Resources
The Tennessean: Chronic Pain Can Be Managed Without Opioids
There is a glaring lack of education about the underlying causes of chronic pain driving the desire for opioids.
An op-ed piece published by the Tennessean.
Mechanical Care Forum: Why Opioids Are the Hardest Pill to Swallow
In episode #154, Dr. Tracy Jackson, a pain specialist and advocate for alternative therapies in place of the traditional approach with chronic use of opioids is interviewed on The Mechanical Care Forum. She’s an associate professor at Vanderbilt University and founder of a functional rehabilitation program, Relief Retreats, set for its inaugural class March 2017. She shares a bit about her journey and the evolution of her view of pain management. She explains some of the reasons behind the opioid dilemma in the US and more.
Your Mind Can Be Trained to Control Chronic Pain: But It Will Cost You
“Focusing solely on a pain generator in the body,” like a herniated disc or nerve damage, “utterly and completely misses the chronic, complex, changing nature of chronic pain” as it’s processed and experienced in the brain over time, said Dr. Tracy Jackson, an associate professor of anesthesiology and a pain specialist at Vanderbilt University.
An article featuring Dr. Jackson in Stat News.
Pamlico Rose Institute: Hope and Healing for Chronic Pain and Addiction
Dr. Tracy Jackson speaks at a non profit organization providing recovery services for addicted female veterans.
Elephant Journal: A Pain Doctor’s Revelation: Why Pills & Procedures Won’t Fix Chronic Pain
“What I found may surprise you, but I hope it inflames you. It may anger you, it may sadden you, it may inspire you. But more than anything, I hope it empowers each of you to lend your voice to the conversation.”
Read Dr. Jackson’s thoughts in the Elephant Journal.