OUCH! Talking Pain with USASP

Listen to the top five travel awardees from the 2026 USASP Annual Meeting which took place from March 23-26, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this episode, we will learn on the current work from: - Alynna Summit (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alynna-summit-aa38a81b0) - Indiana University (https://sud.publichealth.indiana.edu) - Maddy Koch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddy-koch-2b2a5896) - The...

Listen to members of the USASP Communications Committee recap on the 2026 USASP Annual Meeting which took place from March 23-26, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get inv...

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Kevin Boehnke, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Associate Director of the Michigan Psychedelic Center. We explore his lived experience with fibromyalgia, his work in science communication, and what current research is revealing about cannabis and psychedelics as potential therapies for chronic pain in a rapidly evolving scientif...

Listen for a conversation with USASP's new Behavioral and Social Sciences Chair, Dr. Laura Simons, and President-Elect, Dr. Beth Darnall. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our...

Listen for a conversation with USASP's new Basic Science Chair, Dr. Katelyn Sadler, and new Clinical Care & Patient Advocacy chair, Dr. Hailey Bulls. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out...

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Corey Simon, Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Senior Fellow in the Center for Aging at Duke University. In this episode, we explore movement-evoked pain—pain that arises during physical activity—and why measuring pain during movement may be essential for understanding disability and improving both research and clinical care. Learn more about the “pain-move...

Welcome to our new special series, where we share personal stories from individuals living with pain. In this episode, we sit down with Mbeng Chesey Takem to hear her journey with sickle cell disease. We hope you will enjoy listening to Chesey's story! “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educa...

Did you know the USASP hosts education and professional development events throughout the year? Well if you didn't, you’re in luck, because in today's episode, Don and Tanya will be giving a recap on some these events that were held in 2025. These events span diverse subjects such as novel non-opioid approaches, preparing for an efficient trial, scientific writing and advocating for pain research....

We are back with a new team! Listen as they introduce themselves! “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: www.usasp.org/podcasts Like and follow us on social media for m...

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Adriaan Louw and Dr. Colleen Louw, who co-founded the International Spine and Pain Institute, which is now the Pain Science division of Evidence In Motion. In this episode, we take a deep dive into pain and neuroscience education (PNE) and its implications for clinicians and people with lived experience of chronic pain. We also discuss about the documentary "Pai...

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Jelena Janjic, an associate professor of pharmaceutics and founder-codirector of Chronic Pain Research Consortium at Duquesne University. Dr. Janjic specializes in the development and testing of nanomedicines to treat pain. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the field of nanotherapeutics, exploring how it has evolved and what labs like Dr. Janjic’s are do...

Listen to members of the USASP Communications Committee recap on the 2025 USASP Annual Meeting which took place from April 29 to May 2, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involv...

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Basic Science seat, Dr. Rajesh Khanna. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: www.usasp.org/podcast Like and follow us on s...

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Clinical Care / Patient Advocacy seat, Dr. Emily Wakefield. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: www.usasp.org/podcasts L...

Listen for a conversation with the new USASP Behavioral and Social Sciences / Population Health and Health Services seat, Dr. Samantha Meints. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on...

Welcome back to our special series where we share personal stories from individuals living with pain. In this episode, we sit down with Alice Wagenaar to hear her journey. We hope you will enjoy listening to Alice's story! “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining conte...

Don't miss our special episode focusing on Endometriosis-Associated Pain! Listen for an interview with Dr. Michael S. Rogers, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rogers' laboratory uses animal models to develop and test new therapies for endometriosis. We will also hear from Cameryn Eickstead, a graduate student at the University of Alabama at Birming...

Welcome to a new podcast by USASP! Listen to learn more about our mission and how to get involved. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: www.usasp.org/podcasts Like an...

Listen to our conversation with Dr. Alessandra Anzolin and Dr. Arvina Grahl, from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. In this episode, in line with Valentine's Day, we take a deep dive into the role of the patient-clinician relationship in pain. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United...

So long, 2024 - and welcome, 2025! Listen to reflect on the first year of 'Ouch!' and join us in planning for the year to come. “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaining content promoting the broader USASP community. Want to get involved? Find out more on our website: w...

We conclude our 2024 programming with a panel discussion on the whys and hows of pain science podcasting! Panelists include: - Dr. Matthew Sherrer, "The Fresh Flow Podcast" - Dr. Rebecca Seal, "The Pain Beat" - Jamie Moffa, MD/PhD Candidate, "In Plain English Podcast" - Facilitated by Dr. Victor Schneider II, "Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP" “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the Unite...

Did you know the USASP hosts education and professional development events throughout the year? Well if you didn't, you’re in luck, because in today's episode, Don will be giving a recap on some these events that were held this year. These events span diverse subjects such as the intersection between pain and trauma, or between pain and substance use disorder, the engagement of underrepresented co...

Welcome to our new special series, where we share personal stories from individuals living with pain. In this first episode, we sit down with Laurent Dupuis to hear his journey. We hope you will enjoy listening to Laurent's story! “Ouch! Talking Pain with USASP” is a podcast by the United States Association for the Study of Pain. Our mission is to provide public-facing, educational, and entertaini...

Listen to live excerpts of poster talks from the 2024 World Congress on Pain in Amsterdam! In this episode, we hear from: 2:27 Eunice Lua - National University of Singapore 4:07 Matheus Bartholazzi Lugão de Carvalho - Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro 6:59 Adam Dourson - Washington University 12:15 Talia Adi - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 16:38 Lakeisha Lewter - The University of...

Listen to the most recent advances in pain research presented at the World Congress of Pain 2024 held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from August 4-9, 2024. Don and Anastasiia give a recap on different topics discussed during the World Congress on Pain, such as the beginnings of the International Association for the Study of Pain, machine learning and artificial intelligence, neuronal and inflammatory t...