Acute pain may be a protective and adaptive phenomenon, but chronic pain is nothing but damaging and a burden in every way possible and for all involved directly or indirectly. So how do we reduce or can we reduce burden?

Join me in this episode to learn the factors that contribute to chronicity of pain and whether we can prevent it.

Takeaways in This Episode

• Complexities of pain and its impact for the individuals and the society
• What differentiates acute from chronic pain and why that is important
• Various factors contributing to pain and its chronicity
• Modifiable vs. Non-modifiable factors
• How demographic factors contribute to chronic pain and what if anything can be done to stop their contribution to chronic pain
• Which lifestyle factors might have the most impact on chronicity of pain
• Genetic and epigenetic factors involved with chronic pain
• Family, social and cultural factors influencing pain and progression to chronic pain
• Clinical and biological factors involved with chronic of pain
• Your role in reducing the burden of pain

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Other Related and Helpful Episode to Listen to:

Episode #80. Stop treating pain like a symptom.

Episode #10. Disparities in pediatric pain

Episode #50. Stepping up pain care efforts for African American patients

Episode# 85. Pain amongst children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Episodes #76 and #77. Impact of pediatric pain rehabilitation program Part 1 and 2.

Episode # 27. Interdisciplinary pain education is necessary to change the face of pediatric pain management.

Episode #60. Influence of sleep on peri-operative pain among children.

Episode #25. Role of epigenetics in chronic post surgical pain

Episode #89. The pain of being a Redhead

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