Connor GleadhillApr 7, 20205 min8 tips to have better conversations about painIn this time of COVID19, everything has changed, and I aim to provide some simple tips to help us have better conversations about pain.
Connor GleadhillMar 12, 20204 min'Using' science?Science isn’t a perfect system for understanding the world, it’s just the best we have.
Connor GleadhillMar 2, 20206 minExercise 'works', but we have no idea how exercise worksExercise is widely recommended for painful conditions, but many people in pain don’t respond well to exercise and we have no idea why. Th...
Connor GleadhillFeb 20, 20204 minPain as the fifth vital sign; the story that needs to be toldThe real issue with ‘pain as the fifth vital sign’ is that it reflects a persistent ignorance to its true nature.
Connor GleadhillFeb 10, 20206 minPlease be specific with my S.E.SIt’s no secret that in the field of pain, we have been living with an unhappy marriage for a while. The specifics of the biomedical disea...
Connor GleadhillJan 31, 20203 minThe conservative trap; our moral hazardThe human condition dictates that we ascribe meaning - to everything. To moralise is to comment on issues of right and wrong, typically w...
Connor GleadhillJan 20, 20206 minWhat's the big deal with fear anyway?What is fear? How is it linked to pain? What can it tell us about the outcomes we see in pain? Is it the big deal we have been lead to be...
Connor GleadhillJan 10, 20204 minPatients aren't customersMetaphors are literary vehicles to make sense of the world, they bring to life what is otherwise unintelligible. Although phrases like me...
Connor GleadhillDec 30, 20197 minHow to stop a runaway train: Part 3This is the final instalment in a series reflecting on my attendance at the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference 2019 (PODC2019). Read par...
Connor GleadhillDec 23, 20197 minHow to stop a runaway train: Part 2This is part 2 of a reflection on the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference 2019 (PODC 2019). Read part 1 here. Overdiagnosis is closely re...
Connor GleadhillDec 14, 20195 minHow to stop a runaway train: Part 1This blog is a reflection on the recent Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference 2019 in Sydney, Australia. This is a concept far too complex ...
Connor GleadhillDec 1, 20197 minWhy everyone should take some time to change their relationship with social mediaThere is currently a high degree of moral panic around social media. In my opinion, the push-back on social media, and the companies that...
Connor GleadhillNov 30, 20197 minThe mysterious science of mobilityMobility, and the training for this, has enjoyed an explosion in popularity. Rightly or wrongly it has now become an ‘industry’ in its ow...
Connor GleadhillOct 12, 20197 minDOMS and pain; what's the link and can it help? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and pain share many characteristics. For one thing, we’ve all experienced it at least once in our li...
Connor GleadhillJan 6, 20194 minSpectrums; a sociopolitical perspective on painWhen some of you hear this blog title, you may cringe, or turn off in angst. What kind of dickhead blogs about politics and pain!? Well, ...
Connor GleadhillNov 26, 20186 minQuantum blog #3: Reality really is relativeWelcome to the last instalment of this series on Quantum Mechanics, focused on our perception – and therefore our patient’s perception – ...
Connor GleadhillNov 4, 20187 minA heartfelt apology to my patientI am writing this to say sorry to you. I’m sorry for a lot of things and through this I hope you understand more about what you need to b...
Connor GleadhillOct 8, 20189 minQuantum blog #2: Durability, anti-fragility and … Quantum MechanicsIf you stuck around from the last blog, the first blog in this series related to Quantum Mechanics, then congratulations.. You made it th...
Connor GleadhillSep 24, 20186 minThe problem with 'Quick Fix' explained with Quantum MechanicsYou may be thinking, what the hell does Quantum Mechanics have to do with a health blog? Well, I’ll tell you! And if you stick with me, t...
Connor GleadhillSep 4, 20185 minMy physio billWhilst on the Oxfam Trailwalker, I heard this phrase a couple of times, ‘my physio bill,’ in various contexts, like ‘mate, if you fart in...
