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Pedia Pain Focus

Jan 12, 2023

Have you ever had any of your patients say that they don't think physical therapy helps their pain? Or that the physical therapy made their pain worse?

It would certainly not surprise me, if you said yes. And in that case, this is definitely is the episode you want to listen to carefully.  And if your answer to my...


Jan 3, 2023

Pain and mental illnesses coexist, often more than any of other illnesses. Both of them have a profound effect on a child's child’s quality of life, individually.  Now imagine the magnitude of impact  when they co-exist.

 

In this episode, Dr. Anjana Kundu, with guest speaker Dr. Mirabelle Mattar, a child, and...


Jan 20, 2022

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...


Dec 4, 2021

Did you know that redheads can tolerate more spicy foods than those with dark hair?

This is supported by biology and genetics. 

Ask any anesthesiologist or a dentist and they'll tell you - often with a sigh, I might add - that taking care of redhead is can be challenging!

The issue of pain perception, tolerance,...


Nov 16, 2021

Pediatric pain management is fraught with reasons that make it feel like we are operating blindfolded. Many treatments are used without clear indications or evidence specifically in this population.  What if you had a way to study what you do in pediatric pain management, while you do it, would you embrace it?

 

In...