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Volume 6, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Pain Relief, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-0846
Pain Medicine 2017
October 19-20, 2017
October 19-20, 2017 San Francisco, USA
4
th
International Conference on
Pain Medicine
A new vision: Understand pain and pain coaching to overcome pain and live a meaningful life
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hronic pain is the number one global health burden. The costs to global society are enormous both financially and in
terms of individual suffering. In Europe, it is estimated that at least 100 million people endure chronic pain. The figure
is similar in America. Why is this such a big problem? One of the reasons is that pain us misunderstood in and by society.
Pain is a social problem, and the answers lie in social change. Pain remains predominantly thought of as relating to an injury,
a pathology or structural change in the body. This is not the case yet much of the thinking and the treatments are based on
this model, the biomedical model. For many years we have known that pain is poorly related to these factors, instead being
part of a state of protection of the whole person in the dace of perceived threat. Understanding this fact changes everything,
including unlocking each person’s potential to get better and live life. My vision is a society that understands pain and knows
how to relieve suffering by building upon wellness. There are a number of ways that we can do this, starting with making the
choice to commit to the day to day practices that we know are key for being well. In this talk I will present the pinnacle of our
understanding of pain before describing an approach that blends pain science with positive strengths based coaching. This is
about getting the best from each individual as he or she taps into their potential and resources to live a healthy and happy life
according to their picture of success.
Biography
Richmond M Stace is a Chartered Physiotherapist, Pain Coach and social entrepreneur. My work focuses on delivering the knowledge and know how about over-
coming pain to as many people across the globe. I have a background in pain science, which I bring to society in practical ways so that people can reach their poten-
tial to live well. This is built upon more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare, three university degrees, a diploma in adult nursing and a passion for social change.
painphysiolondon@gmail.comRichmond M Stace
Specialist Pain Physiotherapist & Pain Coach, UK
Richmond M Stace, J Pain Relief 2017, 6:6 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846-C1-017