Welcome to Painopolis, the podcast for people with chronic pain. We bring you stories about people who confronted the worst hell imaginable, surmounted it, and are now ready to tell the rest of us how they did it. You’ve never heard stories like these. Stories straight from the trenches, brought to you by seasoned journalists who’ve made chronic pain their full-time beat. Prepare to be riveted. Painopolis. Relentlessly in search of what works, one defiant story at a time. Visit us at painopolis.com.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 hours 12 minutes
Ticked Off, Part 2: A Wildlife Biologist Battles Lyme Disease
While bedridden with Lyme, Kelly Weintraub set the goal to hike the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Could this wildlife biologist claw back her health?
Ticked Off: A Wildlife Biologist Confronts Lyme Disease
The most dangerous creature Kelly Weintraub ever came across was as small as a poppy seed. But its bite infected her with a ticking time bomb of chronic ailments.
A Chimney Sweep’s Brush with Disaster—and Virtual Reality
After a horrific fall from a roof, Bob Jester needed opioids to get through the day. Then he found something better: the pain-fighting power of VR.
Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Musician Cranks Up the Heat on Facial Pain
Can a do-it-yourself treatment involving capsaicin—a chemical in hot peppers—stop the agony of severe facial pain? Nashville singer-songwriter JP Ruggieri decided to find out.
Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Scientist Cures Himself of Facial Pain
Tormented by severe facial pain, neurobiologist Hugh Spencer invented a nonsurgical way to relieve his trigeminal neuralgia. He found the remedy—capsaicin—inside a canister of pepper spray.
Gunshot Wounds, Part 2: Aftermath of a Shooting
After getting ambushed outside his home, gunshot survivor Jeff Droke confronts two major dilemmas: chronic pain and a faulty justice system.
Gunshot Wounds: When Pain Takes Aim
An ambush in suburbia. Eight shots. And a survivor who refused to be a victim.
Painopolis Podcast New Season Coming Soon!
Stay tuned for a new season of Painopolis! It’s a podcast for people with chronic pain. And also for everybody else.
Stay Tuned for Season Two - Get ready for stories that will leave you transformed.
If you liked what you’ve heard so far, here’s good news: we’re taking it up a notch in Season Two, with stories that will leave you amazed and transformed.
A Ballet Master’s Balancing Act to Fight Parkinson’s
Rather than rely just on meds, Alexander Tressor created a health regimen that keeps his Parkinson’s pain at bay—and keeps him fitter than most men half his age.