S10 | E97 *OUCH* Neuroscience Based Solutions for IUD Insertion Pain with Chelsea Carter & Kellie Coleman episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 15, 2024 · 28 MIN

S10 | E97 *OUCH* Neuroscience Based Solutions for IUD Insertion Pain with Chelsea Carter & Kellie Coleman

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Current clinical practice lacks effective pain management during common gynecological procedures such as IUD insertion. Because of this, pain can often be a barrier for a patient in choosing a form of contraception that best serves them.  Kellie Coleman works in pain management as a nurse practitioner AND a chiropractor. She and Chelsea Carter are spearheading research to offer multimodal pain for women's care using neuroscience. Learn how transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS unit) offers an option for effective pain control during intrauterine device insertion. Tune in to find out how this can help and where you can find one! Kellie and Chelsea Share: Why is IUD insertion so painful and how can we improve it Using neuroscience to improve women's pain Alternative non-pharmacological pain management for IUD insertion  TENS unit, what it is and how it can help How to get a TENS unit for yourself  Show Notes:  For more information, check out this study! For more information on TENS units, click here! For more of Victoria and Chelsea, please visit instagram.com/heyymrscarterr and on Instagram. For more of We Go There Podcast, please visit instagram.com/wegotherepodcast on Instagram and wegotherepodcast.com on the Web *Warning- this podcast is completely unfiltered. If you are around young children, we suggest headphones.*

Women’s pain management for common gynecological procedures has been a sorely neglected consideration in clinical practice for too long. For many women, IUD insertion is excruciating, with little to no pain relief offered. Two practitioners are spearheading research on using a TENS unit to improve the women’s health care experience and offer pain support.

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S10 | E97 *OUCH* Neuroscience Based Solutions for IUD Insertion Pain with Chelsea Carter & Kellie Coleman

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Current clinical practice lacks effective pain management during common gynecological procedures such as IUD insertion. Because of this, pain can often be a barrier for a patient in choosing a form of contraception that best serves them.  Kellie...

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