Dr Dan Bates

Sports & Exercise Medicine Doctor & Clinical Research, Lakeside Sports Medicine Centre [phone], Metro Pain Group [phone]

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Episode 11: What’s the harm in being told “it’s in your head”?  For up to 5% of patients, being told "it's in your head" = increased hopelessness = increased suicidal ideation (by 500-1200% - see the episode notes for refs). https://t.co/NpsNyfJUj3

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"Do no harm". This doesn't just mean with what medication we use or intervention we do, but with the words we say. #itsnotinyourhead

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If we had a magic bullet for chronic pain, we would use it all the time. Unfortunately, we don't.

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Episode 7 of 'It's Not in Your Head' Podcast delves into 'The Pain Pie', a fresh perspective on explaining pain. This approach helps patients & clinicians comprehend pain's various dimensions without telling patients it's in their head. #ItsNotInYourHead https://t.co/yHhyOcUOrV

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60% pain relief with 6 years follow up. Treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease with mesenchymal stem cells: a pilot study https://t.co/q0wDJN7C19

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Nerd fact. Only 20% of the nerve fibres in the spinal cord at L2 actually make it up into your brain

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In Las Vegas at the North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting. It's a big meeting to say the least.

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This is simple & important. Weight loss decreases progression and improves symptoms in #osteoarthritis @OARSInews https://t.co/PCLfkONCPH

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This isn't rocket science but is very important. Weight loss slows joint degeneration & improves symptoms in #osteoarthritis @OARSInews

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#PRP for discogenic back pain. Small study, but demonstrated a 50% chance of achieving 50% decrease in pain. Not ba… https://t.co/j005q2jWpn

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#PRP can be useful but using concentrated blood on something that's bleeding doesn't make sense & doesn't work, aga… https://t.co/q4IkF5lcnZ

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Nice case series. #stemcells improve pain & function in #osteoarthritis out to 4 years, with MRI evidence of cartilage regeneration.

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Another RCT of #PRP for #osteoarthritis, this time in hip. Moderate positive effects, better than hyaluronic acid. https://t.co/9C7mMv0rYZ

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Here's our published RCT protocol: Microfracture +/- #stemcells for knee chondral defects. We are still recruiting. https://t.co/ShN01dq0Wo

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Are pain ratings actually useful? Or should we be rating patient suffering? I am thinking the latter. https://t.co/iBLLrLC6bl

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Simple solution for a big problem. Topical capsaicin or amitriptyline halve pain from diabetic peripheral neuropath… https://t.co/PeUB8oRNcg

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Facinating stuff. Who would have thought exercise may effect gut #microbiota? @NatureNews https://t.co/tV3T4r62c7

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Great paper by Paul Verrills & Metro pain group. Non-specific #lowbackpain is not so, "non-specific" anymore.
https://t.co/a1bPQd0qhb

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And now after 50 yrs, low fat, low calorie diets are associated with metabolic syndrome. Seriously?! https://t.co/hf6Na7XsfW

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Strong link between diabetes & tendinopathy. Daily "On legs" exercise, may not be the best option for some with DM. https://t.co/1NXY2kp1OC