Pain Science Education Psychedelic Medicine: Exploring Their Pain Management Potential with Maya Armstrong, MD
Jul 1, 2024
Dr. Maya Armstrong, a board-certified physician in addiction and family medicine, explores psychedelic medicine for pain management. She discusses pain as an emergent property, the role of psychedelics in chronic pain and addiction, epigenetics, therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA, legal complexities, medication considerations, and new approaches for chronic pain management.
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Personal Journey into Pain and Addiction
- Dr. Maya Armstrong shares her personal experience with chronic pain, a key driver in her research.
- Her work in addiction medicine revealed complex relationships between chronic pain and substance abuse.
Psychedelics for Chronic Conditions
- Western medicine excels in acute care but struggles with chronic, relapsing conditions like pain.
- Psychedelic medicine offers a potential new approach to these challenging conditions.
Pain as an Emergent Property
- Pain is an emergent property of a complex system, not just biopsychosocial.
- This means pain arises from interactions within the body and with the environment.