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We examine the IASP definition of pain, why shared language matters, and how sloppy semantics derail research and care. We contrast barriers to recovery with causes, clarify differences between nociceptors and nociception, and use sensitization and nociplastic as hypotheses that guide better reasoning.

• using the IASP definition to ground assessment
• distinguishing nociceptors, neurons, and nociception
• reframing biopsychosocial as barriers to recovery
• identifying sensitization without overpathologizing
• applying nociceptive, nociplastic, neuropathic as hypotheses
• avoiding conflations like “pain signals” in clinic and AI
• aligning treatment dosing to irritability and mechanism

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Without understanding social determinants of health, pain care becomes guesswork dressed as certainty. Monica Noy helps us separate influence from cause and shows why humility is a clinical skill.

• why private care creates privilege and access gaps
• how BPS gets narrowed and misused as causation
• influence versus cause across bio, psycho and social factors
• education gaps in neuroscience and pain mechanisms
• harms of structural narratives and “root cause” claims
• core social determinants: income, racism, education, work, sleep, access
• sex and gender biases in research and pain treatment
• racism and under treatment of pain
• practical ways to center context without blame
• building trust through transparency and uncertainty

Pain Education, no script provided, is now available for purchase on my website, thecebe.com
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If you enjoyed this episode, please like and share to your favorite social media platforms
If you’d like to connect with me, I can be reached to my website, thecebe.com, or send me a DM through Instagram @Eric_purves_cebe
If you really like this episode and you want to support my podcast, please consider making a small donation. This can be done by clicking on the support button or heading over to buymeacoffee.com/helloob

The Massage Science Podcast and my company, The Centre for Evidence-Based Education (The CEBE), are now official partners with Noterro.

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We question whether it is ethical to cause pain during manual therapy and unpack what nociception, tissue insult, and consent truly mean. We challenge heuristics like no pain, no gain and ground decision-making in evidence, context, and patient autonomy.

• defining pain and nociception as signals of actual or potential tissue damage

• challenging bruising and discomfort as therapeutic proof

• critiquing hurt does not equal harm as a blanket rule

• considering acute movement without adding insult
• separating clinical experience from mechanisms

• identifying knowledge gaps and outcome bias

• using informed consent beyond a checklist

• acknowledging identity, change, and humility in practice

• recognizing social determinants and inequities in pain care

Pain Education NoScript Provided is now available for purchase on my website, the CEBE.com

To listen to more of these episodes, please subscribe on your favorite podcast network

If you enjoyed this episode, please like and share to your favorite social media platforms. If you'd like to connect with me directly, I can be reached through my website or send me a DM through either Facebook or Instagram at EricPurves RMT.

If you want to support my podcast, please consider making a small donation. This can be done by clicking on the support button or heading over to buymeacoffee.com/helloob

The Massage Science Podcast and my company, The Centre for Evidence-Based Education (The CEBE), are now official partners with Noterro.

Partnering with them feels like a natural alignment with our mission to support busy clinicians.

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Noterro makes clinic management easy with scheduling, billing, and charting all in one place

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Head on over to my website. This includes a list of all my upcoming courses, webinars, self-directed learning opportunities as well as some helpful learning resources.
thecebe.com
Please connect with me on social media

FB: @ericpurvesrmt

IG: @eric_purves_rmt

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ericpurves2502

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