Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2024/Pain and placebo

Initial suggestions

@U3230258: Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions:

• Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Pain
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Placebo
• Also search past book chapters for related topics
• For the topic development, consider:
  • What psychological theory(ies) can help to understand and explain this topic?
  • What is the main research in this area?
• Let me know if I can do anything else to support the development of this chapter.

Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Article suggestion

Hey @U3230258, I came across an article about The Placebo Effect in Pain Therapies, which I thought may be helpful. Here is the doi. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010818-021542. Good luck! Zainab Zaman (discuss • contribs) 12:03, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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-- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:14, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Suggestions - explain pain/NOI Group

Hi @U3230258, looking forward to looking at this one. I did some work at a physiotherapy where we considered pain in a multidisciplinary approach.

I recommend having a look through Explain Pain by the NOI Group, (David Butler and Lorimer Moseley). They provide an accessible understanding of how pain works from a neuroscience perspective. The book explains that pain is not simply a direct result of injury or damage but a complex experience influenced by the brain and nervous system.

Key points include:

• Pain as a protective mechanism: Pain is the brain’s way of signaling potential danger, not necessarily reflective of tissue damage. The brain evaluates multiple factors (past experiences, emotions, environment) to determine pain.
• Neuroplasticity: The nervous system can change over time, meaning pain can persist even after physical healing. Chronic pain results from heightened sensitivity in the nervous system.
• The biopsychosocial model: Pain is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors. Stress, fear, beliefs about pain, and personal context can all exacerbate or alleviate pain.
• Empowerment through understanding: Learning about the science of pain can help individuals manage and reduce their pain by changing their perceptions and behaviours related to it.

Goodluck! U3225022 (discuss • contribs) 10:26, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

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-- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:44, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:58, 15 November 2024 (UTC)