Chronic pain affects roughly 30% of the world’s population, yet there is still a lack of information regarding this topic. Let’s dive into the importance of educating ourselves about chronic pain with today’s podcast episode!
The episode explains the mechanisms of chronic pain and current management techniques as well as emphasizes physical activity as a cost effective treatment option.
For those interested in reading more, here is a list of authors that helped me understand chronic pain better:
Chronic pain: an update on burden, best practices, and new advances Steven P Cohen, Lene Vase, William M Hooten.
Physical activity should be the primary intervention for individuals living with chronic pain A position paper from the European Pain Federation (EFIC) ‘On the Move’ Task Force Henrik Bjarke Vaegter1,2 | Marja Kinnunen3,4 | Jonas Verbrugghe5,6 | Caitriona Cunningham7 | Mira Meeus6,8 | Susan Armijo- Olivo9,10 | Thomas Bandholm11,12 | Brona M. Fullen7,13 | Harriet Wittink14 | Bart Morlion15,16 | Michiel F. Reneman17.
PAUL W. HODGES, PT, PhD, DSc, MedDr, BPhty (Hons)1 • LIEVEN DANNEELS, PT, PhD2 Changes in Structure and Function of the Back Muscles in Low Back Pain: Different Time Points, Observations, and Mechanisms.
Physical activity and exercise for chronic pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews (Review) Geneen LJ, Moore RA, Clarke C, Martin D, Colvin LA, Smith BH.
Evaluating Psychosocial Contributions to Chronic Pain Outcomes S.M. Meints, Ph.D.1 and R.R. Edwards, Ph.D.1 1Department of Anesthesiology Pain Management Center Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Br J Sports Med: first published as 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098983 on 20 June 2018. Musculoskeletal pain and exercise— challenging existing paradigms and introducing new Benjamin E Smith, Sinead Holden,4,5 Chris Littlewood, 1,2 Paul Hendrick,3 Marcus Bateman, 1 6 Toby O Smith,7 Pip Logan.
Episode made by Rugile Baltrunaite, 2nd year physiotherapy student