What is Pain?

What is Pain?

What is Pain? Your pain nerves are trying to stimulate your brain all the time. Thankfully most of the signals never make it through as other nerves stop the messages from getting higher up. The nerves that send pain are called nociceptive nerves. Nocioception is the...
What is Pain?

Back Pain Prevalence

Back Pain Prevalence Back Pain Audit shows worrying trend. Recent National Pain Audit figures show a worrying trend. A staggering 20% of health expenditure in the UK is now spent on back pain services. Chronic pain affects 8-60% of the population depending on the...
What is Pain?

Don’t Slip Up Twice!

Don’t Slip Up Twice! Slipping Once On Ice Is Unlucky But Not Getting Checked Out After Is A Second Slip Up! With the recent cold snap we were all left taking tentative steps, for some the result was a crash down to earth. I saw 2 people do it myself. A fall onto one’s...