The psychology of pain with Dr Adrian Lopresti & Professor Peter Drummond
Date
11 Jul 2024
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Professor Peter Drummond, Murdoch University's Director of the Centre for Research on Chronic Pain, and our fx Medicine by BioCeuticals Ambassador Dr Adrian Lopresti explore the relationship pain has with thoughts, emotions, mental health and sleep.
The discussion begins with Prof. Drummond exploring the influence of thoughts and emotions on one’s perception of pain with a detailed discussion on various pathways that pain travels through the brain which results in the experience of feeling pain. Pyschological state seems to play a huge role in colouring pain perception where fear, anxiety, depression leads to an increased pain signalling. Prof Drummond explains how psycholeducation techniques have been proven to alter one’s experience of pain through reprocessing therapy and relaxation that affects one’s ability to control and manage their pain better.