Explore tweets tagged as #painexplained
📣Pain is invisible. Even though we can't see it, 1.5 BILLION live with chronic pain. But our treatments aren't working. 💊💉🔪 Chronic pain is on the RISE.☠️ The cure?? 👉🏼SCIENCE👈🏼 💥Pain is a biopsychosocial problem that requires a biopsychosocial solution💥 #painexplained
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❌ Emotions don't just live in your head. 🌟They are also come out in your BODY. 👉🏼 *Common* signs of stress and anxiety are headaches + stomachaches. Emotions 👏🏼 are 👏🏼 physical. 👏🏼 🔥 Emotions can trigger, amplify, and change pain 🔥 #MedTwitter #pttwitter #painexplained
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The "updated" IASP definition of #pain is disappointing at best. After 4 decades of science + research, 1 word changed & some "notes"? We need to #DoBetter for pts & health providers alike. For those of you who offered input: do you feel heard? #LanguageMatters
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Emotional pain IS physical. Physical pain IS emotional. 📣 The brain is connected to the body 💯% OF THE TIME 👏🏼👏🏼 #MedTwitter #pttwitter #chronicpain #painexplained #SpreadTheWord
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How SUNLIGHT changes pain: ☀️nature's heating pad ☀️reduces stress + improves mood to ⬇️ pain volume ☀️⬇️ muscle tension ☀️boosts endorphins - our endogenous PAINKILLERS Sunlight. 👏🏼 Is. 👏🏼 Medicine. 👏🏼 Please prescribe liberally 🩺 #MedTwitter #Psychiatry #painexplained
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Although opioid education is increasing, this is not a proxy for better PAIN education. 81% of doctors rate their undergrad #MedEd in pain insufficient. Only 34% of physicians feel comfortable treating chronic pain 😳😳 PAIN👏🏼 EDUCATION👏🏼 MATTERS👏🏼 #MedTwitter #painexplained
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❌ Pain isn't just about our bad back or knee. 🧠 Pain is also COGNITIVE, controlled by beliefs, perception & ATTENTION. 🌟 This is the science behind why distracting a child with screens during a shot makes it HURT LESS 💉👇🏼 #MedTwitter #MedEd #painexplained 🔥🔥🔥
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👉🏼 What helps Pain? It isn't just 💊💉🔪 Pain medicine is ALSO ✔️sleep ✔️ nutrition ✔️ social support ✔️ emotional health ✔️ treating trauma ✔️ reducing neg predictions ✔️movement 📣 Pain is multi-factorial, So treatment must be, too 👏🏼 #MedTwitter #MedEd #painexplained 🙏🏼
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🚨An important cycle: Anxiety amplifies pain👉🏼pain amplifies anxiety. Anxiety: ⬆️muscle tension ⬇️immune fx ⬆️ pain alarm Current pain treatment =💊💉🔪❌❌❌ Actual tx=prioritize BOTH brain and body 🧠 📣Pain is physical *and* emotional 100% of the time #painexplained #MedEd
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When you get a message that's just so wonderful you can't not share it 🥹 https://t.co/J8stcApMqV
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Q: is there a hack for chronic pain? A: you bet your ass there is. 👏🏼 It requires treating the WHOLE PERSON - not just a body part ✨ 🔥 time to up our game, pain medicine. 👇🏼👇🏼 free resources at https://t.co/hD92s7Dw1S 🧠 #MedTwitter #pttwitter #psychtwitter #painexplained
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Discover why paper cuts hurt so intensely and why they don't heal easily. Get the scientific explanation behind this surprising pain. #PaperCuts #Science #PainExplained #HealingIssues #SurprisingPain #PaperInjuries #WhyItHurts #xf2024 Read: https://t.co/Yk23WPB5LJ
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Ever been hit with a migraine and wondered why? Dive into the science behind the pain with our latest video. 🧠✨ Follow for more health insights 👍 Follow us! #MigraineAwareness
#migraine #healthfacts #neuroscience #painexplained #followforfacts #headache #migrainetriggers
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Healing from Chronic Pain isnt a straight line. ❌❌❌ Flares & setbacks are a NORMAL, EXPECTED part of the journey - not a sign of failure. It's just how our brains & bodies work 🧠🫀🫁 Don't be discouraged if today isn't better than the one before. KEEP👏🏼GOING👏🏼 #painexplained
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"Once we understand what pain REALLY is, what the science ACTUALLY says, we can start to make a difference." 🌟 - Lance McQuillan, MD Oregon Pain Summit 🔥 #paineducation #painexplained
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The best-ever revised version of our antiquated, limited, Big-Pharma-sponsored, 0-10 "pain scale" from the talented @AllieBrosh.👇🏻👇🏻 Snarf now, thank me later 😁 (p.s. Laughter is medicine. Share widely) https://t.co/jJVNPYEqos
#PainExplained #hyperboleandahalf #MedTwitter
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