Don't sweat the technique...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jun 2, 20223 min read
The Pathology of Posture
We humans are interesting creatures…creatures of habit, social creatures, creatures with grand ideas and drives. We move through life...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Oct 21, 20213 min read
Use the tricks Elite athletes use to get ahead!
It is a common practice to put people up on pedestals. Movie stars, musicians and athletes are placed there. We then try to emulate the...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Making an ASS of U and ME
There was a post today on Facebook wherein a young chiropractor was looking for advice on a patient. It made me pause and realize, when...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Nov 13, 20203 min read
What's the problem within the Chiropractic profession?
IS there a problem within the chiropractic profession today? Perhaps there's a problem, but it isn't merely within the Chiropractic...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Be the change we need!!
Change is hard! Changing what we think... What we have invested time and money into... Perhaps even something that has become part of our...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Sep 26, 20205 min read
The problems with being a DOCTOR.
I have been pondering the state of health care and the failures of the system to help people who have persistent musculoskeletal pain...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Aug 13, 20203 min read
Dinosaurs, sunburns and CS???
Who gets excited by a sunburn???The same guy who's first thought after having a seizure is "Cool!!! I'm going to get to see my brain"
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jul 22, 20203 min read
Illusion of pain???
I feel it would lead to less unnecessary suffering in the world.
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
May 24, 20202 min read
BPS and teenage sex!!
Using a Biopsychosocial framework is like Teenage sex…Everybody talks about it, Nobody really knows how to do it
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
May 16, 20202 min read
IMMORTAL Time Bias (I love the name!!!)
Social media can be an incredible resource. Dr. Jason Silvernail introduced to me to the concept of using social media as a Push-Pull...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Apr 28, 20205 min read
Oh the places we'll go!! (From Vitalism to biomechanics complexity)
The narratives that exist in my profession contain tales from etherial energy to effects on molecular mechanisms. Why do these ideas...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Silos and Egos (inspired by the San Diego Pain Summit)
When I was just an idealistic, eager, young man I was interested in exploring chiropractic, as a profession due to a positive experience...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jan 7, 20202 min read
Sensation vs Perception Debate
This one has dragged on long enough that we may be able to define it a as a chronic discussion, don’t you think? ;) What struck me today...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jan 7, 20202 min read
BIG PHARMA and The Almighty Adjustment
It is not an uncommon narrative about “BIG PHARMA” that they do not research cures for things like cancer because there is more money on...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Jan 7, 20202 min read
Understanding the WHY is the MOST important thing.
This applies to all aspects of manual therapy. WHY is the patient in front of us seeking help? WHY is the patient in front of us seeking...
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Dr. Richard McIlmoyle BSc, DC, PgCPain
Sep 24, 20193 min read
Who thinks we can link scarfing down tacos and low back pain???
What if there was a group of scientists who’s hypothesis was that high taco consumption was the cause of diabetes? They have small RCTs,...
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