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Rockhampton, Queensland
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Exercise with chronic pain: Experts say to 'go for it, but gently' - ABC Everyday abc.net.au/everyday/experts-…
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I hear that the PT twitter verse (I can’t see cos I blocked the protagonist) has it’s panties in a bunch over the famous professor of spinal biomechanics (NOT a medical doctor or clinician) and advice to pro NHL athletes to avoid tying their skates. A shortish 🧵
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Core stability remains myth that needs debunking.
Clinicians still support a flawed philosophy (I used to be one of them) that spawned an entire industry promoting the concept of a rigid spine.
Here are 5 ideas that may change your practice. 🧵👇
1/6
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Not all clinicians reassurance is useful or helpful to patients! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2387…
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What's the difference between, say, knee "pain" and a knee "injury"? A recent paper in @BJSM_BMJ makes the case that how we talk about that distinction can affect how we return to training.
outsideonline.com/health/tra…
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We're now 4 threads down, 4 to go! Liver, bone & kidney function coming up but today we're looking at..
BASICS OF BLOODS FOR DETECTING AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS.
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In threads 1-3 we learned what we are measuring, how BTs interact in family groups & the basics of the full blood count.
Th1: xitter.cf/palingclaire/s…
Th2: xitter.cf/palingclaire/s…
Th3: xitter.cf/palingclaire/status/13…
Keep scrolling to learn with me about inflammatory markers.... 👇
Thread 3 on basics of blood tests.
THE FULL BLOOD COUNT
Follow the thread to learn with me re what clues the FBC gives us about pathology. 👇👇👇
Preceding threads if you missed them 😊
Thread 1: xitter.cf/palingclaire/status/13…
Thread 2: xitter.cf/palingclaire/status/13…
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Hip & groin pain in sporty adolescents IS NOT NORMAL!
(a thread)
Kids aren't 'little adults' - they have different physiology, immature skeleton, growth plates...
They're susceptible to unique conditions
Yet they are robust - if they're not enjoying sport, pay attention...
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Case study 11: When it looks like a 🦆, swims like a 🦆, but isn’t a 🦆.
45 yo. 6/12 Hx right lat knee pain. Onset while 🚴♀️. No change with physio. GP ➡️ ortho surgeon. MRI: 'inflamed' bursa b/w ITB and lat condyle. Dx: ITBFS. Steroid no help. Referred for 2nd opinion..🧵 1/13
Had 60 y/o female present this morning with acute buttock and proximal thigh pain during 70kg deadlift. Hx of osteopaenia. No neurological signs. Some giving way of leg on down stairs. I am concerned about possible #. What imaging would be best to detect #?
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🚨🔓 #OpenAccess Alert🔓🚨
Our statement paper on FAI Syndrome is now free for all as Editor's Choice @BJSM_BMJ
👉29 diagnostic studies: 23 clinical tests and 14 different forms of clinical information
👉14 RCTs on non-operative treatment
bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/22/1…
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Food for thought
academic.oup.com/painmedicin…
Trigger Point Diagnosis: At Last, the First Word on Consensus
There is no valid way of detecting Trigger points. I will repeat this NO VALID WAY.
Reliability and agreement is NOT validity.
Thus it’s a consensus amongst believers
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Podcast Alert: "Bone stress injuries are really just an over-use injury to bone"
Professor @StuartJWarden speaks about his running, bone health, strength training & how to integrate plyometrics into your training week!
🦴💪💥👟
trail.latrobe.edu.au/trail-p…
#podcasts4patients
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Episode 1 is here! Prof Lorimer Moseley is sharing the one thing that he wants people challenged by pain to know: youtu.be/_XG188NnXPQ
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The Pitch: Create a campaign to win over the vaccine hesitant by PaperMoose. #Gruen
Excellent resource for vaccination related side effects in Australia. Please share with anyone who is hesitant or incorrectly informed.
tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19…
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We had a great chat with @JFEsculier today about the common myths of running injury prevention after his recent systematic review was just published pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3447…
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