These are my speaking engagements, online lectures, and courses for the year. Prices may vary between courses dependent on the location and country, the venue, and the included “extras” of the specific venue like meals and coffee, etc. Neuroscientific painmodulation is an innovative two-day course focusing on pain research and pain rehabilitation, and with citations […]
Continue ReadingWhat Most Therapists get Wrong About Manual Therapy
Now, I’m not, by default, against the use of manual therapy (MT). However, MT is almost always done with the wrong patient narrative (“fixing” the body), the wrong mindset (operator, not interactor), and for the wrong reason (practitioner-centered and not patient-centered), and typically only supported by an outdated model (biomechanical), dubious clinical anecdotes and traditionalist […]
Continue ReadingJohnny Depp’s Secret Back Pain Relief Method
My mother once had trouble with cramps and back pain for a month, but then I took her to see the Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp, and the day after, all her problems with pain and cramps were gone! So clearly, the solution to solve people’s cramps and the current pandemic of back […]
Continue ReadingAcute/chronic pain is (often) misinterpreted
The terminology “acute/chronic” pain is often misinterpreted and is largely misunderstood by many laymen and some clinicians. The primary difference between acute and chronic pain is in the “relatively arbitrary time posts” (Apkarian et al.). In other words, the main difference is in the duration of the pain experience; it does not say anything concrete […]
Continue ReadingPodcasts, lectures and interviews (with me as guest)
I have been a featured guest on multiple podcasts and recorded interviews and zoom talks in the last 1-2 years. I have also been a guest lecturer for Trust Me I’m a Physiotherapist, where I did two free online lectures that Trust Me ED now hosts. List of Podcasts, lectures, and interviews (with me as […]
Continue ReadingThe negative effect of misplaced positivity
“Criticising ourselves is the mark of a positive, confident profession” Dr. David Nicholls, PhD So the idea that we should only be positive, and lift each other up, is often used to silence critique. Silencing critique, that is, casting light on a real problem, is a very negative thing. As health professionals, we should welcome […]
Continue ReadingRoad and the destination – Making the patient choose the treatment
The main problem I have with (making the clients choose the treatment) is this: What we do with our clients or patient should have plausible scientific reasoning and some supporting evidence. We should stand clear of modalities with no plausible scientific rationale and evidence that speaks against the modality. As stated by Ingram et al.: […]
Continue ReadingDon’t be a therapist sell out – 8 reasons why this is wrong
As Adam Meakins has stated, “Just doing what ever a patient wants is prostituting yourself!”. A typical argument for letting the patient choose the choice of treatment is this: “I agree we should advocate for patient education on EBP but that comes at what cost? We’ll never know. Some patients may not return.” Often there […]
Continue ReadingCourses and lectures for 2021
This is my speaking engagements, online lectures, and courses for the year. Prices may vary between courses dependent on the location and country, the venue, and the included “extras” of the specific venue like meals and coffee, etc. The course is on both days from 09.00 to 17.30, if not another time is specified. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Lived Experience of Pain: Keith Meldrum
Joletta Belton (left) and Keith Meldrum (right) during the 2020 San Diego Pain Summit. Photo by photojournalist Nicolás Ng Foreword to the new miniseries (by Lars Avemarie) I started the “Pain Expert series” back in 2014. The series has had entries with some of the most esteemed academics and researchers in the pain field, like […]
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