Pain affects almost all of us at some point. But some types of pain is experienced more severely than other types. In this episode I look at the factors which affect pain and our perception of it and what we can do handle it better.Nociceptors: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-nociceptors-2564616The nail in the boot: https://www.painscience.com/biblio/source-of-boot-nail-guy-a-popular-medical-anecdote-about-pain-without-injury-nociception.htmlCOMT gene variation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151110/Pain and attitudes in Chinese culture: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1084822314547962Chronic pain review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6676152/Latest pain research in chronic pain by Prof Shirvalkar: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/05/425386/has-science-cracked-code-chronic-painFibromyalgia overview: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK540974/#:~:text=Fibromyalgia%20is%20a%20chronic%20pain,as%20emotional%20and%20physical%20trauma.The Health Fix: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja-ebook/dp/B0B2VTFFVS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11YZREGJ7IJRN&keywords=health+fix+kindle&qid=1684931474&s=books&sprefix=health+fix+kindle%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-1. (Kindle price 99p throughout June 2023)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.