Pain Medicine Revision
Episodes
Beyond the Scan: Spinal Pain, From Vague Labels to Your Body's Real Story
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the Nosology of Spinal Pain: ICD Taxonomies, Anatomical Limitations, and the Pain Generator Concept
Ep63: Coxib Crisis: From Pain Relief Promise to Cardiovascular Peril and Cancer?
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors: Pharmacology, Efficacy, and Safety
Ep62: Willow Bark to Wonder Drug: The Epic Story of Pain Relief and the Lessons of Aspirin & Beyond
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Evolution of Analgesia: A Comprehensive History of Willow Bark, Acetylsalicylic Acid, and NSAIDs in Pain Medicine
Ep61: Rare, Ruthless & Agonizing: The Mystery of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A review on glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Ep60: An Invisible Fire: the Burning Mouth Syndrome
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the condition of burning mouth syndrome
Ep59: Beyond the Clicking Jaw: Understanding and Managing TMD
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A review of TMD
Ep58: Sharp Shooting Head Pain: Occipital Neuralgia
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the condition of occipital neuralgia
Ep57: Neck Pain's Shadow: Cervicogenic Headaches
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review cervicogenic headaches
Ep56: The Headache Paradox: When Relief Becomes the Cause; Understanding Medication Overuse Headache
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the condition of MOH
Ep55: Suicidal Headache: Unraveling the Mystery of Cluster Headache
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the condition of cluster headache
Ep54: Beyond Just Stress: Tension Headaches & Finding Relief
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A review on tension type headache
Ep53: How Trauma Rewires Your Body and Brain
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Its Interface with Pain Medicine
Ep52: How Your Thoughts and Actions Hold the Key to Chornic Pain
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Common Behavioral Patterns in Chronic Pain Patients
Ep51: When Personality Shapes Chronic Suffering
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Personality Disorders: Classification and Implications in Pain Medicine
Ep50: Unmasking Bipolar Disorder's Hidden Link to Chronic Suffering
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bipolar Disorder: Classification, Management, and Interface with Pain
Ep49: Unraveling the Knot: Anxiety & Pain
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatric Classification Frameworks (DSM and ICD), Anxiety Disorders, and Their Interface with Pain Management
Ep48: Tangled Up: Unraveling the Mood-Pain Connection
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatric Classification, Mood Disorders, and Pain ManagementI
Ep47: Encoding the Ouch: the Power and Limits of Pain Questionnaires
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commonly Used Pain Questionnaires: Utility and Limitations in Pain Medicine
Ep46: Rewiring Relief: TMS & VNS - The Cutting Edge of Non-Drug Pain Management
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transcranial and Vagal Nerve Stimulation: Their Role in Pain Medicine
Ep45: Taming the Tiger: Treatment options for CRPS
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Treatment and Interventional Strategies for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Ep44: The Mysteries of CRPS - Early vs. Late, Adult vs. Child
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Prognostic and Management Variances in Early vs. Late Presentations and Adult vs. Paediatric Populations
Ep43: Out-of-Sync Pain: Unraveling the Pathophysiology of CRPS
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the Proposed Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Types I and II
Ep42: Untangling the Diagnoatic Puzzle of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We Navigate the Diagnostic Labyrinth of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Ep41: Pregnant & in Pain: Navigating Relief While Minimizing Risks
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Safe Management of Acute and Chronic Pain During Pregnancy: A Pharmacological Perspective
Ep40: Beyond the Pain Scales: The Quest for Objective Pain Reporting
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pain Biomarkers: Advancing Towards Objective Assessment and Personalized Medicine
Ep39: Tramadol vs. Tapentadol: The Battle of the Giants
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss Tramadol and Tapentadol, their Pharmacological Profiles, Efficacy, and Clinical Relevance in Pain Medicine
Ep38: Buprenorphine: The Double-Edged Sword of Pain Relief and Addiction Recovery
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the use of Buprenorphine in Pain Management and Opioid Withdrawal
Ep 37: Opioid Safety: Navigating Side Effects, Overdose Risks, and the Path to Better Care
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through Adverse Effects of Opioid Therapy and Management of Opioid Overdose
Ep36: Pills, Pain, and Policies: A World Apart in Opioid Prescription
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
International Perspectives on Opioid Prescribing: A Comparative Analysis of Asia, North America, and Europe
Ep35: Beyond Relief: Opioid Tolerance and the Pain Paradox of OIH
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Opioid Tolerance and Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia: Implications for Clinical Pain Management
Ep34: The Opioid Tightrope: Navigating Legal, Ethical and Prescribing Perils
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monitoring, Documentation, and Obligations in Opioid Prescribing: An Australian Perspective for Pain Specialists
Ep33: Initiating Opioid Therapy: Navigating the Minefield
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating Opioid Initiation: A Guideline-Informed Pain Management 💊 #PainManagement #Guidelines #Healthcare #Medicine #Opioids #Pain
Ep32: A gentle dive into opioid pharmacology & its use in special patient groups
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Review of Opioids: Physiology, Pharmacology, and Clinical Considerations in Organ Impairment ⚕️💊🔬 #Medicine #Pharmacology #Research #Science...
Ep31: From Joy Plant to Crisis: A Millennia-Long History of Opioids
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Historical Trajectory of Opioids: From Ancient Panacea to Modern Crisis 💊 #History #Medicine #Addiction #Opioids #Pain
Ep30: What the Flag? Unpacking the Pain Flag System
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Flag System in Pain Medicine: A Biopsychosocial Framework for Assessment and Management ⚕️ #PainManagement #Biopsychosocial #Healthcare #Medic...
Ep29: Red Hot Pain: the Mystery of Erythromelalgia
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erythromelalgia & its pain management
Ep28: MS Pain - From Nerve Damage to Relief
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the management for MS related pain.
Ep27: Brain on Fire: Mystery of Post-Stroke Pain
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We explore chronic post stroke pain (especially thalamic and lateral medullary site) & its relevance to pain medicine.
Ep26: More Than Just Neuropathy: The Hidden World of Diabetes Pain
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We explore DM in relation to pain management 🧠💊 #PainManagement #Healthcare #Research #Medicine
Ep25: Decoding Neuropathic Pain: From Definition to Diagnosis and the Future of Detection
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We cover how neuropathic pain is diagnosed, the limited utility of historical screening tools, and the latest guidelines for screening and diagnosis. ...
Ep24: Nerve Damage: Why Silence Often Trumps the Noise
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We explore why most neurological injury results in loss of function rather than pain. 🤔 #Neurology #Research #Science #Medicine #Pain
Ep23: Pain's Great Escape: Your Body's Misleading Signals
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We will discuss the concepts of referred pain: somato-somatic, viscero-somatic, viscero-visceral, and somato-visceral, and their significance in pain ...
Ep22: The Power of Belief: Placebo, Nocebo, and the Mind-Body Connection in Pain
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We will define and analyze the concepts of placebo, nocebo, placebo response, and placebo effect. We also examine the roles of placebo and nocebo effe...
Ep21: Decoding Pain Thresholds & Tolerance; Mysteries of Allodynia, Hyperalgesia, and Hyperpathia
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We cover the topics of pain thresholds, pain tolerance, allodynia, hyperalgesia, and hyperpathia. #PainManagement #Health #Medicine #Science 👨⚕...
Ep20: Decoding Your Gut Feelings: The Brain-Gut Axis & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the Brain-Gut Axis, IBS Pain, and its potential treatment options. #IBSPain #GutHealth #TreatmentOptions #BrainGutAxis #Health #Pain 👍...
Ep19: Journavx : The Science, Safety, and Significance of a Novel Non-Opioid Painkiller
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the most exciting non-opioid drug development over the past decade! 🎉💊 #Pharmaceuticals #Innovation #Medicine #Pain
Ep18: Beyond the Gut Feeling: Unraveling the Mysteries of Visceral Pain
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the Visceral Pain Taxonomy and Mechanism
Ep17: Cracking Migraine: Unpacking the Science, Symptoms, and Cutting-Edge Treatments
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Migraine: A Comprehensive Review for the Pain Specialist 🧠 #PainManagement #Headache #Neurology #Medicine
Ep16: Defining Pain: How the World's Top Experts Changed Their Minds
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the evolution of the IASP definition of pain
Ep 15: Pain's Wiring: From Nerves to Brain - Unraveling Your Body's Alarm System
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pain pathways: We go through anatomy of Peripheral and Central Nociceptive Pathways in the Somatosensory System
Ep14: Pain's Inner Journey: Unpacking Your Body's Alarm System 🚨🧠
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the Mechanisms of transduction, transmission and modulation of nociceptive pathways?
Ep13: Methadone - Miracle or Minefield: Unlocking the Secrets of This Complex Painkiller
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the basics pharmacology and uses of Methadone in pain medicine 💊
Ep12: LDN for Pain: The Lowdown on Low-Dose Naltrexone 🤔💊😊
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Low-dose naltrexone for pain management: Is it a viable treatment or an unsubstantiated claim? 🤔 #Medicine #Research #PainManagement #Health
Ep11: Cannabinoids for Pain Cutting Through the Hype - What the Evidence Really Says
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We review the guidelines of cannabinoids for pain, focusing on ANZCA guidelines
Ep10: Cannabinoids for Pain: Unpacking the Science 🎧🔬🌿
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cannabinoids for Pain: Unpacking the Science 🎧🔬🌿 #PainManagement #Cannabinoids #Science #Health #CBD #MedicalResearch
Ep09: Decoding Your Head Pain: A Deep Dive into the Headache Classification Systems 🤔🤯🤓
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the international classification of headache disorders (ICHD3). #Headaches #Classification #Disorders #Medicine #Health 👨⚕️🧠...
Ep08: Fibromyalgia: Unpacking the pain, redefining diagnosis, and charting the course for treatment.
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we cover the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, its changing diagnostic guidelines, and the latest management. #Fibromyalgia #Podcast #Health ...
Ep07: Shingles Aftershocks: Understanding and Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the basics of post-herpetic neuralgia and its management
Ep06: Descartes' Painful Legacy: How a 17th Century Split Still Divides Modern Medicine
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cartesian Dualism and its enduring legacy in pain medicine 🤔 #Philosophy #Medicine #Science #PainManagement
Ep05: From Spirits to Synapses: A Brief History of Pain. 🎧🧠
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go back through a journey in time, to explore our progression in our understanding of pain. 🕰️ #History #Pain #Science #Medicine
Ep04: Decoding Your Pain: Nociceptive, Neuropathic, & the New World of Nociplastic Pain
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Decoding Your Pain: We cover the basics of Nociceptive, Neuropathic, & the New World of Nociplastic Pain. 🎧🧠 #PainScience #Neuroscience #HealthP...
Ep03: Gabapentinoids: Lyrica & Gabapentin, Neuropathic Pain Lifesavers or Risky Relief
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the basic pharmacology of gabapentionids and unpack evidence on Gabapentin & Pregabalin. 🤔💊 #PainRelief #Medication #Health #Rese...
Ep02: Paracetamol Unpacked: Beyond Pain Relief Unraveling the Science, Separating Fact from Fiction
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the basics of Paracetamol pharmacology, covering its historical and latest elucidation of its mechanism of action. We also go through its r...
Ep01: The Electric Agony: Unpacking the Mystery of Trigeminal Neuralgia
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go through the basics of Trigeminal Neuralgia, covering its pathophysiology, risk factors, investigation & management. #TrigeminalNeuralgia #Ne...