Pain 101: Understanding the Basics

The Cancer Pod: Integrative Medicine Talk

Pain is unpleasant. (That’s an understatement!) While pain itself is no fun, Tina & Leah keep you entertained and informed as you learn the basics in this episode. Understanding pain and knowing how to report it accurately can speed up the process of getting some relief. So listen in, and as always, please share this podcast if you find it useful!
Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:
McGill Pain Questionnaire to help you describe your pain accurately
About the McGill Pain Questionnaire and a short version
Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
How taste, temperature, and pain sensations are linked
Medical Cannabis for Cancer-Related Pain
Booklet by ASCO: Managing Cancer-Related Pain
More on Pain from ASCO

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פרקים

1. Pain 101: Understanding the Basics (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:21)

3. You're not doing drugs, just taking them (00:06:45)

4. Referred pain (00:10:23)

5. How self-diagnosis can derail your practitioner (00:10:54)

6. The three main ways to get relief (00:15:03)

7. PQRST for communicating your pain (00:17:25)

8. And, "O" for Other (00:23:32)

9. ASCO booklet on cancer pain management (00:25:20)

10. Winding down... (00:26:39)

11. Shout out! (00:30:06)