The new year begins

For some of you, the New Year has already started, but I’ve been in a lovely position where I’ve been on leave and haven’t yet started “work” – though the work of living is always present! It’s traditional at this time to year to review the past year and plan for the coming months, so today’s post is a few musings on both. Last year I noticed I’d been working on this blog for nearly 10 years! Astonishing really, because it was intended to be a learning experience for me during my recovery from a mTBI. It kinda grew like Topsy, and here I am 10 years down the road still blogging, albeit not so often as in the first couple of years. Over that time I’ve commented on a whole bunch of articles, made a few blunders, and put my thinking out in the public arena in a way that Academic journals just don’t really allow. Some people would argue that my analysis is lightweight because I don’t leap into the depths of statistical analysis and research design in my commentaries. Others think I spend far too much time pondering the psychosocial and – how could I – omitting the biological. Some don’t like my reference to a biopsychosocial “model”, while others wonder what an occupational therapist is doing writing about pain psychology. Blogging is a personal pursuit without written rules.  I muse about things as part of my own processing, plus to hopefully put some useful content out online ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Uncategorized healthcare biopsychosocial Pain pain management allied health Source Type: blogs