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.
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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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Our dear friend Blanaid Coveney, author of a number of wonderful posts on topics ranging from red-haired myths to musical improvisation, recently sent us a…
New to me I am the proud owner of a new car. Well, not brand new but new to me. The old one gave up…
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Knee pain… and a 30 year history of migraines The patient: Mrs Lovely Person, now age 39, recently stopped working, two young children and a…
Mind the gap The London Underground or ‘Tube’ is a great place to find education in action – information sharing, rules, and occasionally, rule breaking….
Laundry and Logical Fallacies At the recent EP3, Giando Iannetti provided a quick lesson in a logical fallacy known as ‘Affirming the consequent’ with the…
Stories to ignite curiosity The following stories from the world of neuroscience are striking to me and could be really worthwhile for every health professional…
Intelligent, circumspect and considered Anthony was a deeply contemplative man. The father of a dear friend, he was well known for driving his tractor right…
Sticky shoulders Scary diagnoses, such as spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Disc Disease are often deconstructed during Explain Pain classes. Invariably, the metaphorical diagnosis ‘frozen shoulder’ gets…
Stan I met Stan today (not his real name) – he’s a skateboarder who’s getting on a bit in years. Stan presented with some serious…