Pain

<p>Pain affects almost all of us at some point. But some types of pain is experienced more severely than other types. In this episode I look at the factors which affect pain and our perception of it and what we can do handle it better.</p><br><p>Nociceptors:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-nociceptors-2564616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-nociceptors-2564616</a></p><br><p>The nail in the boot:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.painscience.com/biblio/source-of-boot-nail-guy-a-popular-medical-anecdote-about-pain-without-injury-nociception.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.painscience.com/biblio/source-of-boot-nail-guy-a-popular-medical-anecdote-about-pain-without-injury-nociception.html</a></p><br><p>COMT gene variation:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151110/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151110/</a></p><br><p>Pain and attitudes in Chinese culture:&nbsp;<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1084822314547962" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1084822314547962</a></p><br><p>Chronic pain review:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6676152/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6676152/</a></p><br><p>Latest pain research in chronic pain by Prof Shirvalkar:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/05/425386/has-science-cracked-code-chronic-pain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/05/425386/has-science-cracked-code-chronic-pain</a></p><br><p>Fibromyalgia overview:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK540974/#:~:text=Fibromyalgia%20is%20a%20chronic%20pain,as%20emotional%20and%20physical%20trauma." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK540974/#:~:text=Fibromyalgia%20is%20a%20chronic%20pain,as%20emotional%20and%20phys