In 1930 John Maynard Keynes wrote the essay, “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren.” He wrote this piece in response to the early days of the great depression. In his optimistic view, we would become much more efficient in the fields of food production, manufacturing, and mining. These changes would allow us to work less, or[…]
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In the field of rehabilitation (for things like back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and neck pain) recommendations that come from guidelines, reviews, or consensus statements, research does not give an insight into individuals, but a larger population as a whole. When a study is conducted, results are often given a numerical value (like a[…]
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An Overview of Exercise and Other Treatment Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain. When dealing with a problem like low back, shoulder, knee, or neck pain, there are many options for treatment. While there is a lot of research on treatments for these types of pain, there are a lot of different opinions about what is the[…]
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Earlier this year, The American College of Physicians and Surgeons published a new guideline advising its members, and the public on non-invasive treatments for lower back pain in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Qaseem et al., 2017). One of their recommendations was that excise be included as part of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. One[…]
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