Chronic Pain with Pain Specialist Dr Graziotti

MediTalk Podcast

Many people worldwide are living with chronic pain! It is estimated globally that 1.5 billion people suffer from chronic pain which just seems uncomprehensible. Making pain a global public health concern. According to Pain Australia, ''one in five Australians are living with chronic pain and the prevalence increases to one in three people over the age of 65''. Suffering from chronic pain can take its toll on people mentally, physically and socially as it can lead to living a life of isolation as they are often unable to participate in activities that enhance one's quality of life. Diagnosing and managing chronic pain can be complex, takes time and everyone's experience of pain is individual. For this reason when speaking on chronic pain it was important to provide quality information on pain and pain management by speaking to a medical specialist in pain management - Dr Paul Graziotti who is a Pain Medicine Physician & Anaesthetist. In this interview with Dr Paul Graziotti provided an excellent overview of what is pain, the different types of pain, how is pain diagnosed and the varying treatment options available to help manage chronic pain. Dr Graziotti was asked in the interview about the use of opiods, medical marijuana, surgery, injections, physiotherapy and the many other treatment options that may be offered to people and used to treat chronic pain. A big thank you to Dr Graziotti for giving his time and sharing his years of expertise and knowledge on Pain with us all in this interview! To learn more about Dr Graziotti & SJOG (Subiaco) visit: www.sjog.org.au/find-a-doctor/search-results/g/r/a/z/graziotti-pauljames-subiaco Chronic Pain References: www.painaustralia.org.au/ National Chronic Pain Action Plan: www.painaustralia.org.au/static/uploads/files/national-action-plan-11-06-2019-wfflaefbxbdy.pdf Chronic Pain Australia: www.chronicpainaustralia.org.au/home-2 Global Chronic Pain Statistics: www.thegoodbody.com Thank you for supporting MediTalkPodcast which is an independent podcast. If you have enjoyed the podcast and felt it was of value please share with others and if you are able to take a minute to write a quick review on Apple Podcasts it would be a great help! Stay well and thank you for taking the time to listen to Meditalk! D :-)