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
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Painopolis Podcast Coming Soon!
We’ll bring you stories about people who confronted chronic pain, surmounted it, and are now ready to tell the rest of us how they did it. Prepare to be riveted.
JFK: A Profile in Chronic Back Pain
The biggest secret of John F. Kennedy’s presidency wasn’t his sex life. It was his crippling chronic pain and his covert ways of treating it.
It's Like Google on Steroids: PubMed
Still using the big kahuna of search engines to answer crucial medical questions? That’s because you haven’t tried PubMed.gov.
Our Anus Horribilis: Pelvic Pain
Painopolis editor David Sharp outs himself as a chronic-pain sufferer and recalls the unforgettable day his ass spontaneously imploded.
Pelvic Pain Demands a Rewrite
Our intrepid journalist travels to an innovative pelvic-pain clinic. It’s a big gamble, because if the clinic’s approach fails to work, he’s got no plan B.
This Health Coach Won’t Take No For an Answer: MyFitnessPal
Fallen short of your diet and exercise goals and feel lousy because of it? Meet MyFitnessPal, an online personal trainer that’ll keep you on track.
Can a Plant-Based Diet Beat Ulcerative Colitis?
By switching from the pharmacy to the produce section, 32-year-old Gabrielle Fennimore hoped to tame her worsening ulcerative colitis. But did it work?
Uncle Sam Is His Dealer: Medical Marijuana
Meet the Florida stockbroker with chronic pain who talked the U.S. government into supplying him with free, legal medical marijuana for the last 34 years.
Does Your Doctor Work for You or Big Pharma? Dollars for Docs
Has your doctor accepted payments and perks from drug and medical device makers? Dollars for Docs can give you the answer.
A Ketamine Coma Was Her Last Resort: RSD/CRPS
Her medical career halted by chronic pain, Shannon Stocker gambled on a powerful anesthetic, a five-day coma, and a do-or-die medical-tourism journey to Mexico.
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