The Pain Rebel Podcast By Straight Shot Health

Healthcare providers go to conferences for continuing education and one of the biggest topics now is the prescription opioid epidemic. Yet these conferences, usually labeled as ‘pain conferences,’ RARELY (if ever) focus on pain. Instead, they talk around pain (addiction, medical treatments for addiction, how to write opioids and put patients on ‘medication agreements.’) But they […]

Note:  See straightshothealth.com for triangle diagrams of acute vs. chronic pain. Our healthcare system loves to talk about ‘acute’ pain and ‘chronic’ pain like they’re completely different things. But guess what?  They aren’t. What’s different is how the components that create pain are put together. Understanding this is critical (especially for healthcare providers).    

Firewood is used to start a fire but you wouldn’t take a piece of firewood and try to roast a marshmallow over it.  Unfortunately, in medicine, we commonly mistake the ‘firewood of pain’ AS PAIN. And if you think that causes some problems… you’re right!

A few notes for this episode:  1)  There’s a visual of the ‘Pain Triangle’ available at Straightshothealth.com.  2)  I get…passionate…when talking about pain and when I’m passionate I talk fast.  3)  The first 8 minutes of this episode are in ‘mono (one speaker).’  The rest of the episode is in ‘stereo (both speakers).  Why?  I […]

A little while back I attended a pain workshop put on by my friend, Howard Schubiner, M.D. In the workshop, Howard presented (& taught) his approach towards treating his chronic pain patients. An approach Howard has used for years to help his patients become well. Well. Not ‘managed.‘ And when I say, ‘well’ we’re not […]

What if you had severe back pain for six years but couldn’t explain why?  And what if what you thought or were told about pain didn’t add up or make sense? Well, our guest had those personal experiences and guess what he did? He got his Ph.D. and started producing some of the best, most […]

  Today’s guest on Straight Shot Health Talk is Dr. Janna Friedly. Dr. Friedly is a Rehabilitation Medicine specialist and an amazing researcher with a special interest in the treatment of back pain. Her publications on back pain and back pain treatments are some of the best around…and generate a fair amount of controversy. Probably […]

  Pain Killers, Profit, & Pain. A massive mess of misinformation and misfortune.

  Healthcare is dysfunctional. That’s a given and (almost) everyone recognizes this. But what’s it like on the inside and what does it do to those who work within the system? (And why are so many physicians killing themselves?) Links:  Ideal Medical Care Articles by Dr. Wible on KevinMD

We sleep roughly 1/3 of our lives. Yet why is it that something that should be so easy can be so hard? And does it matter? (Hint:  Yes) An interview with Sleep Specialist,  Dr. Jess Payne. Links:  Somni Jessica Payne, Ph.D.