Episodes
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Migraine is a very challenging situation for many people. Having migraine herself, Celia started to think about how to get better because nothing seemed to work!
Also, she started writing her own story and adding famous historical figures who also had migraine. Was Alice in Wonderland actually an aura.....?
Just to throw something intriguing into this episode, I can reveal that we also talk poison.....and children.....and somewhere you will find the Bible.
So - you are more than welcome to listening in on this fresh episode!
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Third year!
As a bonus gift for my devoted listeners - here is a Christmas story written by Al Andrews which I by permission was granted to read.
It is short, it is one of my favourites and in someway describes how life can be :-)
Now, sit down in your favourite chair, make some Swedish Glögg and listen for a few minutes. If you like it - don´t be a spoiler but tell your friends to listen to it as well!
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Missing episodes?
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Long time no see - but we're back!
In this thrilling episode, meet dr Karin Dembrower who uses artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer more efficiently than with humans alone.
Published in Lancet. First hospital in the world using the technology in this way.
Listen to this exciting work, but also what Karin thinks of AI in the future, how her coworkers have reacted to it....and how they now have no waiting list for the first time ever!
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Season 4 is here, maybe long awaited !!
A big Thank You to everyone who is listening and continues to listen to the new episodes. You never know what the next episode will deal with ……
This time - meet Erwin Lindén! A physiotherapist whose exercises I’ve seen on social media make me strain my muscles just watching them.
But that’s not why he’s here. Working at a back surgery clinic - what is his role? What does he think about surgery for back pain?
We also talk about the Narrative. Mumbo jumbo or something tangible? Dose response - is that only about pain pills or could you talk about exercise in this matter too?
If you get pain when exercising, should you continue or just rest?
This and a lot more is covered or at least touched upon in this episode.
Being an integral part of his pod Tyngre Rehab, Erwin this time is the invited guest in my pod. I am so happy he said yes, and you will be happy you listened to him!
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I guess there are lots of recaps of 2022, but no one like this! Because here you get to know about every single episode I published this year. It could be a cheapskate for letting people think you listened to them all. Or a reminder of what you should listen to again.
For anyone interested in pain and it’s treatment. Or interested in anything randomly not related to pain. Because that’s how my episodes are. You never know what will hit you.
THANKS for listening in 2022 and keep going next year!
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Third year!
As a bonus gift for my devoted listeners - here is a Christmas story written by Al Andrews which I by permission was granted to read.
It is short, it is one of my favourites and in someway describes how life can be.
Now, sit down in your favourite chair, make some Swedish Glögg and listen for a few minutes. If you like it - don´t be a spoiler but tell your friends to listen to it as well!
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Yet another episode!
This time it’s a single one - that’s me talking. Although I give you a hint why I am not particularly fond of seminars, leadership lectures, social media quotes and even TED talks, this is not the main issue at hand.
No, I will give you a small glimpse of the intriguing world working with people. Three out of hundreds of patients I meet every year, but they give a special story I think is both enlightening and interesting. Told by me.
And I talk about Alaska. And why should listen to other episodes.
Come jump right in and join me!
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Björn Rutholm is really an interesting guy.
Running the company PixelPappa which wants their coworkers to work from home. By the way please excuse the barking dogs - Í´m working from home.
He does not believe in personality tests before you hire people.
He helps teenagers from weapons and gangs back to society.
He makes blind kids use Spotify.
He thinks healthcare has something to learn.
He…..well, just listen! These are very well spent 45 minutes! And as always, you can always turn up to the insight episode in case you want a shorter episode. But first - this one!
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War and pain. Two really hard subjects which I tried to combine in my last pod .
Well, if you thought that was just a bit too difficult to digest - here is the shorter recap! And of course with some perks to it. My own very strange stories to bind it together. Some things you could do to help yourself. And it´s not really that hard.
And a short, short marketing thing about the next episode.
So you really would miss out if you didn’t listen to this one. Take your 15 minutes now and do it ;-)
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Meet Volodymyr Romanenko - Scientific Director at the Ukrainian Medical Academy.
He is a physician - a neurologist and pain specialist. So we will talk a bit about neurology and pain. On Ukraine’s journey from being “non-scientific” to having journals, publishing papers and implementing pain knowledge in medical education.
But Volodymyr is also Ukrainian. And Ukraine is at war. Hear what he says about this. How is life, for real?
And at the end he will tell us how he would like us to support the cause in Ukraine. Probably not the way you think.
This is a very interesting episode of Outsmart the pain - don’t miss out!
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A short reminder what last week was about. With highlights. And some of my thoughts.
If you don´t have time for the long one - try this one, it´s only 10 minutes. And if you like it, why don´t give the others a try?
Next week - another regular show. On a serious matter. Pain. Ukraine.
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He wanted to become a truck driver but is now an area manager at a hospital, getting high appraisals from coworkers for his exceptional work during the pandemic. And the journey definitely has not ended there.
His motto being ‘love and respect’ - are these just empty words? How does this work for his employees? How does he work with difficult issues?
He also said Ullared. And then I said omg. Want to know why?
Join me in this episode of Outsmart the pain!
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An insight episode - the shorter version with some extras!
If you haven’t listened to the last episode about energy you can listen to this short recap to get a glimpse! And I even make a connection to persistent pain. And it’s not ‘lack of energy’ or anything else that obvious.
Making you curious? Just 15 minutes of insight. You can do it.
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Season 3 of Outsmart the Pain is finally out there!
Energy is on everyone´s mind right now. In Sweden, there is a lot of politics involved in dealing with high prices and what to do about it.
But from a non-political view - what is it all about? How are the prices set? What on earth do the Amish have to do with horse power? And how can all energy on earth be nuclear?
Many questions answered in this episode. Everyone interested in energy really needs to listen to this one! Without politics involved :-)
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This is a short conclusion + my own thoughts around the last two episodes with psychologist and associate professor Rikard Wicksell.
What can be done if "everything has been tried" ? And what can be done in society in the future to get things going, and going better?
This is the last episode for Season 2 - thank you for listening! It has been a great pleasure having you, and I am looking forward to next season starting in August. Today you will get a little teaser on what is there waiting for you.
Have a splendid summer and please tell your friends to listen to this pod!
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Part 2 since my talk with Rikard Wicksell was so long. Listen to the previous episode first!
Why are some people not getting better in their pain although healthcare is throwing them all different kind of medication?
And society itself, does it do enough in the fight against pain? Well, that was of course a rhethorical question, but what to do about it?
This and a lot more in today´s episode.
Be my guest!
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Meet clinical psychologist and associate professor at Karolinska Institutet, Rikard Wicksell!
When medication is not the whole solution, or any solution at all, what can you do about your pain (or actually any other condition as well) ?
What is the true problem when not reaching the treatment goal?
We talk about what the psychologist can do. Is there a "golden" therapy like cognitive behavioural therapy, or ACT, or anything else? And how did it all start, actually?
Why does Rikard not like when we tell the patient to lose weight?
What was that thing about Mozart.....?
You will definitely enter a new world of thinking if you join me in this episode. Since we had so much to talk about, my interview will actually be divided in two parts. This is the first one, next one next week!
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Today I will be talking about when somethings seems crazy.
Could be that pain - jumping around the body. Getting worse after that surgery that was supposed to help. Or something else.
Could be the patient. Or at least the doctor (or relatives) think something crazy is going on, because s/he is describing something which can not be understood.
Could be the doctor. Why on earth does s/he recommend weight loss when it has nothing to do with my pain?
I will explain why it seems hard to explain, and how to actually do it. And what to do about it. With true patient stories that also are crazy, but then it is probably because I am the one to tell them.
Come join me! And send me mail commenting on it!
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Another episode, another subject.
This time I talk with Henrik, an oncologist and professor who developed the Stockholm 3 test, which seems to revolutionize the prostate cancer screening possibilities in Sweden. That is why he won the award "cancer researcher of 2022".
But we do not only talk about this, but about prostate cancer in such.
I had no idea prostate cancer is well abundant in the Western world, but is also the most common cancer in some countries in Africa. And very rare in Asia. We don´t know why.
Why does pain not seem to be a big problem any more regarding prostate cancer? Why did Henrik succeed at his current hospital? And what is he talking about with hospitals in Malaysia?
He plays golf; I said you should not hire someone with a low handicap. And I also said you shouldnt recruit a researcher for clinical work. He did not flinch.
Follow me in this very interesting episode of Outsmart the pain!
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An interesting but maybe difficult subject on "pill shaming" - there is some shame to taking tablets. Even if you need to, and the physician has prescribed them.
The most important thing about this subject is to be able to reason if it is right or not. And not all people - including health care personel - do this reasoning. They already made up their minds. And if a patient "wanting" to take pills, and the health care "refusing" presciptions - how can they eventually understand each other?
Through information. And hopefully this episode will shed some light on things or at least raise some interest. Even including a very practical morphine-based example to show how you need to think in two completely different directions depending on the situation.
Also, a short teaser on next week´s episode with Henrik Grönberg, a professor and oncologist who was awarded "cancer researcher of the year 2022", who will talk about prostate cancer.
If you have 20 minutes to spare - join me in this episode!
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