Painopolis
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Stories, insights, tools and tactics from people who confronted the worst chronic pain imaginable, surmounted it, and are now ready to tell the rest of us how they did it.
Location:
United States
Description:
Stories, insights, tools and tactics from people who confronted the worst chronic pain imaginable, surmounted it, and are now ready to tell the rest of us how they did it.
Twitter:
@painopolis
Language:
English
Website:
https://painopolis.com/
Episodes
Ticked Off, Part 2: A Wildlife Biologist Battles Lyme Disease
4/18/2023
While bedridden with Lyme, Kelly Weintraub set the goal to hike the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Could this wildlife biologist claw back her health?
Duration:00:41:38
Ticked Off: A Wildlife Biologist Confronts Lyme Disease
3/21/2023
The most dangerous creature Kelly Weintraub ever came across was as small as a poppy seed. But its bite infected her with a ticking time bomb of chronic ailments.
Duration:00:36:38
A Chimney Sweep’s Brush with Disaster—and Virtual Reality
2/21/2023
After a horrific fall from a roof, Bob Jester needed opioids to get through the day. Then he found something better: the pain-fighting power of VR.
Duration:01:11:53
Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Musician Cranks Up the Heat on Facial Pain
1/17/2023
Can a do-it-yourself treatment involving capsaicin—a chemical in hot peppers—stop the agony of severe facial pain? Nashville singer-songwriter JP Ruggieri decided to find out.
Duration:01:18:00
Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Scientist Cures Himself of Facial Pain
12/13/2022
Tormented by severe facial pain, neurobiologist Hugh Spencer invented a nonsurgical way to relieve his trigeminal neuralgia. He found the remedy—capsaicin—inside a canister of pepper spray.
Duration:00:59:55
Gunshot Wounds, Part 2: Aftermath of a Shooting
11/15/2022
After getting ambushed outside his home, gunshot survivor Jeff Droke confronts two major dilemmas: chronic pain and a faulty justice system.
Duration:00:53:15
Gunshot Wounds: When Pain Takes Aim
10/11/2022
An ambush in suburbia. Eight shots. And a survivor who refused to be a victim.
Duration:00:46:09
Painopolis Podcast New Season Coming Soon!
10/5/2022
Stay tuned for a new season of Painopolis! It’s a podcast for people with chronic pain. And also for everybody else.
Duration:00:02:36
Stay Tuned for Season Two - Get ready for stories that will leave you transformed.
9/3/2017
If you liked what you’ve heard so far, here’s good news: we’re taking it up a notch in Season Two, with stories that will leave you amazed and transformed.
Duration:00:06:19
A Ballet Master’s Balancing Act to Fight Parkinson’s
8/20/2017
Rather than rely just on meds, Alexander Tressor created a health regimen that keeps his Parkinson’s pain at bay—and keeps him fitter than most men half his age.
Duration:01:11:22
How Not to Get Gouged at the Pharmacy: GoodRx
8/13/2017
Sick of overpaying for your prescription meds? GoodRx offers online comparison-shopping and discounts to get you the best pill deals in town.
Duration:00:20:35
How To Become a Guinea Pig: Using ClinicalTrials.gov
8/6/2017
ClinicalTrials.gov can help you find pain-fighting treatments so new that your doctor may not even know about them.
Duration:00:34:58
A Ketamine Coma Was Her Last Resort: RSD/CRPS
7/30/2017
Her medical career halted by chronic pain, Shannon Stocker gambled on a powerful anesthetic, a five-day coma, and a do-or-die medical-tourism journey to Mexico.
Duration:01:44:29
Show Me the (Crowdfunded) Money! - Can crowdfunding on GoFundMe bring in $100,000 for medical expenses? Yes! Here’s how. - PAINOPOLIS: Prevailing over chronic pain, one defiant story at a time
7/23/2017
Team Matt Will Heal defied the GoFundMe odds and crowdfunded $100,000 to pay Matt Williams’ medical bills. How’d they do it? How can you? Here’s their blueprint.
Duration:01:07:30
Does Your Doctor Work for You or Big Pharma? Dollars for Docs
7/16/2017
Has your doctor accepted payments and perks from drug and medical device makers? Dollars for Docs can give you the answer.
Duration:00:19:31
Uncle Sam Is His Dealer: Medical Marijuana
7/9/2017
Meet the Florida stockbroker with chronic pain who talked the U.S. government into supplying him with free, legal medical marijuana for the last 34 years.
Duration:01:40:00
Can a Plant-Based Diet Beat Ulcerative Colitis?
7/2/2017
By switching from the pharmacy to the produce section, 32-year-old Gabrielle Fennimore hoped to tame her worsening ulcerative colitis. But did it work?
Duration:01:36:10
This Health Coach Won’t Take No For an Answer: MyFitnessPal
6/25/2017
Fallen short of your diet and exercise goals and feel lousy because of it? Meet MyFitnessPal, an online personal trainer that’ll keep you on track.
Duration:00:20:28
Pelvic Pain Demands a Rewrite
6/18/2017
Our intrepid journalist travels to an innovative pelvic-pain clinic. It’s a big gamble, because if the clinic’s approach fails to work, he’s got no plan B.
Duration:01:18:50
Our Anus Horribilis: Pelvic Pain
6/11/2017
Painopolis editor David Sharp outs himself as a chronic-pain sufferer and recalls the unforgettable day his ass spontaneously imploded.
Duration:00:51:07