The Future of Pain Relief | Dr. Sam Sharar | TEDxSeattle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2020
- Using virtual reality (VR) to treat pain has delivered exciting results, thanks to research conducted by Dr. Sam Sharar. A professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington, Sam explains how “pain is all in our heads”: our physical, cognitive, and emotional reactions in the brain combine to tell us we are experiencing pain. The reality of pain is entirely variable, unpredictable, and different for each person, making it hard to manage. Hearing the success of VR in other fields, Sam is now exploring the impact of applying VR to burn patients in an effort to alleviate the excruciating pain of their necessary treatments. The results of his studies are compelling. Getting relief from pain could come from leveraging the brain’s ability to leave the reality of pain for another reality that encourages healing-a promising concept across the field of medicine. Sam Sharar, MD, refers to himself as “an academic anesthesiologist.” He is a board-certified anesthesiologist and cares for seriously injured children and adults at Harborview Medical Center. He is also a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at The University of Washington. Dr. Sharar teaches and advises medical students as a College Faculty Mentor and is Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Development of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Additionally, he is the Associate Medical Director for King County Medic 1, where he provides training to paramedics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
One of the most underrated Ted talks ever!
one of the best ted talks I have watched
Great job!
This is still of no benefit to chronic pain. I can only dissociate from my life so hard before my life get's overgrown by chaos
Agreed. I also have chronic pain and distraction can only do so much. As in not much at all
obviously you have not had chronic pain
I have chronic pain and I know stress does increase the pain but the pain itself causes stress, It is a vicious cycle. It is not going to help with chronic back pain which I have as you can't walk around with this all day and night, But it may be helpful for some types of pain
The future is VR
sounds scary
I've been enjoying my VR headset quite a lot. Going to clubs in VR and listening to music with others is amazing. I have fibromyalgia and I think my pain is less when I'm in VR. I can actually dance without hurting too much.
Assisted suicide that's where pain management has gone. August 10 2022 .her day of freedom her only release from pain after her pain meds taken away along with many others. Reason? Because of the risk of OD. And addiction. Funny huh. But deads ok and they will help .nice really .nice :(
Same here pleading with my pain doctor who cut my meds way down pleading for just 1 more norco a day as he cut a much stronger opiate down to 3 10 mg of hydrocodone per day, I had a severe rupture in my spine of which he was aware was my disc smashing my sciatic nerve and I needed surgery, I was in so much pain i was looking at states that had assisted sucide and his reply was that's an option, I begged the surgeon for pain reliee this but he refused me anything , I had to wait several weeks for the surgery and was in agony,.Reason I was looking at states with assisted sucide is I thought if Iam dying and there is no hope or treatment and I am in severe pain and refused relief that I would have some option than to suffer for weeks or months,
Actually, the deaths have increased due to the DEA going after doctors as they are getting fake pills laced with Fentanyl, Some even dying from Fentanyl laced marijuana-sad. I was also denied any pain medication for throat cancer and radiation burns.
So use AI essentially. But...when a person has chronic pain 24 hours a day, they cannot live in VR 24 hours a day. Obviously this man has never lived with chronic pain & it shows.
Waste of time watching this
Why do you say this?
@@Thundralight because nothing was said besides "distractions help." I was waiting for a point beyond that, but nothing followed.
If government cares so much then stop selling cigarettes and alcohol. Freaking corrupt system
Maybe just don't do the painful procedures.
Obviously doesn't suffer chronic pain. Useless.
Am not an addict but without my med I can’t work perfectly thanks to speedyorks on ICQ I could get em
You are addicted. Its impossible to take pain meds daily and not become addicted.
@@anfrale4657 you won`t be long , there all baned now !
@@EDD519 banning them wont stop people getting addicted