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The root cause of undiagnosed pain | Sheetal DeCaria

The root cause of undiagnosed pain | Sheetal DeCaria

Physician Sheetal DeCaria explains how perception impacts the medical care and treatment of chronic pain -- and calls for health care professionals to check in with how they do their patient checkups.

TED Talks Daily · TED

August 31, 202213m 16s

Show Notes

While doctors take an oath to do no harm, there's a good chance their unconscious biases can seep into how seriously they take your pain. Physician Sheetal DeCaria explains how perception impacts the medical care and treatment of chronic pain -- and calls for health care professionals to check in with how they do their patient checkups.

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