Navigating Pain

Do you know that you can reduce your chronic pain by sleeping a few more hours? Dr. Martarella shares the research on sleep and pain, and a few practical tips. How to falling asleep faster and what to do when you wake up in the middle of the night. After an adventure accident and ongoing pain, Dr. Martarella shifted her specialty to work exclusively with patients with chronic pain. She has since served as the Director of Compass Center for Functional Restoration at Sacramento Pain Clinic, an interdisciplinary program for patients with chronic pain resulting from work related injuries. She currently teaches a pain management skills course and provides individual pain recovery treatment sessions at a Kaiser Permanente Pain Management department in California.

Dr. Mel Pohl is a fellow with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Senior Medical Advisor, Pain Recovery Program at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center. A lifetime of experience has taught him about the true nature of pain, and he is challenging the way the medical industry views and diagnoses pain as he works to finding relief for people with chronic pain without the use of opioids. Navigating Pain is created by Menda: a virtual pain care program. Learn more and get access free pain tools and education.

The old scientific model cannot explain many painful illnesses today: phantom limb, migraines, chronic low back pain, and more. Thankfully, new science gives hope for healing. Les Aria is a pain psychologist who has helped 1000's of patients in the last 17 years reverse their pain. He's worked alongside David Hanscom, Howard Schubiner, and other leading experts. He shares with us the latest understanding of pain, and why a paradigm shift is needed in the treatment of persistent conditions. Navigating Pain is sponsored by Remedy: science-based tools for pain reversal, all contained in an easy to use app. Find it on the app store or at www.bit.ly/remedypainrelief

Hey there, I'm Arun. I spent years of my life with debilitating persistent pain, until one day, everything changed. I'm now on a mission to spread hope and awareness to the 100 million Americans who are suffering each day. Every episode, I'll bring on pain experts who study this stuff, day in and day out, to help you make informed decisions about treatment. I'll also bring on people just like you and me who have stories that need to be shared. If you're hopeful or simply curious, subscribe now for updates.