Ride 2 Walk
Sometimes I ride my bike to work, and I feel pretty proud of myself. Its only 3km but it’s something. There’s even a little hill….
Hayley Leake
12 August 2016
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noijam blog
noijam: nɔɪdʒæm, since 2013
Ad. Spreadable, digestible, sticky, musical, noisy, flavoursome, harmonious, collaborative
Noun. Communal music session, crowd, signal interference, tight space
Verb. Press, squeeze, crowd
A new class of rehabilitation professional is now emerging – we can call this person a clinical scientist (or scientific clinician). Here we are referring to a professional at the clinical battlefront who uses reasoning science to integrate the best of modern science to help the patient in front of them. Clinical scientist activity ranges from reading and integrating science in the clinic to active data collection and analysis. This blog is for clinicians in the world of science.
Noijam is about:
- Providing an open liberal discussion forum led by experienced clinicians, focusing on the treatment of ongoing pain states via nervous system changing therapies based on movement and education
- Facilitating findings from science into clinical decision making
- Enhancing links between clinicians and researcher
- Bringing researchable ideas from the clinic to the fore.
We welcome all helpful, respectful, constructive and reasoned comments and questions on Noijam. All comments are checked before they appear and some delays due to time differences may be encountered.
Comments that will not be allowed include those that:
- Request specific advice about an individual condition
- Link to the commenter’s personal webpage/blog or are in any other way spam or promotional in nature.
- Promote dangerous and/or unproven treatment approaches
- Are off-topic, unrelated or not relevant to the post
- Are abusive towards other people making comments or the author of the post.
- Are otherwise counterproductive to the aims and objectives of NOIjam to encourage discussion and disseminate scientifically accurate information
There are nearly two billion people in the world with an ongoing pain state – we can’t take questions from individual sufferers nor can we provide individual treatment advice but we do have a find a clinician service where you can locate clinicians around the world with Explain Pain education. You may also find reading the clinically orientated stories within noijam helpful.
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A stitch in time
A metaphorical dropped stitch I was shooting the breeze with a friend and colleague, when she used a lovely metaphor which I thought worth repeating. Her…
Blanaid Coveney
10 August 2016
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In one’s cups
From the Health section of BBC.com Why are so many Olympians covered in large red circles? “The mark of an Olympic athlete, at least at…
Timothy Cocks
9 August 2016
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Be aware of how you judge
If we’re being honest, we all make judgements about the people we meet, often instantaneously. Perhaps this stems from an evolutionary perspective of safety –…
Hayley Leake
5 August 2016
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In praise of the London Cabbie
On a recent trip to London, I travelled by Black cab from Kings Cross Station to a small place in Brixton. The journey took just…
Blanaid Coveney
4 August 2016
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Behave yourself
Interesting Explainer in The Conversation today Explainer: what is behavioural activation for depressions? A recent study from the United Kingdom found a simple form of therapy…
Timothy Cocks
2 August 2016
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Tennis elbow, cartoonists and central sensitisation
Forward thinking cartoonist This is my favourite cartoon – I’ve had it pinned on my bookshelf for 30 years after a patient gave it to me….
David Butler
29 July 2016
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The silent epidemic
An epidemic no one talks about Pain statistics feature at the beginning of every talk or presentation on chronic pain – 1 in 5 people…
Timothy Cocks
28 July 2016
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Therapeutic Ministry of Silly Walks
Monty Python still lingers as a classic among many of us. Why not combine some physical comedy with some therapy – for this, the sketch…
David Butler
26 July 2016
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Can a word that’s profane help with pain?
As a child, swearing is up the top of the list of things we’re taught not to do. You may have lost hard-earned pocket money…
Hayley Leake
20 July 2016
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