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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

For the 5th year, I have been voted Toronto’s Top Pain Mangement Doctor. Thank you to all doctors who voted for me. Post City Magazines #TorontoTopDoctors

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University Health Network @uhn.ca · 08/12/2025

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: bit.ly/4pVsaLQ

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Research at UHN @uhnresearch.ca · 29/01/2026

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I clicked on the link on my cell phone and the pages are not showing properly on the website.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Get 25%OFF on this Exercise Wall Poster www.DoctorAndreaFurlan.store

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

🎥 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

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Exercises to STRENGTHEN your KNEES at Home

YouTube video by Dr. Andrea Furlan

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Réseau québécois de recherche sur la douleur @rqrd-qprn.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

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

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fibrocanada.bsky.social @fibrocanada.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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

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Putting the Pieces Together | Pain Canada

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The FLU campaign started at my hospital @uhn.ca

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Jo Nijs @jonijsbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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...

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Virginia McIntyre @virginiamci.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

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/...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Sandra Woods, Montréal 🍁 @sandrawoodsmtl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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!💥

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JAMA @jama.com · 01/06/2025

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

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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...

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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.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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...

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Prevalence of abnormal findings in 230 knees of asymptomatic adults using 3.0 T MRI - Skeletal Radiology

Objective To identify abnormalities in asymptomatic sedentary individuals using 3.0 Tesla high-resolution MRI. Materials and methods The cohort comprised of 230 knees of 115 uninjured sedentary adults...

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🆕 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?...

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Understanding Cognitive Functional Therapy: A New Hope for Chronic Low Back Pain

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fibrocanada.bsky.social @fibrocanada.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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

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fibrocanada.bsky.social @fibrocanada.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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...

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

8. “I prefer natural or alternative medicine.” We understand: You might value holistic approaches to health. • Vaccines don’t replace a healthy lifestyle — they work alongside it. • Natural remedies often lack the same rigorous testing that vaccines go through.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

7. “I want to wait and see more long-term data.” We understand: Taking a “wait and see” approach can feel safer. • Vaccines have been closely monitored since rollout, and millions have been safely vaccinated for years now.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

6. “I’m young and healthy — I don’t need it.” We understand: It’s easy to feel invincible when you’re in good health. • Even healthy people can get seriously ill. Many end up hospitalized from diseases like flu, COVID-19, or meningitis.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

5. “Natural immunity is better.” We understand: Letting your body build immunity naturally sounds like a good idea. • Some vaccines actually give better, longer-lasting protection than the illness itself.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

4. “I don’t trust pharmaceutical companies.” We understand: There’s a long history of profit-driven decisions in healthcare. • Vaccine safety is overseen by independent scientists, not just the companies that make them.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

3. “I’ve heard stories about people having bad reactions.” We understand: Personal stories can be powerful and scary. • Isolated stories don’t reflect the experience of millions. It’s important to consider large-scale data alongside personal anecdotes.

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

2. “The vaccines were developed too quickly.” We understand: Fast development can raise red flags about thoroughness. • COVID-19 vaccines, for example, were based on decades of research. Scientists didn’t start from scratch — they used well-studied platforms.

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fibrocanada.bsky.social @fibrocanada.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

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

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Dr Andrea Furlan @andreafurlan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I wrote this book to help people who are struggling with chronic pain. Your opinion is very important 🙏🏻

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