In this talk, Trung Ngo proposes an interdisciplinary solution to address chronic pain and pain management. When faced with adversity, why do some people become stronger while others break down?
In the past decade, Trung Ngo has been exploring this question while treating people with complex, chronic pain at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Ngo has worked with leading clinicians and academics in pain rehabilitation and has published research in peer-reviewed journals. In 2017, he founded Novah Healthcare, a community-based clinic that offers an interdisciplinary approach to pain management. He also speaks regularly at public events in his quest to educate the community about chronic pain.
Outside of work, he is mastering the art of changing diapers. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
Sounds like nobody whatsoever was experiencing true chronic pain to me. Ladies and gentlemen, here is the modern day snake oil salesman… obviously this guy hasn’t meant true suffering. He’s trying to pass off mental pain for physical pain.
Thank you.
Been dealing with severe upper back pain for 3 years now. Those who have never experienced chronic pain literally cannot comprehend what we go through everyday, and the reality is it can happen to anyone, even those that take care of themselves like I did until I injured myself. It changes you not only physically, but psychologically too. I will never be the person I was before, ever again.
This is a false equivalent. Not every chronic pain patient has this type of access to doctors and I think you’re drawing conclusions from an inaccurate set of circumstances that would never happen. You’re also forgetting about the trauma aspect in chronic pain and the poverty aspect. This video really pisses me off.
Chronic pain is caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals in the body, but traditional medicine won’t say that because it’s not profitable for them or the pharmaceutical industry.