Pain Management Insights
with Dr. Nair
Three decades of interventional pain medicine, explained in plain language by the physician who practices it.
Episode 1, Six Parts
Episode 1· Full Episode
Pain Reversal in Kentucky: Dr. Ajith Nair’s Mission Beyond Pills and Surgeries
The origin of the show: why Dr. Nair believes chronic pain deserves more than a prescription pad, and what an integrative practice looks like in Kentucky.
Episode 2· Full Episode
Understanding Pain Medication Tolerance, Dependence, and Addiction
Tolerance, dependence, and addiction are three different things. Dr. Nair explains where the lines sit and what they mean for anyone on long-term pain medication.
Episode 3· Full Episode
Why Early Pain Care Misses the Mark: Treating Before Pain Turns Chronic
Most pain care starts too late. Episode three looks at diagnosing and treating pain before it becomes a chronic condition.
Episode 4· Full Episode
Why Surgery Doesn’t Always End Pain: Exploring Anatomy vs. Pain Circuits with Dr. Nair
A structurally successful surgery can still leave the pain behind. Dr. Nair separates anatomy from pain circuits, and explains why fixing the picture on the scan is not the same as turning off the signal.
Episode 5· Full Episode
Pill First Pain Treatment: What Kentucky Needs to Know About Alternatives and System Change
Kentucky knows the cost of pill-first pain care better than most states. Episode five looks at the alternatives that already exist, and what has to change in the system for patients to reach them.
Episode 6· Full Episode
Understanding the Intrathecal Pain Pump: A New Era in Chronic Pain Relief
A pain pump delivers medication directly to the spinal fluid at a fraction of an oral dose. Dr. Nair, one of the region's highest-volume implanters, walks through who it helps and how it works.
Episode 7· Full Episode
Exploring Spinal Cord Stimulation: Innovative Pain Relief Without Medication
Spinal cord stimulation quiets pain signals before they reach the brain, no medication required. Episode seven covers how the device works, the week-long trial, and who tends to benefit most.
Episode 8· Full Episode
Exploring Interventional Pain Medicine: Moving Beyond Pills and Surgery
Between a prescription and an operating room sits an entire field. Dr. Nair maps out interventional pain medicine, the targeted procedures built for patients told those were their only two options.
Episode 9· Full Episode
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: The Future of Pain Relief Without Pills or Major Surgery
When pain traces to a single nerve, a small stimulator placed beside it can calm the signal at its source. Episode nine explores peripheral nerve stimulation and where the technology is heading.