The Pain Science Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association will be hosting its third Pain Unconference next month. It’s billed as “an interactive day of keynote speakers, small-group discussion, and clinical pearls… for rehabilitation professional interested in managing pain”.(1) What exactly is an UnConference? It’s Read More …

This morning I was at a different hospital, for a change. I say ‘for a change’ because my rare disease is treated at one specific hospital. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), as you might guess from its name, is considered to be a chronic pain Read More …

A brand-new definition of pain has just been released, by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Well, actually it’s only a proposed definition, and you still have a chance to comment on it. If you’re interested in doing that, please read my Read More …

Today’s post is an example of how I try to raise awareness of CRPS, among physicians and others working in healthcare. Before I do that, it’s probably important to mention that my field is biomedical ethics; also called bioethics. As part of my training and Read More …

A special task force of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) recently released its proposal for a revised definition of pain. This is good news to me, as I wasn’t particularly thrilled with the current version: An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience Read More …