Ep18: Should We Stop Inflammation? Implications for Acute Musculoskeletal Management with Dr. Lucas Lima

Dr. Lucas Lima is a research associate at the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University. He is a physiotherapist with a PhD and postdoctoral training in pain neuroscience. His latest research, published in the Science Translational Medicine journal, has garnered significant media attention for challenging current practices in acute musculoskeletal pain management, specifically the suggestion that NSAID’s might increase the risk of developing chronic pain.

In this episode, we talked about what inflammation is, recent evidence on the relationship between inflammation and chronification of acute pain, the benefits of exercise to prevent chronic pain, improve recovery of present and future injury, and evidence-based recommendations on NSAIDs and cryotherapy (icing) post-injury.

Resources

Main paper: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954

Pain center Youtube page: https://youtu.be/751NtSbCh6Q?si=U7rFeRfYXzPgkUFZ

Dr. Lima's email: lucas.vasconceloslima@mcgill.ca

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