Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a bit with you about the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, or DNRS for short. As you may know, this past fall I was diagnosed with a condition of...
Okay. I’ve really been looking forward to publishing this post. Here, we’re revisiting the same great talk by pain physician Dr. Jay Joshi. In my last post, I outlined what Dr. Joshi says are the...
Hi everyone! I’ve just discovered this awesome talk on central sensitization by pain management physician Dr. Jay Joshi. It’s totally packed with information I want to share with you all– such as why it’s so hard to...
I, personally, have known for a long time that music could help reduce my pain levels. It’s just something that I always knew intuitively. Listen to music (good music, of course) –> feel better. That’s...
A pain neurotag has to do with our brains’ representations of pain. Individual people process pain differently, and many different factors affect how our brains process and store memories of painful events. I thought this...
One of the reasons I am so optimistic about the future is that someday I believe we will have a way for doctors to see just how much pain a person is in. It won’t...
Let’s say you’re sightseeing at the Grand Canyon. You are with a trusted friend enjoying a scenic overlook when notice your friend is walking a little bit too close to the edge of the cliff....
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this video until now. It was incredibly validating, and I absolutely loved it. http://www.ted.com/talks/elliot_krane_the_mystery_of_chronic_pain.html It is given by Elliot Krane, who is a pediatrician and anesthesiologist at Stanford University. ...
Sometimes, pain can persist even after the original injury or disease that caused it has healed. There are several different factors that can cause this. The one that’s played the largest role in my own...