Ep44: Taking Life Back from Pain: Chronic Pain Stories with Jules and Georgia

In this episode, you'll hear about Two fascinating lived experiences of pain and chronic pain management principles unpacked by a physiotherapist and 2 physiotherapy students, Jules and Georgia How pain affected these young ladies physically, psychologically, socially, and how that impact evolved as they progressed in their journey When "pain education" helped and when it hurt, and how they reconciled it The journey from being controlled by pain to taking control over pain   Jules and Georgia are physiotherapy students at the University of Alberta. They are also members of this year's Canadian Physiotherapy Association Pain Science Division Student Committee. A huge thank you to their generous sharing of their pain stories. Special acknowledgement to Jeff Vela, PT who kindly spoke and shared his insights in the episode.   Paincast is dedicated to bringing together researchers, clinicians, and students to discuss topics related to pain and physiotherapy. The primary purpose is to facilitate knowledge translation and critical thinking. Some episodes posit themselves as more educational than others, and some more opinionated than others. The listener is encouraged to listen critically. While there is an effort to incorporate research evidence, and the topics are always researched by the host, we recognize there is room for improvement and there is expertise in the community. As such, we invite constructive critique and that you inform us of any inadvertent errors, so that we may correct them. You may submit your feedback through this form: https://forms.gle/UFfbUHBh8uKwSKgS8   Follow Paincast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paincast.psd/