What do thoracic outlet syndrome, fibromyalgia, low back pain, and whiplash pain all have in common? All of these types of pain are more likely in women. Even when faced with this fact, the male dominated world of medical research seems to be reluctant to explain the gender-bias tendency of pain. Usually, the reports acknowledge [...]

The medical community goes to great lengths to place patients in neat little cubby holes by labeling each person with a diagnosis. A recently published study by Buitenhuis et al (Spine, 2008, Volume 33, Number 22, p 2427-2433) demonstrated that specifically believing that one’s neck pain was due to a “whiplash” injury contributed to a [...]