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- Content by Category
- NEW — All new & updated articles, blog posts, science summaries.
- MAIN INDEX — Master list of all 234 core articles.
- PAINS — List of articles about specific pains & injuries.
- THERAPY — List of articles reviewing specific treatment options.
- THEORY — List of articles about how pain works.
- THE BOOKS — 10 advanced guides to common problems for patients & pros.
- MICROBLOG — 1123 tidbits of nugget-sized pain science news & site news.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY — A quirky, annotated database of 3500+ citations.
- Top 5 most-visited articles …
- #1 — When to Worry About Low Back Pain
- #2 — Ice versus Heat for Pain and Injury
- #3 — 6 Main Causes of Morning Back Pain
- #4 — Does Epsom Salt Work?
- #5 — Diagnosing Runner’s Knee
- Recent site updates
- Jan 3: overdiagnosis of nerve pain +More and better detail on the over-prescription of anticonvulsants.
Neuropathies Are Overdiagnosed - Dec 22: patellofemoral syndrome +New content, tight IT band chapter — Added a fascinating and extreme case study that perfectly illustrates the potential relationship between ITBS and patellofemoral pain (though still exasperatingly unclear). Includes audio version.
The Complete Guide to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - Dec 22: iliotibial band syndrome +New content, iliotibial tightness chapter — Added a fascinating and extreme case study that perfectly illustrates the potential relationship between ITBS and patellofemoral pain (though still exasperatingly unclear). Includes audio version.
The Complete Guide to IT Band Syndrome - Dec 20: patellofemoral syndrome +Revised and expanded, trigger points chapter — The section had been short and basic for many years, and many readers would never have guessed how much more I’ve written about this topic. It’s now more thorough and more in tune with the times, including the modern skeptical pespective on trigger points, and a more nuanced discussion of what role they might or might not have in patellofemoral pain.
The Complete Guide to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - Dec 19: patellofemoral syndrome +Minor editing, patellofemoral pain vs ITBS — Just a few little improvements, especially harmonizing with the IT band tightness chapter.
The Complete Guide to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome