Myth busting video on pain goes viral after Padstow physio Pate breaks down its mystery
Padstow’s phsyio Joshua Pate has a knack of breaking down pain into something simple, with his new TED-Ed video having half a million views in less than two weeks.
Padstow’s pioneering phsyio Joshua Pate is leading the way in how we look at pain management.
His latest TED-Ed video gathered an astounding half a million views in less than two weeks, leaving Mr Pate delighted he is breaking down pain barriers.
With 10 days, the video has had 300,000 views on YouTube and 200,000 views on Facebook.
This is not the first time the innovative physio has gained local and international fame: last October, Mr Pate made a dramatic entry into the TED-Ed world, when his amazing video on phantom limbs, got 60,000 downloads in just one day — and more than 200,000 in a week.
Mr Pate, who completes his PhD on pain this year, is exploding the myths behind pain and pain management, using his simplistic videos to illustrate how we can lead better lives despite pain.
Mr Pate, who is in the final year of his PhD at Macquarie University said his focus is on helping people to have a healthier life.
“I am very excited about this new video because health professionals from all around the world are providing me with great feedback after showing it to their patients.
“I am very confident that this is an important message for people to hear.
“Research in pain management has really exploded in the last 20 years and so it is has been rewarding to simplify complex concepts in an engaging format, making it easier for everyone to understand.”
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The video, where he wrote the script and collaborated with the team at TED-Ed, can be viewed both on YouTube and Facebook.
It uses vivid illustrations to focus on the many salient points raised by Pate, as a part of his PhD research.
“Pain is a really complex experience and I wrote the video to evoke curiosity about how pain works.
“Often we grow up noticing a general trend that a bigger injury means more pain.
“But the current scientific understanding has shown that this “linear relationship” between pain and injury doesn’t really exist.
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“Some people can have no tissue damage and extremely severe pain, and others can have significant tissue damage and no pain at all.
“Because there are so many factors influencing the feeling of pain, I thought it would be useful to write a video that builds a “foundation” for a scientifically sound understanding about pain.
“Current research suggests that persistent pain management should be multidisciplinary – involving a pain specialist, physiotherapist, and clinical psychologist. In Australia, pain clinics have been set up to provide this care that takes into account the many factors influencing the feeling of pain.”
“One great thing about the video is that patients are watching it and then discussing it with their medical practitioner.”
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