What is critical thinking?
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"Being a good critical thinker is a desirable trait for getting a job in today’s economy. Why wouldn’t it be? What business or enterprise does not want a good critical thinker?"
Read MoreHow do our bodies balance themselves?
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"Balance is the vital sense that gives much-needed stability to our teetering, upright bodies. Good balance is usually associated with having stable posture, but it also has a lot to do with visual stability."
Read MoreA fundamental change in neuroanatomy: Sacral outflow is sympathetic
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For a long time it was assumed knowledge that pelvic viscera and sexual response functions were supplied by parasympathetic neurons, new research published in the journal Science reports that Sacral outflow is sympathetic.
Image Credit: Gray's Anatomy: Public Domain
Read MoreCan the way we move after injury lead to chronic pain?
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"Our brains tell our bodies to move differently when we have pain. But there is growing evidence that changing the way we move might actually contribute to the development of pain that lasts for months or years."
Read MoreThe effect of triggerpoint compression for acute low back pain
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From a clinical perspective, myofascial trigger points certainly describe a phenomenon — aching spots, that seems to at least be partially helped by massage. The issue is that there is still uncertainty on the subject of triggerpoints.
To help provide some insight and perspective for therapists, I am working on compiling studies that look at the practical application of triggerpoint compression. Here is a study out of Japan that looks at the effects of compression at myofascial trigger points in patients with acute low back pain.
How microvesicles could revolutionise arthritis treatment
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"A key feature of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis – and the main cause of disability – is cartilage erosion. There are no therapies to treat this aspect of the disease but our research may just hold the key to a radically new way to prevent it. It involves something called “microvesicles”."
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