This week, we look at what's really happening when we experience pain, and how a better understanding of this process can open up new possibilities for treatment and healing.

Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · July 20 · 50m

Emotional and social factors are sometimes overlooked, but they are as important as biological issues for managing chronic pain.

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Pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet no harmonised self-reported reference framework exists to characterise how its burden is distributed across the lifespan and world regions. Here,...

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Author Rachel Zoffness breaks down why we have chronic pain and how science shows that it’s all in our head

Rachel Zoffness (Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal) is a psychologist, pain scientist, and author. Rachel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she was drawn to pain i...

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Key takeaways Chronic low back pain stems from multiple causes, including biological, psychological, societal, and environmental factors.  The current body of research points out that a multidisciplin...

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Fillingim et al. show that biological and psychosocial factors jointly predict conditions associated with chronic pain.

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