Pain is the PITS Podcast

In this edition of the Pain is the PITS Podcast, Dr. Kechejian explains the general procedure for how workers compensation is implemented, and what both patients and doctors can do to both maximize the workers comp plan and add to it when possible.

Sports fans may have seen or heard about professional athletes using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to recover from injuries. What many people don’t realize is that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is becoming more accessible for everyone. Dr. Peter Kechejian talks with Dr. Scott Sherr about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and how it can help various pain conditions.

The American Medical Association has recommended that pain be removed as the fifth vital sign when treating patients in a hospital setting. The four traditional vital signs are temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. Pain became the fifth vital sign in the 1990s. Dr. Peter Kechejian discusses the new direction.

Especially with the concern over opioid abuse in America, there is a renewed focus on complementary care techniques in the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Peter Kechejian talks about the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and how complementary care fits into that model.

Tracey Vincel, co-founder of the KIMA Center for Physiotherapy and Wellness, joined Dr. Peter Kechejian in the latest Pain is the PITS Podcast, to talk about the center’s approach to treating patients in pain.