Ologies with Alie Ward

Dolorology (PAIN) with Rachel Zoffness

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Nov 10, 2021
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ANECDOTE

From Bedridden To College Swim Captain

  • A teen bedridden for four years regained life by following graded CBT and small activity steps.
  • Within months he returned to school, sports, and social life and his pain remitted substantially.
INSIGHT

Pain Is Biopsychosocial

  • Pain is a biopsychosocial phenomenon that combines biological, psychological, and social factors.
  • Focusing only on biology misses two thirds of what drives pain.
INSIGHT

Phantom Pain Shows Pain Lives In The Brain

  • Phantom limb pain proves pain is produced by the brain, not solely by peripheral tissue.
  • The brain constructs pain by integrating body signals with context and history.
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