For nearly 30 years, Pauline experienced chronic pain. Her brain was sending faulty signals from an injury that had long healed. Pain Reprocessing Therapy with UHN's Rehabilitation Pain Service helped retrain her nervous system. Read more at: https://bit.ly/4pVsaLQ

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Canadians. ECHO Pain is a medical education program designed to equip clinicians with the skills and support needed to provide safer, more effective care. ➡️ @kiteuhn.bsky.social researchers review 10 years of its impact: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/echos-b... #ChronicPain

New video posted today: The link between #constipation and #chronicPain youtu.be/fE3hlWyj_l0?...

Book Give Away 😁 Jan 1 2026 at 4 pm ET www.youtube.com/live/jUXSFwp...

Thank you to all my friends who made 2025 a special year!

The TAPMI team came to visit us today! And they brought 🍪 cookies. Thank you, and Happy Holidays to you all🎄🕎🎉🎊

Listen to my interview to this podcast: Reflexions- a voice for Canadians with Disabilities podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r... @AccessibleMedia

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🎥 New video posted today 👉🏻Knee Conditioning Exercises - Decrease risk of falls - Reduce Pain - Improve balance - Restore Range of Motion 👉🏻 youtu.be/eN_Tx-NJSo4 #exercises #Knee #Arthritis #Fallsrisk

From November 2 to 8, it’s National Pain Awareness Week. A week to shed light on the reality of chronic pain and the people dedicated to understanding and addressing it. Follow #NPAW2025 to stay tuned! #PrioritizePain @paincanada.bsky.social @painbc.bsky.social

Today marks the beginning of Pain Awareness Week For those of us with #fibromyalgia, this week is deeply personal. It’s not “just pain” it’s fatigue, brain fog & the daily fight with an invisible illness. Let’s raise awareness & compassion. 💜 #NPAW2025 #FAC @pain_canada

I'll be LIVE at the Panel "Helping You To Help Yourself" Tuesday Nov 4, 2025 12 noon PST - 3pm EST Register to "Putting the Pieces Together" brought to you by @paincanada.bsky.social www.paincanada.ca/events/putti... #NationalPainAwarenessWeek2025 #NPAW2025 #PrioritizePain

The FLU campaign started at my hospital @uhn.ca

Why Does Pain Feel So Different? Follow me to learn more about: #ChronicPain #Nociceptive #Neuropathic #Nociplastic #neuroplastic #TMS #PainNeuroscience #PainNeuroscienceEducation #PNE #PRT #Neuroplasticity #PainEducation #PainScience

Dear Bsky Friends, breakthrough: finally a treatment that works for patients with chronic #pain following #whiplash! Cost-effective treatment + reduced disability & symptoms immediately after treatment + at 1y follow-up. Open access: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For one of my pain modulation „bibles“ that also includes information on the amygdala-mPFC-PAG circuitry see: journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....

Hope you are enjoying summer activities. Some tips for Gardening with #Chronic Pain - Warm up first - Use a wheelbarrow - Lift with your legs @peoplepainnetwork.bsky.social Resource @andreafurlan.bsky.social www.doctorandreafurlan.com/book

You are not alone! #ChronicPain youtube.com/shorts/ZC4z1...

We can’t deny it: there is emotional pain. We need better treatments that address the emotional and motivational components of pain. Thalamic CGRP neurons define a spinothalamic pathway for affective pain www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Breaking #chronicpain news! 📺 Watch Global News Montréal at 1730 or @globalnews.ca National at 1830, for interviews by reporter Felicia Parrillo ... Featuring @evp82.bsky.social & Dr. Mark Ware, & me - as a chronic pain patient & advocate - about why these pain research results matter!💥

In patients with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, metformin, 2000 mg/d, for 6 months had a moderate and statistically significant effect on knee pain reduction compared with placebo. ja.ma/43TzAae #MedSky

Watch my interview on @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social about the new non-opioid painkiller #suzetrigine youtube.com/watch?v=KfJX...

The Scientist: 'Immune Markers Help Identify Subgroups of ME/CFS Patients' 'Proteins involved in neuroinflammation found in the cerebrospinal fluid could help researchers better diagnose and treat chronic fatigue syndrome.' www.the-scientist.com/profiling-im...

97% of asymptomatic knees had 'abnormality' on MRI. 115 sedentary adults. 78% were 40 or older, median age 44 years (range 25-73). Mean KOOS was 90 or greater all items. Meniscal tears, cartilage & bone marrow lesions of PF joint most common. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

An action plan for #pain in #Canada 🇨🇦 www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

How do you treat pain without defaulting to opioids? In this story, #TemertyMed scientists talk about personalized approaches to treating pain, and why genetics and brain biomarkers may be important considerations. bit.ly/45zbBP4

"An abundance of Gardnerella vaginalis was linked to poor #OralHealth scores, whereas abundance of Lancefieldella (genus) and Mycoplasma salivarium were linked to #migraine.": buff.ly/MeOJPim via @medscape.com #pathogens #ChronicPain #MedSky

University makes 'ground-breaking' discovery offering hope for #chronicpain sufferers Researchers hope the breakthrough will lead to new treatments for conditions such as #fibromyalgia and #rheumatoid #arthritis news.stv.tv/north/aberde...

New pain target brings hope for those with #ChronicPain www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24440/

🆕 New Vídeo 🎥 about COGNITIVE FUNCTIONAL THERAPY or #CFT with Physiotherapist Dr Ney Meziat Filho. This is a new form of physiotherapy to treat chronic pain conditions. youtu.be/a6IdxxjxB-w?...

Missed it live? Watch the replay! Our #FAC Round Table on Building Strength & Resilience with Fibromyalgia was full of insight, strategy & hope 📽️ Watch now: fibrocanada.ca/en/round-tab... Let us know what resonated most! #ResilienceWithFibro #Education #Lifewithfibro #together

Come to this Awesome Event!! IT IS GOING TO BE GREAT!! 🎉 🗓 May 20 | 🕛 12 PM ET (English with French captions) Join #FAC for a powerful Fibromyalgia Awareness Month Round Table 💜 ✅ Manage symptoms ✅ Boost daily function ✅ Support mental health 📌 Register now: bit.ly/FAC-Round-Ta...

Tonight in Toronto 💜💜💜

Which #exercises are helpful for #fibromyalgia? Check my video youtu.be/eOK_I-5cMHQ?... May is #FibromyalgiaAwareness Month #SupportFibro @fibrocanada

This is a don't miss event for anyone with fibromyalgia!! Lots of great information and suggestions from experts who know #fibromyalgia. When is this happening ? 🗓 May 20 🕛 12 PM ET How can you sign up? bit.ly/FAC-Round-Ta... Hope to see you there!! 😊 #FAC

Come get your book at the booth #22 #CanadianPain25 @canadianpain.bsky.social

We are LIVE at the Canadian Pain Society (Today ONLY) Watch here 👉🏻 www.youtube.com/live/-maLSAX...

Opening Ceremony #CanadianPain25 @canadianpain.bsky.social

Book Signing this Saturday and Sunday! May 3 and 4, 2025 University of Toronto Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting @canadianpain.bsky.social

Saying Goodbye 🥰 Joyce Lee has been an amazing nurse practitioner in our pain clinic. I will really miss her. Thank you Joyce for your patience with me, with our patients, our learners and for being a great friend and colleague. Happy retirement!

Join the Landmark Gathering for Change on Friday! — No matter where you are, you can be part of this powerful event. 🎥 Watch live here: www.canadianpainsociety.ca/live 🎟️ Join us in person: www.canadianpainsociety.ca/forthepublic #CanadianPain25 #douleurcanadienne25 @andreafurlan.bsky.social

In 7 days 👉🏻 Watch the full day event on Friday May 2nd from my YouTube LiveStream 9 am to 5 pm. youtube.com/drandreafurlan Brought to you by The Canadian Pain Society @canadianpain.bsky.social

🆕 Video Today ➡️ The Science Behind Long-Lasting Pain Watch the short video (2:37 min) on Youtube youtube.com/shorts/c9NVs... Download the FREE handout on my website www.DoctorAndreaFurlan.com/widespread #nociplasticPAIN #PainNeuroscience

Happy Easter! God is not dead. He has risen! Today we celebrate the victory over death. My God lives! Amém “He is not here, he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay” Mathew 28:6

Reserve your copy of my book and I will sign it for you on May 3-4 in Toronto! Leave your name in the comments below and which book you want to reserve. I will be doing my first book signing event at the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting at the University of Toronto campus.

U of T doctor and researcher Andrea Furlan says journalling may help ease the burden of #ChronicPain, by @grahamisador.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-... via @theglobeandmail.com @andreafurlan.bsky.social

My 2 books are in the shelves!

Our Cochrane Overview is published: Check this thread 👇🏻 1/3 We found that for low back pain lasting 6-12 weeks TRY to see one of these: - physiotherapy - psychology - occupational therapy AVOID these: - spinal manipulations - hands-on treatments

Hi, I am a #physician in Toronto, Canada. I specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, known as #Physiatry. To learn more about me visit my website: www.doctorandreafurlan.com If you want to learn more about #ChronicPain, visit my YouTube channel: youtube.com/drandreafurlan