Dr. Nicolas Bideau, Osteopath

Fibromyalgia is a condition that affects 2% of the population. Let’s talk about its diagnosis and management. 👨‍⚕️

Sources 📚
- ACR Criteria 2016
- EULAR recommandations 2017

An important subject I like to bring up with patients who are in pain (lasting longer than they expected). 🤕
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Thanks to for his recent tweet on the subject. 💪

Quite an old myth that is still going on but are there really exercises that are bad for your back | knee | shoulder?
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SNAPS is a simple acronym to check how your lifestyle can contribute to a painful episode.
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Do you find lifestyle is key to prevent injuries? Let me know in comment.

Clinicians often hear “I have pain because of my bad posture at work”. 🪑
Here is one bias behind the association of posture & pain made by so many patients. 🙂

Migraines is a genetic condition that affects 12% of the population.
An multidisciplinary approach (medication, exercise, lifestyle & manual therapy) is your best chance to improve your quality of life. ✌️

Injuries can be frustrating when you don’t know how long you’ll have to deal with it.
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You will find here time line for common injuries we see in clinical practice 🤕

Cranial deformities in babies can very quickly worry parents.
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Here is a short post that discusses the management of plagiocephaly (1 kind of positional deformity). 👶

Can we rapidly change your symptoms in consultation? My little friend (🐶) will try to answer the question!
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If you suffer from persistent pain, and wonder what to apply as general guidelines, here are a few tips (dos and don’ts) from
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Take control over your pain. Take back your life. 👊

I loved that tweet from that gives you a brief overview of what you can do to feel better on a daily basis. ☺️
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What do you think you need to get better? Let me know in comments.