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661: Rachel Zoffness | Managing Pain In Your Body and Brain
The Jordan Harbinger Show
How Do Distraction Strategies Help With Pain?
Pain feels worse when we think about it. Part of our treatment is distraction strategies. Neuro science tells us that when we distract from pain, sometimes i ask my patients, hey, tell me about a time you were so absorbed in some activity you briefly forgot about your pain. And that forgetting is not magic. It's your pain dial and being absorbed and distracted in activity, your pre frontal cortex will lower pain volume, so pain feels less bad. Some kids don't even notice they're getting a shot in the arm when they have a screen in of them. Others, if they're staring at it, or screaming bloody murder, and they have to be held down,. which is an absolute
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