Pain isn't all in your head — but psychotherapy can help

If you live with chronic pain, getting referred to a psychologist for pain management can feel like another dismissal. 

What does a session with a pain psychologist look like, and how effective can it be if you don't have any mental health diagnoses?

Also, some practical information for parents introducing allergens to their babies. And how the nervous system might inadvertently be fuelling gastrointestinal cancers. 

References

• Deaths due to acute respiratory infections in Australia - ABS
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of 3-Year-Old Children Exposed to Maternal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Utero
• Pain Management Network
• Pain Management and Research Centre - patient information
• Management of Chronic Pain - for health professionals
• OPEN pain training - for health professionals
• Nip allergies in the bub
• The impact of reversing peanut allergy advice
• Are allergen starter packs safe?
• Sensory neuropeptide CGRP and its co-receptor RAMP1 drive tumour cell growth in gastrointestinal cancers