Dr. Oz and Chronic Pain Management: The Doctors In Denial and the Patient is at Their Mercy
It came as no surprise to me, because I have heard many patients complain about Western Medical doctors who have failed them when it comes to treating their chronic pain.
Most of the audience and probably most of the public must have been shocked at some of the things that Dr. Oz pointed out about the current situation in the medical field when it comes to physicians and their approach to pain in their practices.
Dr. Oz and Chronic Pain Management
Dr. Oz seemed almost apologetic as he described the male doctors’ views about the mental health of female patients who want them to alleviate their pain. The doctors also think women are hysterical which is a gender bias, too. Many physicians fear that their patients are going to sell the pain medication they prescribe or become addicted to the drugs. All in all, the doctors are inept and arrogant in their assessment of their female patients’ chronic pain.
Many doctors don’t even treat the pain. They think that it is all in the mind of the patient without any basis in physical disease or discomfort. Many patients have to seek out other doctors when their primary care physicians ignore or fail to believe them. They cannot deal with the continuous pain.
The guest experts on Dr. Oz explained that most doctors are not properly trained in chronic pain management, let alone pain assessment. The podiatrist said she is one of about 1% who has adequate training. Those are not good odds for the patients and it shows the degree of deficiency in Western Medical Training institutions.
It’s no wonder that patients look for specialists who can understand their ordeal and offer them legitimate professional help. One female doctor on the panel even described that her doctor spoke to her husband while she was present. But the female doctor she worked with could comprehend her chronic pain and was able to treat her.
While it’s true that there are gender differences in tolerating pain, most women can take a lot of pain before seeking treatment. My own mother was a living example of that. The doctors at a prestigious clinic missed the cancer in her body and she suffered in agonizing pain for two years before a family physician found the tumor. Needless suffering… You cannot trust your doctor to know it all!
We’ve talked about inflammation and chronic pain. We’ve talked about food sensitivities which can present with pain. We’ve talked about the place for acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, bodywork, and bio-energetic management of chronic pain. I am not going to take the time to go over it again, but it is here in previous posts for you.
I will point out yet again that two of the most effective remedies for chronic pain are very inexpensive. The CieAura Holographic Chips are excellent for chronic pain management. While many people have used MSM powder, I find that the Essential Oils of Lavender and a blend of EOs are even better for addressing chronic or acute pain.
CieAura Holographic Chips for Chronic Pain
While I have only limited experience with the Nopales cactus product, Nopalea; I have found that the literature does support the reduction of inflammation and thus…pain. The use of pearl powder has also shown great promise for reducing inflammation and eliminating the sensation and the causes for pain.
Pain is your body’s tool of communication to signal that there is an imbalance in your body. The doctor who uses drugs to cover it up, instead of treating the source and cause of the pain is not doing his job. The management of chronic pain requires the change of the underlying causal factors for the pain to be comprehensive and suitable for patients.
Later in the show, Dr. Oz helped his daughter, Daphne, and Gordon Elliot prepare a salmon burger. Gordon appropriately mentioned that what will set “The Chew” apart from the Dr. Oz show is that Dr. Oz explains chronic pain whereas Daphne Oz will tell you how to prepare foods that deal with the pain. Good for them! Please watch The Chew!
