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Wondering Freely • 1309 implied HN points • 20 Oct 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. The latest PET scan showed that the spread of cancer has been resolved, which improves the prognosis significantly.
  2. Although there is still pain from the tumor, it is now less aggressive than before.
  3. There is hope for future treatment with immunotherapy, and this positive news has inspired thoughts about future projects like writing a book.

Your Back Hurts? Your Feet May Be the Problem.

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 932 implied HN points • 06 Mar 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Ill-fitting shoes and poor foot health can be a hidden cause of back pain and make standing or moving harder as you age.
  2. Medical care often focuses on acute emergencies and can miss slow, cumulative physical problems that shape daily comfort and function.
  3. Simple checks and preventive steps—like checking shoe fit and choosing supportive footwear—can reveal problems early and help you stay mobile and independent longer.

My experience with hypnotherapy for post-viral fatigue/pain/fear

Human Programming • 12 implied HN points • 26 Mar 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Hypnotherapy can externalize and reframe symptoms, turning a persistent fear-driven ‘‘red field’’ into something removable and replacing it with a reassuring image that makes movement feel safer.
  2. The sessions taught simple, usable tools like vagus-breathing and quick visualizations that provided comfort in moments of anxiety or fatigue, even if daily routines didn’t always stick.
  3. Reducing fear and building small amounts of self-trust helped restart a positive recovery cycle where more activity led to more confidence and further recovery; the therapy acted as useful momentum rather than a sole cure.

understanding pain, mental illness, and grief

Midnight Musings • 39 implied HN points • 11 Sep 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Pain happens when there's a mismatch between how we think things should be and how they actually are. It's like a warning sign from our brain telling us to rethink our beliefs.
  2. Mental illness can be seen as our struggle to deal with pain in a healthy way. Anxiety might come from fearing that pain, while depression can stem from being unable to accept our current situation.
  3. Grief starts when we adjust our beliefs to match our experiences. It's a complex emotion, but it's a part of being human and shows our understanding of life's unpredictability.
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Near-Instantly Aborting the Worst Pain Imaginable with Psychedelics

psychotechnology • 23 implied HN points • 07 Feb 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Cluster headaches are an extreme, recurring form of pain that can be utterly incapacitating and even drive people to desperate measures.
  2. Psychedelics—especially inhaled DMT at low doses—can abort attacks almost instantly, and psilocybin/LSD can reduce or prevent cycles, often outperforming standard acute treatments.
  3. Legal barriers and crude healthcare metrics leave many patients without access or funding, so advocacy and organized efforts are pushing for research, policy change, and expanded compassionate access.

High Hopes: Can Psychedelics Mark A New Era In Pain Management?

Tripsitter • 159 implied HN points • 14 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. People are exploring psychedelics for pain management as conventional medications may fall short in providing long-term relief.
  2. Research suggests that psychedelics, both in micro and macro doses, can target both physical and psychological aspects of pain.
  3. Psychedelics offer a holistic approach to pain management by potentially reshaping how individuals perceive and assign meaning to their pain.

The Secret Life of Salvia: How this Bizarre Psychedelic Could Revolutionize Gut Health

Tripsitter • 239 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Salvia, known for its psychedelic effects, is a potent hallucinogen with medicinal uses such as treating chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and gut motility issues.
  2. The psychedelic experience induced by salvia is profoundly intense, often leading users to lose their sense of time, identity, and reality, experiencing bizarre and nonsensical visions.
  3. Salvinorin A, the active compound in salvia, works on the kappa-opioid system and is being studied for its potential in developing new drugs for pain management, inflammation, and gut health without the risk of addiction.

Pain: Is it All In Your Head?

Are You Okay? • 519 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Pain can be complex and not just related to physical body parts. It can also involve social-emotional factors.
  2. Headaches can have various causes, including stress-related bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorder.
  3. Managing headaches may require a multifaceted approach, addressing physical, emotional, and lifestyle aspects together.

Hippie Crack: The Highs & Lows of Nitrous Oxide

Tripsitter • 59 implied HN points • 14 Jun 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Nitrous oxide is a powerful dissociative drug that creates euphoric and out-of-body experiences but has extremely short-lasting effects.
  2. Nitrous oxide is commonly used for pain relief in medical settings, transforming intense pain into uncontrollable laughter.
  3. Recreationally, nitrous oxide is popular due to its potency, affordability, and short-lived effects, but excessive use can lead to addiction and various health risks.

Thinking about a cure for pain, again

Trevor Klee’s Newsletter • 597 implied HN points • 25 Dec 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Pain is a fundamental part of being human and signals when something is wrong, yet we still don't fully understand how it works or how to treat it effectively.
  2. Diabetes can cause specific types of nerve pain that result from damage to the nerves, often making it hard for those affected to find relief.
  3. Researchers might need to focus on targeting pain at the nerve level to find better solutions, potentially using advanced methods like gene therapy.

Friday Q&A: Statins & muscle aches; when is pain “normal”?; opioids for rheumatoid arthritis; & chronic pain

Are You Okay? • 339 implied HN points • 16 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Statin-induced muscle aches can vary from mild discomfort to severe muscle inflammation, influenced by factors like dose, age, gender, prior side effects, and family history.
  2. Different strategies can help manage statin-induced muscle aches, such as adjusting medication doses, considering other medications, maintaining healthy habits, and supplementing with Coenzyme Q10.
  3. It's vital to consult your healthcare provider to balance the potential side effects of statins with the benefits in reducing cardiovascular risk, as individual health profiles vary.

Ketamine Science: Dirty Drugs, Dissociation, & Depression

Tripsitter • 159 implied HN points • 09 Dec 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Ketamine is a "dirty drug" with unique effects on the body and mind, causing dissociation and a powerful anesthetic effect, but with fewer side effects compared to other anesthetics.
  2. Ketamine shows promise as a rapid and unique antidepressant, working on neuroplasticity and enhancing brain recovery, although its mechanisms and effectiveness vary among individuals.
  3. Ketamine has analgesic properties, particularly effective for certain pain conditions like the wind-up phenomenon, through its action on NMDA receptors in the spinal cord.

Category Error (1, introduction) Logical Fallacy underlies the Medical Mismanagement of Chronic Pain

DrV’s Newsletter, Notes, Essays, Articles, Videos, and Book Chapters • 98 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. The medical mismanagement of chronic pain is underlined by a logical fallacy.
  2. Financial and power motives contribute to this mismanagement.
  3. Errors in perception, behavior, and lack of self-correction are persistent in the medical approach to chronic pain.

Friday Q&A: Low Back Pain; Full Body MRIs; Sustainable Exercise; & OUCH My Ribs Hurt!

Are You Okay? • 159 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen can help with lower back pain but have risks if used long-term.
  2. Manual therapies such as physical therapy and exercises are effective and sustainable options to treat low back pain and improve strength and flexibility.
  3. Full body MRIs as a health screening tool lack substantial evidence, contrasting the promotion by health and wellness influencers.

news

the rohn report • 119 implied HN points • 08 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. The author is experiencing relief from carpal tunnel symptoms, but still faces challenges typing for extended periods.
  2. Despite the pain, the author remains optimistic and appreciative of the ability to ride a bike.
  3. The author has paused payments from paying subscribers temporarily due to health reasons but looks forward to sharing their full recovery story.

Needles You Say?

Situation Normal • 64 implied HN points • 22 Jun 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Fear of needles can be really strong, and it can stop people from trying medical treatments. But sometimes, dealing with pain might push you to face that fear.
  2. Acupuncture can be an effective way to relieve pain, even if you're scared of needles. Many people find that it helps them feel better physically and gives them more confidence about their bodies.
  3. Finding a good practitioner, like through reviews or recommendations, can really help. A good experience can turn you into a believer in new treatments you were once afraid to try.

Confessing I've Become a Cliché

DruGroup • 159 implied HN points • 04 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Mid-life crises can feel pretty cliché, like making random life changes or picking up new, quirky hobbies. It's common to feel like your life has become predictable or typical as you get older.
  2. Health challenges can drastically change how we view life and our priorities. Going through pain can lead to a deeper appreciation for health and a renewed sense of purpose.
  3. Finding your identity can be a journey, especially after facing tough times. It’s important to explore what drives you and what passions still resonate, even in the second half of life.

The first non-opioid painkiller

The Works in Progress Newsletter • 34 implied HN points • 26 Jun 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Pain management
  1. Journavx is the first non-opioid pain reliever approved by the FDA, aiming to reduce reliance on addictive opioids for pain management. It works by blocking specific sodium channels in pain-sensing neurons instead of acting on the brain, which helps avoid side effects linked to opioids.
  2. The development of Journavx took decades due to the complex nature of pain and the challenges in finding effective, non-addictive alternatives. Researchers faced multiple setbacks and failures before finally succeeding with this novel painkiller.
  3. Currently, Journavx is mainly effective for treating acute pain and isn't yet approved for chronic pain conditions. It offers a new option for patients needing pain relief, especially in situations where traditional medications aren't sufficient.