The mysterious science of pain - Joshua W. Pate
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In 1995, the British Medical Journal published a report about a builder who accidentally jumped onto a nail, which pierced straight through his steel-toed boot. He was in such agonizing pain that any movement was unbearable. But when the doctors took off his boot, they discovered that the nail had never touched his foot at all. What’s going on? Joshua W. Pate investigates the experience of pain.
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Researchers are improving understanding of mechanisms behind the persistence of pain. To dig deeper, why not have a read about central sensitization, mirror neurons, the placebo affect and nocebos?
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If you are a health professional, you may like to have a read of Explain Pain Supercharged – this resource contains up-to-date science about understanding pain and the practicalities of teaching people about it.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Joshua W. Pate
- Director Igor Coric
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Animator Nemanja Petrovic
- Sound Designer Nemanja Petrovic
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal, Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma