by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Nov 10, 2014 | General health
Take control of chronic pain What should now be obvious about chronic pain is that it does not always equate to tissue damage. So we need to know how to manage this pain to enable us to move on in life. If you feel that all this makes sense to you but you still feel...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Oct 15, 2014 | General health
Stress and chronic pain The brain is constantly receiving sensory information, not only from the tissues but also in the form of sight, hearing, smell and taste. It is also important to remember that thoughts, emotions and beliefs are nerve impulses too, which are...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Oct 6, 2014 | General health
The Neuromatrix approach to chronic pain Once the danger signals reach the brain they are processed by the neuromatrix. This is a term that Ronald Melzack used to describe the combination of cortical mechanisms involved in processing sensory information. Imaging...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Sep 19, 2014 | General health
Central changes that contribute to chronic pain We have discussed how danger signals from nociceptors reach the dorsal horn and how they are passed on to secondary order neurones, which transmit the signals on to the brain. However there are structural changes that...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Sep 8, 2014 | General health
Pain in the brain Nociception Nociception is a term that describes the sensation of noxious stimulation that may be interpreted as pain. Nociceptors are nerve cells that reside in the dorsal root ganglion with free nerve endings in the skin, muscles, tendons,...
