinical practice is a challenge for researchers in all fields. I work in the UK and funding bodies here appear to be keenly aware of this, and […]

Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) is a complex and multi-dimensional condition that affects up to 20% of people with diabetes. PDN is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and diminished quality of […]

I am guilty of being the eternal optimist in my practice. I can’t recall ever telling a patient that the outlook isn’t great for them, even though on many occasions, […]

Few controlled trials have assessed the efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for mid back pain. In addition no high quality trials have been performed to test the efficacy and […]

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a  management strategy for chronic pain and its consequences [1], is frequently conducted in groups to minimise cost [2] and maximise efficiency. Although clinicians often report […]

Let’s say you tell two friends to bring a list of things from the market. The list contains things they like and things they dislike. When you see them walking […]

Low back pain (LBP) is a leading contributor to people living with disability throughout the world,1 and the problem appears to be getting worse rather than better.2 Scientists and clinicians, […]

Low back pain (LBP) is a highly prevalent condition, with a devastating impact on society and it is now recognized as the leading cause of disability worldwide (Lim et al., […]

In general, most acute low back pain (LBP) recovers spontaneously within a few days or weeks. No active treatment has shown to actually shorten the time it takes for acute […]