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Understanding Pain: Insights from Dr. Barbara Phipps on Pain Management and Wellbeing
Pain is one of the most complex experiences in healthcare, yet many of us still think of it in purely physical terms. In this episode of the Healthily Podcast, I spoke with GP and pain management specialist Barbara Phipps, who shares a fascinating and often misunderstood perspective: pain is not simply a signal of tissue damage.
Instead, pain is a protective output created by the brain, influenced by far more than just physical injury.
This shift in understanding has profound impl
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