Perspectives of the Association
A moderate ankle sprain with severe pain and heat
It often happens that Mr. A recovers smoothly and Mr. B takes a long time to recover even if the injury is exactly the same. What is the reason for this difference? Many people think of the strength of their muscles and the flexibility of their bodies, but in reality, it is not a physical problem, but it turns out that mental effects are overwhelmingly more common. It may come as a surprise to many people, but according to a survey conducted by medical institutions that carefully conduct medical interviews and listen to counseling, it is not the physical problem but the mental dimension that greatly affects recovery from injury. it is reported.
What is CRPS (RSD)?
In our association, the pathology of CRPS (RSD) is characterized by the activation of the pain center, the hyperactivity of the functional neuron population (cell assembly) that forms pain memories, that is, the overactivity of the pain circuit, and the proliferative response of non-synaptic receptors in volume transmission. There are two underlying pathologies: sympathetic dysfunction. Pain in CRPS (RSD) is not derived from tissue lesions, but is created in the information processing process of the brain. It can be thought of as a kind of “brain complement” that automatically corrects sensations based on past memories and experiences. It is called "soft pain" because it is not a problem of physical parts (hardware), but a dimension of application software in the brain.
Basic knowledge of CRPS (RSD)
CRPS is an abbreviation for complex regional pain syndrome, and RSD is an abbreviation for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The reason why this society uses the notation of CRPS (RSD) is that before the International Association for Pain Studies (IASP) established the diagnostic name of CRPS, the old disease name “RSD” was used for a long time in clinical practice and is still used today. because there is something Historically, the burning pain that occurred after peripheral nerve injury was called causalgia. It is called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) because of tissue atrophy caused by After that, it was found that sympathetic nerve problems were not inevitable, and a group of diseases with similar symptoms was collectively called "CRPS."
Clumsy, Yips, and Osgood - Perspective of Cognitive Science Integrated Approach (COSIA) -
Clumsy is a motor circuit error that occurs during the growth period, Yips is a motor circuit error that can occur in all generations, not just during the growth period, and Osgood's disease (hereinafter referred to as Osgood's disease) is a motor circuit error that tends to occur during the growth period. Pain below the knee (near the tibial tubercle) associated with Clumsy and Osgood pointed out that the rapid growth of the musculoskeletal system (hard expansion) is not enough to keep up with the neural response of the brain (soft update), resulting in kinesthetic ataxia (performance deterioration) and pain. cause.
Back pain and stiff shoulders are red flags for cancer?
Low back pain and stiff shoulders are among the physical changes experienced by people with cancer, and the frequency of finding cancer among patients with low back pain and stiff shoulders who visit medical institutions is less than 1%.
Therefore, 99% of back pain and stiff shoulders are not related to cancer.
What is EBM (Evidence Based Medicine)?
At EBM, a third-party organization collects and analyzes RCTs conducted around the world on a single theme and publishes the results. Such information is regularly updated and published on the Internet and in books.
Side effects of medications that you should at least know about
Long-term use of painkillers and psychotropic drugs (chemicals that pass through the blood-brain barrier into the brain) can increase the risk of dementia.
In this article, I have attached a clipped image that explains the side effects of such a drug. Please use it as a reference. Please see this page for polypharmacy (health hazards caused by multiple drugs).
Effect of touch care on dementia ~Relationship between brain homeostasis dysfunction (BD) and dementia~
In France, the pillar of treatment for dementia has switched from drugs to holistic therapy (holistic medicine), and in other European countries, considering the limitations of drugs, medical care that emphasizes communication between people, including touch care. I am shifting to watching.
The relationship between somatic symptom disorder/disease anxiety disorder/conversion disorder and brain homeostasis dysfunction (BD)
In clinical research, a considerable number of brain fatigue (brain overwork
are reported to be lurking.
In the various life cycles of each individual, when unavoidable conflicts continue for a long period of time or are exposed to sudden and powerful stress, the energy balance of the brain is significantly disturbed, and this manifests itself as brain fatigue.
The relationship between stress fractures, tensegrity and brain homeostasis dysfunction (BD)
Loss of tensegrity resonance as a skeleton reduces the physical strength of the bone. When the skin or muscles become overtensioned or undertensioned, this internal model of the skeleton (resonance characteristics) is impaired, resulting in a decrease in elastic capacity. As a result, the lower limb bones are unable to disperse the stress against the load and the impact of jumping, etc., which leads to shin splints and stress fractures.
What we learned from experiments on broken hearted brains - pain & emotions & individual differences.
At the University of Michigan in the United States, 40 men and women who had been dumped by their lover over the past six months were gathered, and they were first given pain by heat stimulation, and their brain reactions at that time were investigated.
Next, they were shown a picture of their ex-lover and examined their brain's reaction to the picture. Surprisingly, the same area was activated when the pain was applied.
Social voice distance - Proliferating society of boilers
Conversation on a train, conversation in a cafe or restaurant, and so on, many people consider their surroundings by consciously or unconsciously adjusting the volume of their voice to match the atmosphere of the place. However, we call this ability social voice distance (SBD), and broadly speaking, it refers to the state in which this is followed as an implicit manner.
What is brain elastoplasticity? (Explanation for the general public)
When explaining the approach to working on the brain, it means healing the tired brain and promoting rewiring of neural circuits. The concept of plasticity does not include a healing effect on the brain... So the term neuroplasticity does not imply a process of healing the brain.
The process of healing the brain (eliminating brain fatigue) means, so to speak, restoration to the original state, and can be expressed in terms of restoration, that is, elasticity.
Social Resilience
"Emotional control", "self-esteem", "self-efficacy", "optimism", etc. have been discussed as keywords for enhancing resilience. There are no studies targeting societal-level groups.
Social sequelae caused by the corona disaster masknication (communication with masks) ~ To prevent mask addiction (obsessive-compulsive disorder) ~
The impact of masks on the brain and the communication problems caused by masks pose serious problems for Japan's future. Masknication is a term coined by our association that refers to “communication through masks”. There is a risk that non-verbal communication skills will deteriorate, and there is a danger of changing the state of society for future generations.
What to call the harasser (perpetrator) - a smart way to promote awareness.
"Sexual harassment, power harassment, moral harassment, and smoldering" still lurk in social life, and it seems that some people lack awareness. As one of the measures to have such people casually notice, we propose the following coined words. Seklar, Powerer, Moraler, Sumorer, Boiler.
Cognitive science of smelt harassment
The olfactory sensing mechanism corresponds in a one-to-one relationship with glomeruli receiving axonal projection from olfactory cells that have captured odorants (substrates). The morphology of expression of this glomerulus is depicted two-dimensionally on the surface of the olfactory bulb, and when this image information is input to the brain, recognition of "what is it smelling?" is born.
What is the Cognitive Science Integrated Approach (COSIA)?
Cognitive science experiments have shown that pain has an emotional origin. Studies have shown that the brains of people who have been ostracized or lost love show activity similar to that of people who are in pain. "Cognitive Science Based Medicine" is medical care based on the knowledge of cognitive science. CSBM for short. Mirror therapy and mirror touching are famous as treatments that symbolize this.
