At the recent World Congress on Pain, there were enough exhibition stands to keep even the most mischievous amused. One of the most mischievous is Sarah Haag. Here she gives an account of the first of her investigations.....
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Field Research
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Interoception and pain – is it better to be ignorant?
I just read a fascinating paper in a recent issue of Pain. This paper evaluated the relationship between interoception (ie, the ability to consciously perceive signals from the body) and pain perception.
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No Pain No Gain? A new perspective on avoidance behavior
No pain no gain! Recently published research suggest that the decision to avoid or persist in pain-evoking activity does not fully depend upon fear, but also on the goals that are related to that activity, and that once we decide to persist, our brain helps protecting these goals by suppressing attention to pain.
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Not a dry eye in my house. Paralympics, pain and plasticity.
Could it be possible that this mix of personal story, pain, athletic supremity, unbridled elation and self-efficacy could take us to a new place biologically? A neurogenic, neuroplastic, anti-inflammatory state in which adaptation is optimised?
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I didn’t do anything to deserve this….
"When you live with injustice, you just want to share it”. How does this affect recovery?