Dr. Daniel Buchman: Do You Suffer From Chronic Pain?

Dr. Daniel Buchman: Do You Suffer From Chronic Pain?

From Critically Speaking by Therese Markow

March 31, 2026 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 232

About this episode

Therese Markow and Dr. Daniel Buchman discuss the complexities of chronic pain and its implications on health and society.

In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Daniel Buchman discuss chronic pain, affecting over 20% of the population in the US, Canada, and Europe. Chronic pain (persisting pain lasting over three months) includes conditions like arthritis, lower back pain, fibromyalgia, and phantom limb pain, among many others. Daniel highlights the challenges in pain assessment, the role of AI in pain management, and the ethical considerations, including bias in pain reporting. He notes that chronic pain increases suicide risk, and the conversation also touches on the stigma surrounding pain and opioid use. Key Takeaways: Pain can come from an identifiable condition, but sometimes doesn't have a clear cause. Primary pain is the type of pain that is not explained by another disease. Secondary pain is pain that arises because of or is related to an underlying condition - perhaps injury, illness, disease, or other reason. When we talk about bias in health care providers, we also need to look at the broader societal bias that plays into those biases. As AI is used more in medicine, we do need to be aware of bias in the data sets that the AI is utilizing to learn and then use to make predictions. Pain…

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Hosts: Therese Markow, Therese

Guest: Dr Daniel Buchman

Topics covered

  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • AI in healthcare
  • ethical considerations
  • bias in healthcare

Keywords

  • arthritis
  • fibromyalgia
  • phantom limb pain
  • opioid use
  • suicide risk

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Places: US, Canada, Europe

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