There are many labels used to describe chronic pain that doesn’t have a clear medical explanation—terms like central sensitization, psychogenic pain, nociplastic pain, and pain system [...]
I fully understand why so many individuals living with chronic spinal pain turn to Pain Clinics—when you’re in pain, any hope of relief is tempting. And honestly, I don’t blame anyone for seeking [...]
Imagine you’re driving and approach an intersection where you’ve encountered a red light. Your brain has learned that red lights mean “stop” because moving forward could lead to danger. [...]
When we think about the emotions tied to chronic pain, the usual suspects come to mind: depression, anxiety, anger, and grief. But there’s one sneaky emotion that doesn’t get enough [...]
Going along with Pain! Reference: Alan Watts Alan Watts, an English philosopher from the ’60s and ’70s, is someone I deeply respect. In this issue of the APTEI Report, I’d like to [...]
Please listen to this MUSIC as you follow along with the lyrics below. This is from PAIN: The Musical that I hope you will one day experience live in theatre. We know full well that we don`t mind [...]
This study involved almost 1500 patients living with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and not surprisingly they found that… “…physician empathy was strongly associated with satisfaction among [...]
Have you ever fed a baby and pretended to eat their food and say, “yum, delicious”, in order to manipulate them to eat thinking that the food is delicious. This phenomenon is not experienced just [...]
Do you know that a systematic review by the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that a sense of loneliness is worse for one’s health than smoking 14 cigarettes a day? Did you know [...]
Let’s be clear that placebo effects are REAL and potentially as beneficial as “active” treatments in both short and long-term. Placebos are considered to be a conditioned response, where the [...]
