# Chronic Pain Care: When Pain Reduction Keeps Patients Stuck

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Podcast: [The Modern Pain Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-pain-podcast-1148376)
Published: 2026-02-08T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What do you do when a patient says, “I don’t care about goals—I just want less pain”? This moment shows up every day in pain care—and how you respond can either reinforce stuckness or help someone get their life back. In this episode, Mark Kargela breaks down why pain reduction isn’t wrong—but often incomplete—and how clinicians can navigate this conversation without invalidating the patient or taking away hope. You’ll learn: • Why pain reduction alone can narrow a patient’s life &nbs...

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