Pain researchers have a joke that when someone is asked to rate their pain from 1 to 10, the most common response is 11. Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, a neuroscientist and pain researcher interested in how genetics, social factors and sex differences affect pain, believes this joke to be based in truth. Dr. Mogil heads the Pain Genetics Lab at McGill University & is th ... Show More
Sep 23
War Zones Were Easier Than Worrying About His Lungs | Cystic Fibrosis
What happens when the drug that saves your life is still out of reach for thousands of people just like you?Will Cathcart is a journalist, writer, war correspondent, and producer who worked on Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown. He also lives with cystic fibrosis. Growing up believ ... Show More
59m 48s
Sep 16
The Postpartum Thoughts We’re Afraid to Say Out Loud | Postpartum Mental Health Concern
After her first child was born, Andrea Patterson thought she was a bad mom. She was barely sleeping, overwhelmed by anxiety, and afraid to say some of her thoughts out loud. Connecting with other parents through peer support helped her understand what she was going through. Today ... Show More
54m 44s
Sep 11
Honouring Connections While Supporting Others | Artifacts of Grief
Brian recently joined our friends at Artifacts of Grief to talk about the loss of Alex MacKenzie, his partner’s father, and the complicated experience of grieving someone while also trying to support the people you love through that same loss.In the conversation, Brian talks abou ... Show More
58m 8s
Jun 2024
Top Pain Researcher | The 6 Keys to Relieving Pain
<p>Stanford neuroscientist Sean Mackey, MD, PhD reveals pain is highly subjective, shaped by our beliefs and experiences - not just injury signals. He unpacks chronic pain's persistence, promising treatment strategies like brief behavioral therapies, and research toward personali ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2022
Ep 85: Pain science in practice, with Dr Morten Høgh
JOSPT Pain Science in Practice is a new series that aims to decode the basic science of pain and how it applies to your clinical practice. Dr Morten Høgh—physiotherapist, educator and researcher—leads the series, and today he explains how #JOSPTPainScienceInPractice will help you ... Show More
19m 47s
Feb 2018
Why Does It Hurt So Bad? with Professor Catherine Cahill
Catherine Cahill is an opioid neuropharmacologist and a professor in UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Studies, specializing in chronic pain. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Jonathan asks Professor Cahill why we experience pain, what makes chronic pain so different a ... Show More
37m 22s