Episode 145: Deconstructing Pain

with Dr. Kevin Cuccaro, D.O.

Dealing with pain can be frustrating and, well…painful. If you don’t suffer from a persistent pain, you know someone who does. Just the words “chronic pain” bring fears of a loss in quality of life. But do we really know about pain? Dr. Kevin Cuccaro and I discuss how to ‘deconstruct’ pain and effectively address it.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

  • how pain is constructed — and how we might deconstruct it
  • the real purpose of pain
  • the “pain triangle”
  • why pain persists even if the “problem” is fixed

Dr. Kevin Cuccaro, D. O.  is a physician, consultant and expert on pain. As a specialist in chronic pain, he is changing how society understands and treats the physical and emotional sides to pain. Dr. Cuccaro has a private practice in Philomath, OR and currently serves on the Oregon Pain Management Commission as well as the Oregon Health Authority Health Evidence Review Committee’s Chronic Pain Task Force.

Find more about The Pain Class at: www.ThePainClass.com

Find Dr. Kevin Cuccaro at: https://kevincuccaro.com/

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