Pain Science Education
363 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 185 ratingsPain Science Education discusses the treatment of persistent pain. Learn how to use the brain, body, mind, and behavior to reduce pain and improve physical and mental well-being. This podcast offers free training for physical therapists, healthcare professionals, and people with pain.
Dr. Joe Tatta is a physical therapist, educator, author, and pain researcher. He is known for his contribution to integrative pain care and for championing the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. With over 20 years of clinical expertise, Dr. Joe is dedicated to converting cutting-edge pain science into actionable therapeutic practices. An advocate for a biopsychosocial approach, Dr. Joe developed PRISM: Pain Recovery and Integrative Systems Model, a cognitive-behavioral approach that promotes resilience, growth, and recovery.
Pain Science Education invites listeners to explore a wide array of subjects including pain education, pain neuroscience, physical therapy, physiotherapy, pain psychology, wellness, and continuing education. Episodes feature interviews with leading experts, offering a deep dive into the pivotal topics shaping the field of pain management.
The insights shared here aim to propel the practice of physical therapy to the forefront of primary pain management. Dr. Joe Tatta is committed to guiding therapists and healthcare providers through the complexities of pain, equipping them with the knowledge to deliver non-pharmacologic and non-invasive approaches to chronic pain.
With Dr. Joe's guidance, listeners will uncover the potential of physical therapists as pivotal figures in pain management, understand the importance of health behavior change, and learn how to use integrative and lifestyle medicine in practice.
Join the Pain Science Education podcast to transform your clinical approach, enrich your professional toolkit, and participate in the revolution of pain management. Each episode promises to take you one step closer to learning about pain, becoming a leader in delivering exceptional, innovative care to those suffering with pain, and ultimately improving lives across the globe.
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Episode 106 | Dr. Meg Haworth, PhD: Overcoming The Effects Of Victimization In Pain Management
October 11, 2018 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBSuffering from chronic pain can be challenging. It makes you feel powerless either because you’re unable to heal your body or can’t find a way get the pain to stop. As a result, you feel victimized by the pain. Helping you overcome the effects of victimization is transpersonal psychologist, Dr. Meg Haworth, PhD. Learn how the emotions affect the illness and how to release them through the mind. Familiarize the simple mind-body medicine tools for resetting yourself when you encounter some tri...
Episode 105 | Dr. Mark Bishop, PT, PhD: How Expectations Shape Pain
October 04, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSo many factors can cause and modify pain, not only physical but mental and emotional as well. Taking the psychological aspects of it, Dr. Mark Bishop tackles how expectations and biases influence the outcome for patients who have chronic pain. Dr. Bishop is a physical therapist with 30 years of experience in managing musculoskeletal disorders. Learn how patient expectations are related to rehabilitation outcomes and how provider biases influence those expectations. Likewise, find out the et...
Episode 104 | Dr. Kristin Neff, PhD: The Art Of Self-Compassion In Pain Care
September 27, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBSelf-compassion is a tool that you can use to improve your well-being, your self-confidence, and your resilience. It’s one that we need to pay a lot more attention to in the world of pain care. What's interesting about self-compassion is that oftentimes it's easy for us to be compassionate towards others, but applying the same kindness to ourselves can be a real challenge. Moral development specialist and co-author of the book called The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Dr. Kristin Neff, co...
Episode 103 | Roshi Joan Halifax: Infusing Compassion And Empathy Into Pain Care
September 20, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBTackling about an interesting topic that does not often receive enough attention in the world of chronic pain management, Roshi Joan Halifax talks about the intersection of compassion and empathy in chronic pain care. She is the founder and head teacher of the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, and a pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. Growing up as a sick kid, her journey began by being surrounded with people who are in pain and fighting cancer. This gave her the opportunity to talk with...
Episode 102 | Dr. Tor Wager, PhD: Pain And The Neuroscience Of Nociception
September 13, 2018 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBPain goes beyond what we physically feel in our bodies. It reaches back into other aspects—from the mental to emotional. Take a deeper dive and explore the neuroscience of nociception and the perception of a painful stimulus with Dr. Tor Wager, director of the Cognitive and Affective Control Laboratory and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He talks about the factors that influence pain as well as the facts or myths about pain as a learned experi...
Episode 101 | Sean Fargo: Reaching Beyond the Cocoon of Pain
September 06, 2018 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBTraveling around Asia and in Tibet for a little bit, meditation expert Sean Fargo became fascinated by the simplicity of the life of Buddhist monks. Sean found a Dallas master who took him under his wing and taught him a lot of mindfulness exercises like mindfulness of walking, mindfulness of standing, and mindfulness of breathing. The combination of simplicity and difficulty and the Dallas master’s way of being was peaceful, radiant, and loving led Sean to think about devoting the rest of h...
Episode 100 | Carol Kugler Ellis: Living Beyond Pain After Being Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBNothing rounds up our understanding better about chronic pain than listening from a patient’s perspective. To have undergone through that pain with all the struggles and medications that come with it, a person could give the best account of dealing and overcoming all of it. Carol Kugler Ellis was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. As she shares her story, she imparts great wisdom and insight about chronic pain. Taking it head on, she clearly and honestly opened up about her pain, where she is curr...
Episode 99 | Leanne Ely: Anti-Inflammatory And Ketogenic Nutrition
August 23, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNutrition is often one of the first interventions that I recommend for pain relief, especially if you have pain from an inflammatory disease such as fibromyalgia, CRPS, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or even headaches. Anti-inflammatory nutrition has a sound evidence base to support it, but it's often ignored when it comes to chronic pain care management. When it comes to implementing it into a physical therapy practice, nutrition is very important because most of the patients that ar...
Episode 98 | Dr. Steven George, DPT; Dr. Corey Simon, DPT and Dr. Adam Goode, DPT: The Non-Pharmacological Treatment Of Low Back Pain
August 16, 2018 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBThe treatment of chronic pain has been placed under a microscope because of the fallout from the widespread opioid epidemic. As we turn away from using opioids as a treatment for long-term pain, what many of you want to know is what are the alternatives? What are the non-drug alternatives or the non-pharmacological treatment and pain management for conditions so common such as lower back pain? Three experts, Dr. Steven George, Dr. Corey Simon, and Dr. Adam Goode are licensed physical therapi...
Episode 97 | Dr. David Butler, PT, EdD: Explain Pain And The Biopsychosocial Model
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 44.1 MBPain is a feeling we’re conditioned to heal without fully understanding it first. This leads us to taking the wrong medication that we suffer more from in the end. Pain master David Butler explains not only what pain is but dives deeper into the psychosocial model of pain care. He wrote a book called Explain Pain where he went beyond the traditional way of explaining pain by tapping into the emotional, mental, and physical state of a person. David also provides examples that relate pain to n...
Episode 96 | Dr. Jason Piken, DC: Understanding The Brain-Gut Connection
July 26, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 32.4 MBThe chronic pain epidemic has opened up many doors as to the way practitioners approach pain and how the multiple systems of our body are intimately connected. It has also made us realize that this metaphor of the mind-body connection is no longer just a metaphor. Nowhere is this more exquisitely expressed than in the connection between our gut and our brain, or what is called the gut-brain axis (GBA). Your brain and gut are connected by an extensive network of neurons and a highway of hormo...
Episode 95 | Dr. Lilian Dindo, PhD: How to Use Acceptance And Commitment Therapy To Treat Post-Surgical Pain And Opioid Use In Veterans
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 35.1 MBAccording to a report by the American Joint Replacement Registry, there were 860,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries in 2017. That means by the end of 2018, we will be over the 1 million mark in the United States. Thousands of these orthopedic surgeries are performed yearly within the Veterans Affairs. Patients are offered surgery as an option for pain relief and improved function. Chronic post-surgical pain is a common and debilitating problem that occurs in 5% to 85% of patients followi...
Episode 95 | Dr. Lilian Dindo, PhD: How to Use Acceptance And Commitment Therapy To Treat Post-Surgical Pain And Opioid Use In Veterans
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 35.1 MBAccording to a report by the American Joint Replacement Registry, there were 860,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries in 2017. That means by the end of 2018, we will be over the 1 million mark in the United States. Thousands of these orthopedic surgeries are performed yearly within the Veterans Affairs. Patients are offered surgery as an option for pain relief and improved function. Chronic post-surgical pain is a common and debilitating problem that occurs in 5% to 85% of patients followi...
Episode 94 | Shelly Prosko, PT, PYT: How To Integrate Yoga Therapy Into A Modern Pain Practice
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 54.8 MBEach day, millions of yoga enthusiasts flock to yoga studios for their daily or the weekly practice, celebrating an ancient wellness tradition as well as a form of exercise and therapy that's been validated in many studies by modern pain science. If done under the guidance of a skilled instructor or therapist, it can bring several health benefits that help people cope with conditions including anxiety, depression, chronic pain, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, and chronic stress, somethi...
Episode 93 | Dr. Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD: A Mechanism-Based Approach To Pain Management
July 05, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 49 MBIf you're someone who lives with pain and is trying to figure out the best therapies to utilize, you may be interested with Dr. Kathleen Sluka’s mechanism-based approach to pain management. Dr. Sluka is a neuroscientist and physical therapist who studies in neurobiology of chronic pain at the University of Iowa. She says the mechanism-based approach is also equally important if you're a practitioner who’s seeking a new and groundbreaking conceptual framework for evaluating the underlying cau...
Episode 92 | Dr. Tim Salomons, PhD: Exploring The Neuromatrix Theory Of Pain
June 28, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 37.3 MBMany researchers have devoted their entire career to exploring and learning more about what happens inside the brain when chronic pain develops and persists. Even though there is no one area for pain in the brain, neuroscientists have been able to recognize some key brain structures involved in the various components of the pain process. This is what is known as the neuromatrix theory of pain. Dr. Tim Salomons is Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Reading...
Episode 91 | Dr. Sandy Hilton, PT, DPT: Changing Paradigms For Chronic Pelvic Pain
June 21, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBWhen we think of pelvic pain, we easily associate that with women disorders which they even call women’s health therapy or women’s health section. There aren’t enough specialized care provided for men who are experiencing pelvic pain, even more so for the LGBT community. Dr. Sandy Hilton is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and one of the world's leading pelvic health experts and the founder of Entropy Physiotherapy which is a practice that specializes in the treatment of complex chronic pelvic p...
Episode 90 | Robbe Richman: The Power of a Pill With Nothing in it!
June 14, 2018 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIf the red pill were real, would you take it? If you’ve seen the movie The Matrix, then you know what Robbe Richman is talking about. Robbe is the creator of the Xpill. The Xpill is not a prescription drug or a supplement. All it is is brown rice protein with no active ingredients. On its own, it has no healing properties, and yet the moment people take it, their whole perception and approach to life changes. The power of a pill lies in the transformation effect it has on people. What’s more...
Episode 89 | Dr. Amy Wacholtz, PhD: Demystifying The Role Of Spirituality In Pain Management
May 31, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBMany people have questions about the role of spirituality in pain management and pain relief. Dr. Amy Wacholtz, a licensed clinical psychologist, pain researcher and assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado, explores the role of spirituality as part of an integrative pain management program. Spirituality can be defined as the experience of transcendence, connectedness, meaning and purpose. If you have pain, you know all too how it can derail you from your path and jour...
Episode 88 | Dr. Peter Levine, PhD: Connections Between Trauma, PTSD And Chronic Pain
May 24, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBPTSD can happen to anyone. It's not a sign of weakness. In many ways, it's a normal part of the traumatic healing process. Post-traumatic stress disorder can occur after you've experienced any type of trauma. A trauma is defined by a shocking or a dangerous event that you see or experience. Depending on which study you read, approximately 15% to 35% of patients with PTSD also suffer from chronic pain. Is there a link between trauma, PTSD, and chronic pain? Dr. Peter Levine, author of “Waking...
Episode 87 | Dr. Les Aria: Pain Psychology: A Paradigm Shift In Treating Pain with
May 17, 2018 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBFor a lot of practitioners, medical and psychiatric patients are difficult to treat, approach, or figure out. Dr. Les Aria is a rehabilitation and pain psychologist with over a decade of experience in working with patients with chronic pain and other types of chronic diseases. He specializes in treating complex medical-psychiatric chronic pain patients, when others suggest nothing can be done. His love for the brain and pain has helped him develop a unique style in helping patients who are s...
Episode 86 | Erin Nielsen: Reset Your Body To Burn Fat, Alleviate Pain, And Get Your Energy Back
May 10, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MBIf you have chronic pain, you’ve been told for years, decades, and even still today, to take it easy, to rest, and to not do any type of activity that may cause pain oftentimes by people who are well-intentioned and are trying to help you feel better. With the latest research and data coming out in the new world of pain science, exercise in its many forms and varieties actually have very specific benefits to reducing the severity of chronic pain. It promotes better sleep and decreases disabi...
Episode 85 | Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Cancer Related Fatigue: The Most Common and Persistent Complaint of Long Term Cancer Survivors
May 03, 2018 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBThe overall state of cancer care has improved over the past two decades through the widespread use of traditional therapies such as surgery, medications, and chemotherapy. Improved cancer therapy has led to an increased life expectancy and cure rates. The good news is that in most types of cancers, the survival rate has increased dramatically. The not so good news for the more than 10 million survivors of cancer in the United States of America is that when most returned to a normal life, 20%...
Episode 84 | Jason Prall: How To Increase Lifespan And Longevity Despite Pain
April 26, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBTo increase lifespan and longevity, practitioners as well as patients need to identify what they are doing incorrectly with their health practices and lifestyles. Jason Prall believes that the biggest component to the destruction of our health is the error in our ways of using technology, our bodies taking in toxins from food production, and even emotional traumas. He teaches people the mental framework of a healthy lifestyle and the emotional components of health, where it comes from and ho...
Episode 83 | Jennifer Battles: How To Live An Active Life Beyond Pain Combining ACT & PT
April 19, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.3 MBPhysical Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are two of the most important therapies for pain relief. To live an active life beyond pain, Jennifer Battles believes that combining ACT with PT is the best method. Your time and focus shifts from finding a way to reduce the pain to living your life knowing that your battling the pain and winning it. She shares her research about ACT, values, goals, and how to defuse unpleasant sensations, thoughts and emotions when you are in pain. S...
Episode 82 | Dr. Beth Darnall: How to Slowly and Successfully Taper Off of Opioids
April 12, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBDr. Beth Darnall’s most recent paper, Patient Centered Prescription Opioid Tapering in Community Outpatients With Chronic Pain, raised some concern on opioid addiction and the reduction of opioid prescribing. Dr. Darnall highly believes opioids have a place as part of an integrative pain care program for certain types of chronic pain syndromes. If you're somebody who has chronic pain, conservative pain care can be difficult to access because it's often not prescribed. Her paper tackles the r...
Episode 81 | Dr. Stephen Porges: Optimizing Human Experiences Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory
April 05, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBHave you ever wondered how your heart and brain interacts and coordinates? For decades, Dr. Stephen Porges, a leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and developmental behavioral neuroscience, has been studying the connection between human behavior and physiology, specifically the vagus nerve. Dr. Porges’ work on the vagus nerve opens up new insights into the way our autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates behaviors such social engagement, trust, and intimacy. Simply put, th...
Episode 80 | Dr. Jeffrey Mogil: Sex Differences In Pain And Pain Inhibition
March 29, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWhen women get pregnant, they carry the child for nine months then go through hours of labor. The notion that women are more tolerant to pain stems from this. However, studies show that women are greatly over-represented as pain patients. Dr. Jeffrey Mogil explains that women say that they are in pain more often than men do, but that can also mean that women are more prone to diseases that happen to be painful. The only way to know the sex differences in pain between a man and a woman is whe...
Episode 79 | Dr. Rachna Patel: Is CBD Oil The New Miracle Oil For Chronic Pain Relief?
March 22, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAmerica is in the middle of an opioid epidemic because it has become the alternative agent for practitioners and patients suffering from chronic pain. It is a natural way of alleviating pain but not without its side effects. There are already 29 states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana for medical purposes, but this still leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Dr. Rachna Patel has been working with CBD oil and medical marijuana to develop a methodology that allows her to walk a...
Episode 79 | Dr. Rachna Patel: Is CBD Oil The New Miracle Oil For Chronic Pain Relief?
March 22, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBAmerica is in the middle of an opioid epidemic because it has become the alternative agent for practitioners and patients suffering from chronic pain. It is a natural way of alleviating pain but not without its side effects. There are already 29 states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana for medical purposes, but this still leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Dr. Rachna Patel has been working with CBD oil and medical marijuana to develop a methodology that allows her to walk a...
Episode 78 | Sharon Salzberg: Exploring Loving-Kindness Meditation To Heal The Body
March 15, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBOne way to define mindfulness is awareness of your experience in the present so that your perception of what is happening is not distorted by certain emotions. Being present in the moment of pain allows the mind to tell the body that healing is possible with mindfulness meditation. Sharon Salzberg believes that when you make peace with fear, you can start dealing with your pain. She shares how a world losing a sense of community and human connection can accept love and kindness into their li...
Episode 77 | Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thompson, How To Live Life Well With Pain And Do What You Love
March 08, 2018 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBFreedom to move and perform activities is a privilege most people take for granted. For some people suffering chronic pain, the ease of doing simple tasks is a luxury. Chronic pain has been defined as any pain persisting over twelve weeks. It may result from injury or ongoing illness and may be accompanied with other health problems like sleep deprivation, decreased appetite, and fatigue, limiting a person’s strength and movement and lead to depression and disability. While medication, surge...
Episode 76 | Dr. Stephan Guyenet: Hunger, The Brain And Why We Overeat
March 01, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 49.7 MBAre you finding it hard to resist sinking your teeth into that third donut? Do you find that your pants are getting a little bit more snug than it was just a couple of weeks ago? You are not alone. The struggle with weight loss has increased over the years with the onslaught of food choices in great portions. Shifting your focus from your gut to your brain may be the answer. Dr. Stephan Guyenet takes us into the inner circuits of the brain and delivers profound insights on how weight loss be...
Episode 76 | Dr. Stephan Guyenet: Hunger, The Brain And Why We Overeat
March 01, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAre you finding it hard to resist sinking your teeth into that third donut? Do you find that your pants are getting a little bit more snug than it was just a couple of weeks ago? You are not alone. The struggle with weight loss has increased over the years with the onslaught of food choices in great portions. Shifting your focus from your gut to your brain may be the answer. Dr. Stephan Guyenet takes us into the inner circuits of the brain and delivers profound insights on how weight loss be...
Episode 75 | Dr Kevin Vowles: How To Avoid The Trap Of Negative Thinking Using ACT
February 22, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIt's great to be here with you for another episode. Before this episode, I sat down for a couple of minutes and I started to write out a list of all the different ways we have to treat, alleviate, control, or numb pain. Think about it for just a moment. Think about all the different types of pills, lotions, potions, surgeries, injections, practitioners, and treatments that all claim to resolve pain. It's quite mind-numbing after a while. If I had a nickel every time someone sent me an email ...
Episode 74 | Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo: The Relationship Between Blood Sugar Imbalance And Chronic Inflammation
February 15, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBBlood sugar balance is critical for our cells to get nutrients and energy. Every single organ and system of our body will be affected when there blood sugar imbalance. A symptom of this is brain fog, where the brain just goes offline because it is not getting all its needed nourishment. This imbalance also affects the liver. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo explains more on how blood sugar can affect the body and how it is even related to chronic pain. She shares that the first step is to dampen the n...
Episode 73 | Will Boyd, DPT: Empowering Physical Therapy Students
February 08, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBPhysical therapists change people’s lives like they are working a miracle. But before they get to this point, PTs need to go to school and devote time to learn the practice. Most PT schools have a B Average environment of students which is helpful for some by way of academic excellence. However this also creates anxiety and depression for some students who are asking if they are really cut out for the job. Dr. Will Boyd, DPT understands this hierarchy system is a part of the rigorous compone...
Episode 72 | Dr. Mark Hyman: The Impact Of Functional Nutrition As Medicine
January 25, 2018 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBYou can eat whatever you want as long as you make the food yourself. If you want to eat cake, make one with ingredients that you can pronounce. Dr. Mark Hyman knows that functional nutrition plays a huge role in the natural healing process. Food has an enormous impact on our bodies which means eating isn’t just a personal choice. Food keeps the body healthy in the most natural way possible as long as it is not made from wheat, corn and soy. Learn more of the principles of healthy eating and ...
Episode 71 | Dr. Ben Cormack: Evidence Based Practice: Promoting Cognitive Efficiency For PTs
January 18, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBA good therapist should always point their patients towards a scientific direction from what an evidence based practice may have shown them. Which is why Dr. Ben Cormack, a specialist in the combination of pain science and exercise, believes that exercise is the best way to heal chronic pain naturally. Dr. Cormack knows that there are no specifics in exercise that will show that this yoga discipline will heal this, or this Pilates technique will heal that. The great thing about evidence base...
Episode 70 | Evelyn Hecht, PT: How to Revolutionize The Healing Process Using Modern Pain Care
January 11, 2018 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBEmotional or sexual trauma, these two are just some of the contributing factors for people to suffer pelvic pain. By understanding the effects of the overall body to the small pelvic region, Dr. Evelyn Hecht is able to correct orthopedic issues as well as pelvic floor issues. But she also believes that modern pain care is revolutionizing the way physical therapists see their patients in therapy. Aside from developing a teamwork between the doctors and the patient, Dr. Hecht also reaches out ...
Episode 69 | Dr. Peter Abaci: Conquer Your Chronic Pain; How To Save Integrative Pain Care
January 04, 2018 08:00 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MBThe technology that modern medicine possess is so powerful that it can change the life of a patient with a push of a button. The danger is that the medical community needs to be aware of how to harness this technology appropriately and judiciously, because if not more problems for the patient may occur. Author of Conquer Your Chronic Pain Dr. Peter Abaci believes that integrative pain care can help in chronic pain management with core principles like function, independence and social connect...
Episode 69 | Dr. Peter Abaci: Conquer Your Chronic Pain; How To Save Integrative Pain Care
January 04, 2018 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe technology that modern medicine possess is so powerful that it can change the life of a patient with a push of a button. The danger is that the medical community needs to be aware of how to harness this technology appropriately and judiciously, because if not more problems for the patient may occur. Author of Conquer Your Chronic Pain Dr. Peter Abaci believes that integrative pain care can help in chronic pain management with core principles like function, independence and social connect...
Episode 68 | Dr. Veronique Desaulniers: Busting Breast Cancer Myths
December 28, 2017 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBChemotherapy, radiation and surgery are traditional ways to treat cancer and we’ve been taught that this is the best way to battle the disease. Dr. Veronique Desaulniers isn’t taking away any of the truths in this, but as a cancer survivor herself she wants people to know that there is a natural way of curing it. During her two-year battle Dr. Desaulniers created the 7 Essential System that guides patients and takes away a lot of the confusion from the healing process. Now retired from her c...
Episode 67 | Dr. Katie Siengsukon: Can Better Sleep Contribute to Less Pain?
December 21, 2017 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBSleep has an important role in our body’s functions. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping and in that time of sleep, our bodies become refreshed and re-energized. Kansas Medical Center Associate Professor Katie Siengsukon believes that poor sleep affects the immune system, tissue healing, cardiovascular health and can even be the cause of Alzheimer ’s disease. Learn why for chronic pain patients, addressing sleep issues is more important than addressing the pain issues. Better sleep mean...
Episode 66 | Dr. Susie Gronski: The Lowdown 'Down Below' - Male Pelvic Pain
December 14, 2017 08:00 - 19 minutes - 32.4 MBMen will always have their bravado getting in the way of admitting that there’s something wrong with their body, especially if it involves their manhood. Author of Pelvic Pain: The Ultimate Cock Block Dr. Susie Gronski is saying that it’s time for this idealism to stop because male pelvic pain is real and there is no need to feel shy about it. Dr. Gronski educates her patients first about pain science to establish a comfortable level before she gets ‘down low.’ A discussion about male genita...
Episode 65 |Elizabeth Dean: A Physical Therapists Role in Lifestyle Medicine
December 07, 2017 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBSurgery and drugs are always the go-to for doctors, but with the changing times there is now a need for the conventional ways to be reconsidered. Dr. Elizabeth Dean of the University of British Columbia in Canada believes that it is time to reconfigure a physical therapist’s role on healing a patient and help them live longer and healthier lives. It is also important to learn how lifestyle medicine can help in the assessment of nutrition and exercise. Dr. Elizabeth explains why the clinical ...
Episode 65 |Elizabeth Dean: A Physical Therapists Role in Lifestyle Medicine
December 07, 2017 08:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MBSurgery and drugs are always the go-to for doctors, but with the changing times there is now a need for the conventional ways to be reconsidered. Dr. Elizabeth Dean of the University of British Columbia in Canada believes that it is time to reconfigure a physical therapist’s role on healing a patient and help them live longer and healthier lives. It is also important to learn how lifestyle medicine can help in the assessment of nutrition and exercise. Dr. Elizabeth explains why the clinical ...
Episode 64 | Dr. Jarod Hall: Create a Healing Environment through Group Discussions
November 30, 2017 08:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBEvery doctor considers every patient as a case study in and of itself, and that every patient has a different way of defining the pain they are feeling. Dr. Jarod Hall explains how group discussions among patients transform into a healing environment where a physical therapy session isn’t just another day of exercising. Learn why doctors need to create constant dialogues with patients to lessen the fear of the pain they are feeling. Pain is multi-factorial. Addressing the complex nature of...
Episode 63 | Dr. Steven Masley: Better Brain Solution
November 23, 2017 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBFor the body to be healthy the brain needs to be healthy. Join Dr. Steven Masley as he explains why having a healthy heart is a better brain solution. Learn how your heart rate tells a lot about your brain functions and how exercise is the best way to live healthy. But having a healthy body will require proper nutrition. Discover how all these factors make for a healthier version of you. Each day, your brain fires up all your senses, brings you pleasure as well as pain, catalogues a lifeti...
Episode 62 | Dr. Nicholas Karayannis: Mindfulness Of The Body: Cultivation Approaches For The Patient And Clinician
November 16, 2017 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThe prediction, prevention and alleviation of persistent pain are challenging tasks because the precise cause is often elusive and an individual’s experience of pain varies considerably. To reduce the suffering associated with pain in an effort to restore a more balanced state of being, this will require an approach of humility and curiosity and the examination of multiple factors that contribute to the pain experience. Those are the words of today’s guest on the podcast. Joining me today is...