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pain Sat Nov 28th @ 8:00am by Paul Ingraham

10 most common health problems Canadians reported in a survey

And an interesting article about it. I’d like to highlight that “muscle aches and joint pains” is in the top ten — which is no surprise — but also four other issues that I consider to be quite closely related to pain problems: insufficient or disrupted sleep, fatigue and sluggishness, low endurance during athletic activity, and headaches.

Other recent stuff …

Sep 8 links
 
Chiropractors shunned by huge insurer, Olympic injury rate, artificial turf safety, medical reporting quiz, Dilbert does placebo
Sep 3 Epsom
 
Confusing the benefits of salty and non-salty baths
Aug 28 links
 
Do-it-yourself clinical trials, homeopathic hijinks, a gorgeous e-textbook app for iPad, Lorimer Mosely on pain neurology, and a Chewbacca thing
Aug 26 exercise
 
Five stars! Micro book review of Body by Science
Aug 26 stretching
 
“I’ve tried to interpret the findings of the best physiologists and translate them into sound practices. That’s made me a radical.”
Aug 26 acupuncture
 
Backfirin’ placebos! How the placebo effect can actually make back pain worse
Aug 20 trigger points
 
A new chapter: medical factors that perpetuate pain
Aug 17 teaser
 
Kind of a big deal coming
Aug 10 humour
 
Sheldon Cooper on overconfidence
Aug 10 core strengthening
 
Two more mighty scientific blows to the credibility of “core strengthening” as a therapy for low back pain