Episodes

  • The Eight Steps to Deal with Chronic Pain

    The Eight Steps to Deal with Chronic Pain
    May 1 2024
    On this episode of The Most Painful Podcast, Tom Hoppe speaks with Dr. Andrea Furlan, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Furlan has a book called "The Eight Steps to Deal with Chronic Pain" which helps patients climb and conquer that mountain of chronic pain.

    Dr. Andrea Furlan - https://www.doctorandreafurlan.com/

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    26 mins
  • How To Become a Tactical Athlete

    How To Become a Tactical Athlete
    Apr 17 2024
    On today's show, Tom Hoppe is joined by Randy Turner, a former Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) Assaulter, retired Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitor and currently a coach for strength and conditioning. Randy will speak about the importance of personalized strength training for everyday conditioning and improved mobility as well as what is a tactical athlete.\

    More information on Direct Action - https://directactions.ca/

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    24 mins
  • Post Surgical Pain

    Post Surgical Pain
    Apr 3 2024
    This episode of The Most Painful Podcast focuses on post surgical pain.

    What is post surgical pain, rates of post surgical pain, psychological interventions, and some helpful tips for those who are going through post surgical pain.

    Joining Tom Hoppe for this topic is Dr. Max Slepian, Assistant Professor at the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. Also, Dr. Hance Clarke, who is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto.

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    25 mins
  • Occupational Therapist

    Occupational Therapist
    Mar 20 2024
    Welcome back to season four of The Most Painful Podcast! We are excited to bring you some exciting guests and topics for this upcoming season.

    Today's episode we are going to talk about occupational therapists (OT) and what their role is in pain management. If someone is struggling with pain, what does an occupational therapist do to help people improve their well being and overall health?

    Tom Hoppe is joined by John Secen, who is an OT at the DeGroote Pain Centre in Hamilton, Ontario as well as John Brown, a Veteran who will share his story of how an OT can help people with pain.

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    25 mins
  • Military Veteran Alpine Challenge

    Military Veteran Alpine Challenge
    Feb 7 2024
    Many Veterans suffer from transition, chronic pain, finding new purpose, losing community, and losing hope. We also see similarities with civilians who live with chronic pain.

    To aid with these problems, programs have been designed to help Veterans. On today's episode, Tom Hoppe will discuss a program he is involved with called the Military Veteran Alpine Challenge.

    He will be joined by three participants from the hike; Dr. Lindsay Rite, Synika Gee and Lauren O'Grady.

    More information on the Military Veteran Alpine Challenge - https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/posts/canadian-military-veterans-bring-awareness-and-education-to-chronic-pain-through-annual-hike-event

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    25 mins
  • Virtual Care

    Virtual Care
    Jan 10 2024
    Having access to good pain management in a clinic is important to help a person living with chronic pain. However, if you do not have a pain clinic in your area or cannot get access to a clinic, what are some options available to you to help with your pain?

    On today's episode, Tom Hoppe is joined by Rosemary Wilson from Queens University and Racheal Bosma from Women’s College and Toronto University to talk about a research project on virtual care while waiting for interpersonal care.

    Other resources mentioned:

    Power Over Pain - www.poweroverpain.ca

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    27 mins
  • Strength Training for Chronic Pain

    Strength Training for Chronic Pain
    Dec 13 2023
    Strength training helps maintain muscle mass, helps with balance, mobility, and longevity. However, when someone suffers from chronic pain how does that person do strength training in a safe manner? On this episode of The Most Painful Podcast, host Tom Hoppe is joined by Leroy Ho, a physiotherapist, to help us understand the proper way to strength train when suffering from chronic pain.


    Other resources mentioned:

    Season 2 Episode 7- Intentional Breathing with Dr. Abhimanyu Sud https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52705961

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    25 mins
  • Osteoarthritis

    Osteoarthritis
    Nov 29 2023
    We know that Veterans live with chronic pain at twice the rate of the general population. One form of chronic pain that both Veterans and civilians live with is osteoarthritis. But, what can you do to treat or help people have a better quality of life if they have osteoarthritis? On todays episode, Tom Hoppe is joined by Dr. Eugene Maida who is with the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McMaster University.

    For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/

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    25 mins