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...
Nov 7, 2021
How is it that when 1 in 3 school age children reports chronic or recurrent pain, yet we fail to ensure that there is adequate help available for these children? That our system ensure at least basic level of pain medicine training for healthcare professionals?
These are a few of the questions we discuss in this...
Oct 29, 2021
Time pressure in today's healthcare visits is a reality. Increasingly there is more emphasis on value and efficiency in clinical care delivery. Meanwhile changing factors in healthcare delivery with shorter visit times, increasing amounts of required documentation for compliance, and the perceived quality and time spent...
Oct 20, 2021
How does one reconcile the facts that DSM diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder includes pain insensitivity and a high pain threshold, while these children report that their clothes feel like sand paper and their fingers while shampooing feel like sharp metal?
Join me in this episode to look at where the...