School is supposed to teach us to think critically. Sadly, I think it usually misses the mark. I often hear people, who are probably quite bright and well-educated, make logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are flaws in reasoning. The problem is that on the surface, they seem to make sense! It’s only when you stop and […]
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A challenge to my former self
I re-read my blog post on some thoughts I had about pain after listening to an interview with Stu McGill. It’s interesting to see how my thoughts on pain have developed since I wrote that post 1.5 years ago. I would like to challenge my former self about the ideas I wrote down and the […]
Reducing the Risk of Recurrent Inversion Ankle Sprains (Part 1)
We recently studied the ankle at school and, being a very common injury, one of our case studies involved an inversion ankle sprain. A common problem with inversion ankle sprains is an increased risk of re-spraining the same ankle (1). I became particularly interested in the topic of methods to reduce this risk. It appears […]
To ice or not to ice…
Background story: Ever since I sprained my ankle 3 years ago and was, to my surprise, told not to ice it, I have been curious to understand the theories and evidence behind recommendations to ice/not ice. Really, I want to know once and for all, should I ice an acute soft tissue injury immediately so that […]