Complex pain is, well, complicated. Explaining it effectively can be even more so. In this episode, Dr. Dan shares his metaphor to think about and better explain pain called, ‘Pain is a Sound System.’

We’ll talk about how the amplification process occurs, (Justine will interrupt us with some “wiggle time”), and we’ll introduce the different types of pain - nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain.

With central sensitization in particular, we’ll define the different buckets in a way you haven't heard before, and pull it all together so you can actually make sense of various symptoms and better explain chronic, complex pain. Because it's not in your head. Pain, is a puzzle. Let’s begin to put it together.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Official Intro

00:17 Intro - thinking about and explaining pain

03:10 Pain as a Sound System

05:00 Pain is a Social Disease

06:05 Amplification

08:55 Breaking down the Components - 1st Nociceptive Pain

10:22 Features of Nociceptive Pain

11:21 2nd Neuropathic Pain - Nerve Pain

14:02 3rd Nociplastic Pain

17:02 Features of Nociplastic Pain

17:44 Sensory Hypersensitivity

20:49 Sleep Disturbance

22:10 Cognitive Dysfunction & Mood Disturbance

24:28 Dysautonomia

25:48 More Wiggles

29:59 Central Sensitization

32:34 How can we treat people? 

35:10 Pain is a Puzzle & Wrap Up

36:41 Disclaimer