Pain and the Brain

Take a look into our current understanding of the function of the human brain and some of the important diseases that cause nervous system dysfunction. On this edition, Allan Basbaum, UCSF department of anatomy, explores pain and the brain. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [10/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13074]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• brain
• pain
• health

[phwaleed]

Dr. Allan is brilliant...and we need more of his medical presentations.

[longlakeshore]

@Drazion203: Pain docs do NOT always start with narcotics (and yes, I know opiates are narcotics... that's no great revelation u kno... certainly not worth all caps). As I have already explained, my pain doc tried a dozen antidepressants & anti-seizure meds over a nine month period b4 prescribing opiate painkillers, and was very reluctant to do so.

My pain management physicians saved my life then and continue to do so. I am very thankful for their good work.

[acoomesLMT]

This is a great video that helps to explain how Cranial sacral therapy helps people with chronic pain. We work with the brain, limbic system and neurochemical anatomy Thank you

[safekeyaps]

Using hypnosis on a daily basis helping pain clients - teaching them to remove the pain in the brain :-) and it works like a charm.

I just love your explanations on pain here...LOVE IT....WELL DONE

[zandj710]

ty for posting, I enjoyed this very much, I suffer from chronic pain, due to a spinal cord injury. I do agree morphine was a wonderful pain reliever, I though am afraid of it (side effects) I switched meds and will take it if pain level is unbearable. Anyway this was very informative. More to think about when it comes to blocking pain at the spinal cord level, blocking to the brain.as far a placibos, it was tried on me and it did not work, I came back not knowing it and was in worse pain

[Opethitis]

this talk´s too basic. but cool.

[longlakeshore]

To have pain is to have certainty. To hear about pain is to have doubt.

[longlakeshore]

@ThePhantomLash Yes I've heard of Bruno Groening (can you hear me groaning?) and Barnes. IMO he's just another faith healer who offers no real solutions for real physical pain.

[ThePhantomLash]

@longlakeshore Have you heard of Bruno Groening ?? Or Immunics with Bayard Barnes ?

Get on !!

[kittyfallout]

fake and gay

[jimijackson]

great presentation :) *claps*

[sandhedomsundhed]

@Kingkalty wow, what is a guy who (thinks he) knows it all doing surfing the internet, you should be getting nobel prices somewhere. Ignorant!