Pain Education, No Script Provided Ep 4. Definitions and Clinical Descriptors

Send us Fan MailWe examine the IASP definition of pain, why shared language matters, and how sloppy semantics derail research and care. We contrast barriers to recovery with causes, clarify differences between nociceptors and nociception, and use sensitization and nociplastic as hypotheses that guide better reasoning.• using the IASP definition to ground assessment• distinguishing nociceptors, neurons, and nociception• reframing biopsychosocial as barriers to recovery• identifying sensitization without overpathologizing• applying nociceptive, nociplastic, neuropathic as hypotheses• avoiding conflations like “pain signals” in clinic and AI• aligning treatment dosing to irritability and mechanismPlease subscribe on your favorite podcast network. If you enjoyed this episode, please share to your favorite social media platforms. To connect with me, visit thecebe.com or DM me on Instagram at eric_purves_cebe, or find me on Facebook @EricPurvesRMT. If you would like to support my podcast, please consider making a small donation by clicking the support button or visiting buymeacoffee.com/helloOB.The Massage Science Podcast and my company, The Centre for Evidence-Based Education (The CEBE), are now official partners with Noterro.Partnering with them feels like a natural alignment with our mission to support busy clinicians.Get Noterro free for 44 days!Noterro makes clinic management easy with scheduling, billing, and charting all in one placeSupport the showHead on over to my website. This includes a list of all my upcoming courses, webinars, self-directed learning opportunities as well as some helpful learning resources.thecebe.comPlease connect with me on social mediaFB: @ericpurvesrmtIG: @eric_purves_cebeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ericpurves2502Would you like to make a donation to help support the costs of running my podcast?You can buy me a coffee by clicking here