In our "In a nutshell" video series, we ask experts what their research has to do with expectations, and how these influence our physical and mental health or diseases.
In this video, Dr. Jana Aulenkamp from the University Hospital Essen explains how pain after an operation is related to expectations, what she is currently working on, and what people with postoperative pain can do to get better.
For more information, please visit treatment-expectation.de/projekte-people/forschungsprojekte/a04.
Sources:
Stuhlreyer, J., Roder, C., Krug, F. et al. A digital application and augmented physician rounds reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee replacement (TKR): a ra...