Comments on: Up close and personal with movement – a review from the experts http://bodyinmind.org/up-close-and-personal-with-movement-a-review-from-the-experts/ Research into the role of the brain in chronic pain Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lorimer http://bodyinmind.org/up-close-and-personal-with-movement-a-review-from-the-experts/#comment-7755 Lorimer Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:37:08 +0000 http://bodyinmind.com.au/?p=3692#comment-7755 Nice questions David. I think we are getting closer to identifying specific mechanisms as they relate to some presentations - i think the Parkinson's research is a good example of that- and we are certainly painting a clearer picture of what is awry in people with MS complaints. Are we close to prioritising strategies....? I think we are there - it would seem to me that several approaches to rehab do this already - graded motor imagery, cognitive therapies, tactile discrimination training, Queensland-style motor control training. And 'weighting' the identifiable components - perhaps not. This is tricky, clearly. Finally, will we refine the methodology - i believe we will continue to refine our approaches - this is, afterall, what research is about in a way. Thanks for posting David, L. Nice questions David. I think we are getting closer to identifying specific mechanisms as they relate to some presentations – i think the Parkinson’s research is a good example of that- and we are certainly painting a clearer picture of what is awry in people with MS complaints. Are we close to prioritising strategies….? I think we are there – it would seem to me that several approaches to rehab do this already – graded motor imagery, cognitive therapies, tactile discrimination training, Queensland-style motor control training. And ‘weighting’ the identifiable components – perhaps not. This is tricky, clearly. Finally, will we refine the methodology – i believe we will continue to refine our approaches – this is, afterall, what research is about in a way. Thanks for posting David, L.

]]> By: David Fitzgerald http://bodyinmind.org/up-close-and-personal-with-movement-a-review-from-the-experts/#comment-7744 David Fitzgerald Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:48:47 +0000 http://bodyinmind.com.au/?p=3692#comment-7744 Lorimer Are we getting closer to identifying specific mechanisms as they pertain to clinical presentations? I,ve followed this debate for 20 years implicating each of the musculoskeletal components, the search for specific pain mechanisms, the search for the magic receptor, the search for the magic bullet cure, and the multiplicity of cortical contributions to musculoskeletal function, pain perception and behaviour. - Are we even close to prioritising strategies to target the cortex relative to the musculoskeletal system and "weighting" the idendifiable components of the pain experience? It looks (and feels) like we're in the middle of a blunderbus approach touching all bases (which I guess is better than ignoring important elements) but do you think we may be able to refine this methodology? David Lorimer

Are we getting closer to identifying specific mechanisms as they pertain to clinical presentations? I,ve followed this debate for 20 years implicating each of the musculoskeletal components, the search for specific pain mechanisms, the search for the magic receptor, the search for the magic bullet cure, and the multiplicity of cortical contributions to musculoskeletal function, pain perception and behaviour.
- Are we even close to prioritising strategies to target the cortex relative to the musculoskeletal system and “weighting” the idendifiable components of the pain experience?
It looks (and feels) like we’re in the middle of a blunderbus approach touching all bases (which I guess is better than ignoring important elements) but do you think we may be able to refine this methodology?

David

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