excellent presentation. I will say, though, that Ian glad to get a limited number of oxycodone/acetaminophen That seems to help me worst days of full-body pain and helps take the edge off so I can sleep. I get a max of 17 in. month, and I rarely take that many in a month. I usually only take one dose in a day, when Ai do take it. Zi think Narcan is the "anti-opiate" you mentioned.? I am in US

Great talk

Fibromyalgia get worse over time !!! Absolutely !!! Positively !!! 💯💯💯

Very helpful thank you

The problem is that central sensitization is an up-regulation theory that is unproven in humans so far. There is no science to it yet and the mechanism and treatment for fibromyalgia are not known. There is no evidence to suggest yet that it is the brain acting wrongly compared to the body. People are frustrated that there is no good treatment but rheumatologists presenting unproven theory as fact is not going to help either.

I am someone who lives in chronic pain, a failed and loose left knee replacement, right knee bone on bone (after 2 failed Left knee replacements, no way am I getting the right done), & moving lumbar disks that make it so I cannot stand up straight. My husband works 7 days a week because I had to quit the nursing job I loved. Slowly but surely, I repaired and repainted every room in the house. I worked around the pain. I have spent years studying the research on pain. I am against any narcotic pain meds except for surgery recovery. I do yoga, chi gong. After my 1st back surgery in 2010, I lived 3 years with a screw through a nerve. Had to move back up north to get a doctor who was willing treat me as my back had not fused, worked full time as a step down nurse during this time. Every day I told myself over and over, it's just pain. I did deep breathing and icong and everything except take narcotics. And when I wanted to just lay down and quit, I would remind myself that a body in motion stays in motion. Your lecture mock real chronic pain. No amount of deep breathing and meditation, no amount of telling myself, it's just pain, it can't hurt you, no amount of misdirection stops the pain. This is fluff. You are assuming someone with chronic pain doesn't already understand distraction helps, stress makes it worse. Most of us struggle with sleep, and the lack of it also makes it worse. A papercut still hurts even though no one associates them with danger. And they burn like heck if you are doing something you enjoy that involves ethanol. Believe me, I absolutely know my pain is not a crisis. Why do you think I refuse to do the surgeries they suggest might (key word .... might) fix the problems? If I could flip some brain switch I would. I mis being an ER nurse, I miss doing theater and singing and hanging out with friends I love. I miss not adjusting everything I do so that I can function. I miss not paying for it when I had a great day and my back magically lined up so I walked an extra block or 2 ... only to wake up the next day with a right knee that won't bear weight and my only remaining achilles swollen and sore. Pain is real. Yes, we can use our brains to keep ourselves in motion and to put it in perspective. We can do exercises to try and keep our bodies in alignment. You are treating a serious issue like we are all children who have fallen and your the adult saying, " Don't cry, your ok. Go back to playing." As a nurse, yes, there are some people who need to be educated on what is a crisis and what isn't. But most of us who live in agony, who have moments where we ponder ending it because pain has eaten all the hopes and dreams and the future we planned. Those of us trying to navigate this new normal do not appreciate someone who knows nothing of true pain, telling us pain is all in our head. Especially in a medical world that already looks down on chronic pain. If you want to be helpful, start pain clinics that don't just shove pills at people rather that addressing the problem. Pain clinics SHOULD focus on physical therapy, massage therapy, deep breathing, oga, chi gonelg, group therapy, mindfulness, how to cope when you can't do what you used to, water therapy, daily routines. And find a way to get insurance to cover these and not just cheap bottles of pills.

How many mg. is a detrimental or lethal dose of Colchinine?

What is a detrimental and lethal dose of Colchinine?

That's excellent 👍. Thank you very much 🙏

Since pain is part of the immune system designed to change your behavior ,it is illogical to "treat pain". You treat the cause of the pain. Pain is a necessary funtion. You don't treat funtions. You don't treat immune responses. Stop.

Thanks so much...Really helpful..

Thank you very much for this. It has been very informative and has clarified some issues around my recent diagnosis of PMR.

As much as I keep learning about pain, I can still learn something new. This is a very valuable insight. Thank you!!

Good video,thank you.

Thankyou

I've osteoporosis it's so painful had that many fractures on ribcage

😂😂😂😂😂 you wont end up in a wheelchair unless you want to. What an idiot!!!!!

If you have adverse reactions to steroids are there any alternatives therapies supplements/ drug for treating PMR? Can change in diet to anti inflammatory foods help?

Thank you thank you thank you! My Dr. diagnosed me with RA but I know it is PMR. So I search for a lecture about PMR and found you. Also interesting is the Large Cell Arthritis. I was having a lot of jaw pain, I just assumed it was because I was grinding my teeth because of the pain in my shoulders was SO bad. It just recently moved to my hips. That scared the crap of me because laying on my side I literally could not lift my top leg.

terrific 😂

Very helpful and informative, that is, until the Covid part of the webinar. You missed the perfect opportunity to warn people about the inflammatory side affects of the poisonous vaccines that have more harm then benefits for the general well-being of people. Excusable in part given the date of this webinar which may not have allowed healthcare workers from saying anything contra to the Government "so-called" health advise.

Such a useful presentation. Thank you so much.

Thank you Dr., for uploading this to KZbin. You have given me more information than my primary care doctor has ever done on this subject.

Explain this pain philosophy to your patients..... they will not come back to your clinic again..... This is a great lecture but doesn't work in day to day patient care

This talk is THE most useful I have heard on the internet (or anywhere else)! My doctor had NO idea what to offer besides drugs. Very disappointing. Also there are so many people on the internet who believe they are doing everything they can to regrow bone but sadly, only specific exercises with increasing difficulty actually help. I’m gonna go jump now. But will watch & rewatch this. 1 question I have re: strength training. I understand I need to increase the weight over time but after 2 mos of lifting, my 2 sets of 12 reps 3x/week with 5 lbs each hand, are still really hard. I shake & can barely finish my reps. Lunges too are very hard. Why don’t I seem to be getting stronger? Thank you!

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Chronic pain patients are the forgotten and abandoned. The government want us dead. Pain is a disease in and of itself.But our pain specialist is a young female psychiatrist focussing only on the mental, knowing nothing of medications,(she has admitted this twice herself) who after our zoom appointments, writes dismissive, disparaging reports to our prescribing GPs showing her lack of knowledge.She told my incredibly supportive GP that I have a belief that chronic pain patients are treated worse than other patients. That is no belief...it is a FACT in my life, my dying daughter's life, all pain patients lives.I keep writing to health departments getting the 'pass the parcel' reaction. No answers. No action. We know what works for pain and its not meditation, visualisation, exercise, distraction although these may benefit some. What works for intractable chronic pain are opiates. They have worked for centuries. They are safe, effective and non addictive when used responsibly by genuine pain patients. I am not an addict. Of course I experimented but only 4 times with marijuana. I did not become addicted. I chose not to allow that to happen .But PAIN chose me, and like all us millions of forgotten pain patients, I suffer. Its the 21st Century. It is cruel. It is criminal. I pray for the courage to sue all the people involved with making people suffer, making people turn to other drugs, making people die by their ignorance of the lived experience of chronic pain patients.

Great presentation

Hi i have paid 24.7😢

This is outstanding information. I’ve done a lot of research on this topic but have not seen such a comprehensive explanation.

Dr emuakhe is an epitome of good treatment,the doc has every criteria to human health.......

This is junk science and a ridiculous premise that chronic intractable pain can be eased by CBT. You all have lost your damn minds

I take 2400 mg of Gabapentin for my fibromyalgia pain, as well as pain meds for back injury including torn tenden in both my biceps. I also have sclerosis of the SI joint, tailbone injuries I have collected through past accidents. My knees are always in pain, and makes it hard to sit on seats not risen a little higher to get off of. The doctor that diagnosed me with fibromyalgia said that my test showed that I supercede the point scale for the test. My body hurts to the touch, and have yet to be able to sleep through the night without muscle relaxer.

This is an excellent, very well-informed presentation. Thanks Dr. Boulos.

I would have like to ask whether the symptoms with regard to inflammatory response are reduced when the disease is not 'flaring' and whether the lowered inflammatory response leads medical practitioners to make another diagnosis (or not diagnose) in the case of early disease progression even with a long history of pain & inflammation. Also, given very long waiting times (even with top med insurance) to see a specialist rheumatologist in some Australian cities, whether the longstanding tests of heightened CRP & ESR levels & a feeling of fever & general unwellness & longstanding pain even matter? Often the flares, have long passed before seeing a specialist, only to reoccur down the track requiring more tests... and so the cycle goes on.

Glyphosate benzine atrazine fluoride chloride chlorine nitrates aluminum heavy metals and 20 more is the reason for disease, it’s in your food and hygiene products. This is why you’re all dying early with the last years of life in hell already, chemicals…….

culprit: microwaves, it can last a few years

Life changing video and great humor. Thank you.

It is my greatest joy that I discovered about Dr Aluda on KZbin who cured my Fibromyalgia with his herbal medicine. I highly recommend him and a trial will convince you. he cures HSV I&2 and HPV too//

Very informative lecture, Dr Boulos,

I've fibromyalgia and because of it unbearable pain. I can't sleep. Every time when I fall asleep I wake up due to the pain and after 5hours or so I can't lay still at all. When I ask the doctors for help with the pain they give me the middle finger. I wish I could show them how bad the pain is. Let them feel what I feel.

This was an incredibly thorough & helpful talk. I've been doing a deep dive into hypertrophy/strength/power training as well as functional training off & on over the past few decades. Triggered not just from my own general curiosity, but my own serious chronic illness, caregiving for disabled family & teaching dance to older adults. This is fantastic information that accords with all my hard-won knowledge. Beautiful. Thank you again.

Very comprehensive and helpful presentation - thank you.

Pain is all in the brain. Load of s--t. Australia had a huge problem with repetitive motion injuries and they cut off disability payment for those who suffered these debilitating injuries, and all of a sudden case numbers went down! See, it was all in their heads!!! Or maybe they had to shut up, and go back to work and suffer the pain to feed their families. This guy is crap.

Fabulous, very informative video. I am currently having tests to see if I have this. I started getting symptoms after I had Covid. ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

Im trying to find my ow 33:10 n doctor now where i live my doctor is clueless. I've had this for over 25 years.

Hmmm I have them all

I started to have PMR symptoms after Covid😩

I was right there with you until you said it doesn't get worse because it ABSOLUTELY DOES! I've become increasingly more disabled over the last 10 years and my pain has gone through the roof despite taking so many measures to counter this horrible disease.

Great and informative presentation! Thank you!