Best Karsten Ahlbeck Podcasts (2024)

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Personal and historical migraine attacks - Author Celia Svedhem explains! 33:37

4M ago33:37

33:37

Migraine is a very challenging situation for many people. Having migraine herself, Celia started to think about how to get better because nothing seemed to work! Also, she started writing her own story and adding famous historical figures who also had migraine. Was Alice in Wonderland actually an aura.....? Just to throw something intriguing into t…

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A Christmas story - for you ! 6:38

7M ago6:38

6:38

Third year! As a bonus gift for my devoted listeners - here is a Christmas story written by Al Andrews which I by permission was granted to read. It is short, it is one of my favourites and in someway describes how life can be :-) Now, sit down in your favourite chair, make some Swedish Glögg and listen for a few minutes. If you like it - don´t be …

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S4E1 -AI and breast cancer 40:11

8M ago40:11

40:11

Long time no see - but we're back! In this thrilling episode, meet dr Karin Dembrower who uses artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer more efficiently than with humans alone. Published in Lancet. First hospital in the world using the technology in this way. Listen to this exciting work, but also what Karin thinks of AI in the future, how h…

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Narrative and surgery - a winning combo! 56:14

1+ y ago56:14

56:14

Season 4 is here, maybe long awaited !! A big Thank You to everyone who is listening and continues to listen to the new episodes. You never know what the next episode will deal with …… This time - meet Erwin Lindén! A physiotherapist whose exercises I’ve seen on social media make me strain my muscles just watching them. But that’s not why he’s here…

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2022 Conclusion - this happened! 25:03

1+ y ago25:03

25:03

I guess there are lots of recaps of 2022, but no one like this! Because here you get to know about every single episode I published this year. It could be a cheapskate for letting people think you listened to them all. Or a reminder of what you should listen to again. For anyone interested in pain and it’s treatment. Or interested in anything rando…

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The traditional Christmas story! 6:38

1+ y ago6:38

6:38

Third year! As a bonus gift for my devoted listeners - here is a Christmas story written by Al Andrews which I by permission was granted to read. It is short, it is one of my favourites and in someway describes how life can be. Now, sit down in your favourite chair, make some Swedish Glögg and listen for a few minutes. If you like it - don´t be a s…

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Outsmart the pain S3E8 - Three patients! 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

Yet another episode! This time it’s a single one - that’s me talking. Although I give you a hint why I am not particularly fond of seminars, leadership lectures, social media quotes and even TED talks, this is not the main issue at hand. No, I will give you a small glimpse of the intriguing world working with people. Three out of hundreds of patien…

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Outsmart the pain S3E7 - Björn business not as usual 44:53

1+ y ago44:53

44:53

Björn Rutholm is really an interesting guy. Running the company PixelPappa which wants their coworkers to work from home. By the way please excuse the barking dogs - Í´m working from home. He does not believe in personality tests before you hire people. He helps teenagers from weapons and gangs back to society. He makes blind kids use Spotify. He t…

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S3E6 Outsmart the pain -Insight Ukraine and Pain ° 14:50

2y ago14:50

14:50

War and pain. Two really hard subjects which I tried to combine in my last pod . Well, if you thought that was just a bit too difficult to digest - here is the shorter recap! And of course with some perks to it. My own very strange stories to bind it together. Some things you could do to help yourself. And it´s not really that hard. And a short, sh…

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Outsmart the pain S3E5 - Ukraine and Pain 56:27

2y ago56:27

56:27

Meet Volodymyr Romanenko - Scientific Director at the Ukrainian Medical Academy. He is a physician - a neurologist and pain specialist. So we will talk a bit about neurology and pain. On Ukraine’s journey from being “non-scientific” to having journals, publishing papers and implementing pain knowledge in medical education. But Volodymyr is also Ukr…

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Outsmart the pain S3E4 - an Insight episode! 10:57

2y ago10:57

10:57

A short reminder what last week was about. With highlights. And some of my thoughts. If you don´t have time for the long one - try this one, it´s only 10 minutes. And if you like it, why don´t give the others a try? Next week - another regular show. On a serious matter. Pain. Ukraine.By Karsten Ahlbeck

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Outsmart the pain S3E3 - Love and Respect with Mikael Rinholt 45:18

2y ago45:18

45:18

He wanted to become a truck driver but is now an area manager at a hospital, getting high appraisals from coworkers for his exceptional work during the pandemic. And the journey definitely has not ended there. His motto being ‘love and respect’ - are these just empty words? How does this work for his employees? How does he work with difficult issue…

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Outsmart the pain S3E2 - Insight: Energy and some pain 17:12

2y ago17:12

17:12

An insight episode - the shorter version with some extras! If you haven’t listened to the last episode about energy you can listen to this short recap to get a glimpse! And I even make a connection to persistent pain. And it’s not ‘lack of energy’ or anything else that obvious. Making you curious? Just 15 minutes of insight. You can do it.…

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Outsmart the pain - Energy explained by the expert ! 1:01:54

2y ago1:01:54

1:01:54

Season 3 of Outsmart the Pain is finally out there! Energy is on everyone´s mind right now. In Sweden, there is a lot of politics involved in dealing with high prices and what to do about it. But from a non-political view - what is it all about? How are the prices set? What on earth do the Amish have to do with horse power? And how can all energy o…

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Insight episode - what can the psychologist do?! 22:26

2y ago22:26

22:26

This is a short conclusion + my own thoughts around the last two episodes with psychologist and associate professor Rikard Wicksell. What can be done if "everything has been tried" ? And what can be done in society in the future to get things going, and going better? This is the last episode for Season 2 - thank you for listening! It has been a gre…

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Outsmart the pain - we can do more! 46:37

2y ago46:37

46:37

Part 2 since my talk with Rikard Wicksell was so long. Listen to the previous episode first! Why are some people not getting better in their pain although healthcare is throwing them all different kind of medication? And society itself, does it do enough in the fight against pain? Well, that was of course a rhethorical question, but what to do abou…

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Outsmart the pain - what can the psychologist really do? 45:26

2y ago45:26

45:26

Meet clinical psychologist and associate professor at Karolinska Institutet, Rikard Wicksell! When medication is not the whole solution, or any solution at all, what can you do about your pain (or actually any other condition as well) ? What is the true problem when not reaching the treatment goal? We talk about what the psychologist can do. Is the…

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Outsmart the pain - who or what is actually crazy? 40:02

2y ago40:02

40:02

Today I will be talking about when somethings seems crazy. Could be that pain - jumping around the body. Getting worse after that surgery that was supposed to help. Or something else. Could be the patient. Or at least the doctor (or relatives) think something crazy is going on, because s/he is describing something which can not be understood. Could…

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Outsmart the pain -Professor Henrik about prostate cancer 41:39

2y ago41:39

41:39

Another episode, another subject. This time I talk with Henrik, an oncologist and professor who developed the Stockholm 3 test, which seems to revolutionize the prostate cancer screening possibilities in Sweden. That is why he won the award "cancer researcher of 2022". But we do not only talk about this, but about prostate cancer in such. I had no …

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Insight Pill Shaming 19:21

2y ago19:21

19:21

An interesting but maybe difficult subject on "pill shaming" - there is some shame to taking tablets. Even if you need to, and the physician has prescribed them. The most important thing about this subject is to be able to reason if it is right or not. And not all people - including health care personel - do this reasoning. They already made up the…

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Outsmart the pain - Pillshaming! 41:49

2y ago41:49

41:49

We physicians give patients pills. And we hope for the best. Sometimes it works, maybe not perfect but it is better than not taking the pills. And we are satisfied with that. But then there is pill shaming. The own feeling that ”this is not good”. And on top of this the surroundings - that is relatives, friends, coworkers and so on, experts on thei…

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Outsmart the pain - Anesthetic Life & Death 25:09

2y ago25:09

25:09

Being an anesthetist before I turned 100% pain, I met a lot of different challenges during my time at the ICUs, surgery and more, both in Sweden and in the U.K. I noticed people enjoy these strange stories...so why not make a short episode about this today? There are some sad stories, so keep out of this episode if you don´t want to hear it today. …

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Outsmart the pain - Covid and pain ! 17:02

2y ago17:02

17:02

Covid-19 is a word suddenly everyone knows. Everyone has some kind of relationship to it. Sometimes there is pain related to a covid infection. What type of pain is that? Who suffers from it (at who seem not to get it)? How is it treated? Listen to a this shorter episode when I go through how to deal with it. As always, in an as easy way as possibl…

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An insight episode - Dogge ! 23:39

2y ago23:39

23:39

By chance, I met this guy Douglas Leon, or Dogge Doggelito who is his rap artist name. He became famous for the Swedish people when he tried to get them to buy refridgerators. And get a bike when they did so. Cykel på köpet. And I didn´t even know he now sings Swedish folklore with other famous Swedes as well! Although his life has been rough, he n…

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Outsmart the pain - Dogge ! 48:17

2y ago48:17

48:17

An artist most Swedish people know. A multi talented artist who started off with Latin Kings and now does Swedish folklore. And something about selling bikes. Being very spontaneous, our meeting was not very well prepared from my side, so the setting and sound you need to live with.... Apart from music, we talk happiness but go through some serious…

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An insight episode! 24:43

2y ago24:43

24:43

So here´s the short version of the talk I had with Carin last week, and how the book Outsmart the Pain (Överlista smärtan) came to be. I spice it up with a talk about what makes patients come to our clinic and who are refused...and what the recipy for success is (...or failure) ! A patient story about an eye which hurt....but still didn´t. I also h…

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Outsmart the pain - with Carin - how the book came to be 32:47

2+ y ago32:47

32:47

Being a well-known show host in TV productions and an aspiring crime fiction writer, what happened to Carin when she got pain that just would not go away? Which spread, and was so "strange" that she had to go to the hospital. And what did that physician do when they could not find anything wrong, more than the severe pain? He sent a referral to the…

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Outsmart the pain -intro to podseries with Carin and me ! 14:51

2+ y ago14:51

14:51

Interesting things ahead! I will have a "mini-series" together with Carin Hjulström, my co-author in "Outsmart the pain" (Överlista smärtan). We will talk about the different chapters in the book, digging a bit deeper or getting a broader scope. Who knows. Don´t worry - you don´t need the book or having read it! You will still find the episodes int…

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My short story 20:58

2+ y ago20:58

20:58

OK, so maybe you´re not very interested in me personally. But in case you are (and I like more personal touches in podcasts), this is a short glimpse into my own journey and how I became a doctor. What did Texas have to do with it? And what happened to me wanting to be an eye doctor? Only 20 minutes. You can do it!…

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Insight fromS2E11 - here comes the REAL pain expert! 5:41

2+ y ago5:41

5:41

Even if you say you will listen to the episode, you might not have had time to do it. Then this is the perfect time to listen to an Insight episode - a few minutes to get a short recap of the previous talk, with my own thoughts about. Listen to this short episode and see if it makes you wanting to listen to others! Tell your friends about this pod,…

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Outsmart the pain - here comes the REAL pain expert! 51:53

2+ y ago51:53

51:53

Meet Cattis Olsson, a mental coach who crushed her dreams of becoming an Olympic skier for Sweden. But she changed her mind toward action despite pain, and now she helps people getting their Olympic medals! She tells us about Facebook groups dragging people with pain down, therefore creating her own, positive and uplifting group. She tells us about…

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Insights from S2E9 - wise British words about pain 8:05

2+ y ago8:05

8:05

Spare these 5-6 minutes to hear what dr Dominic Aldington and I discussed last week. How doctors give people opioids and then tell them to stop when its kind of too late. Why he is not impressed by pain research. What does VOMIT stand for? And you even get to know what a former capital was called if you pay attention. Also, there will be a short in…

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Outsmart the pain - wise British words about pain 47:39

2+ y ago47:39

47:39

Meet Dominic Aldington, a British pain specialist who is very good with his patients, and also a great lecturer, among other things. He does not seem to be afraid to say what he thinks, and although some comments are well concealed within his humour we do cover surgery, opioids, research..... What is VOMIT? Why are people treated as drug addicts an…

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Insights from S2E7 - Medical myths busted 7:46

2+ y ago7:46

7:46

As always, these insight episodes are very short, for you to take that little moment to recap what has been said or get an idea if it would be of interest to listen to the full episode. This time I talk about Medical Myths, where Simon Körösi tells us about his facts regarding sleep, coffee, pregnancy, PAIN, and other things. And you also get a tea…

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Outsmart the pain - medical myths busted! 59:23

2+ y ago59:23

59:23

Simon Körösi is a physician who has his own podcast about "medical truths"....which aren´t true at all. We will discuss these "facts" through some of his episodes, for instance: How dangerous is coffee? Can pregnant women eat sushi.....and can you see what gender the child will be just by the shape of the belly? Is it dangerous to wake someone up w…

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Insights from S2E5 - the operational psychologist explains! 7:11

2+ y ago7:11

7:11

What is an operational psychologist? Instead of only preparing soldiers before they leave for service abroad, an operational psychologist is actually on site during the missions. I will tell you what Niclas had to say about that, as well as the talk about health care personel working during the pandemic. Both areas have stress as a common denominat…

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Outsmart the pain - the operational psychologist explains 57:41

2+ y ago57:41

57:41

Meet operational psychologist Niclas Wisén, and let him tell you about his work withing the Swedish Armed Forces as well as helping health care personel in the intensive care setting. Why could the Swedish armed forces be a good first employer for a young person? How do you train soldiers that freeze during action because of the stress? And what in…

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Insights from S2E3 - looking beyond the fracture 7:07

2+ y ago7:07

7:07

In this insight episode I somewhat summarize what orthoped surgeon and business area manager Tobias Wirén talked about. Even if you are not into fractures, you should listen to this. As always, these insight episodes are very short, but that´s the meaning of it all! On the way to your work, you can find out if you want to listen to the long version…

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Outsmart the pain - looking beyond the fracture ...... 45:28

2+ y ago45:28

45:28

Tobias Wirén - an orthopedic surgeon not only moving from surgeon and head of department to business area manager in Capio, but also moving from ”the fracture to the person behind the fracture”. I had a very interesting talk covering why women might be better surgeons than men, why hospitals actually have made patients more sick and that the system…

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Insights from S2E1 - Inside Stefan Sauk´s brain! 7:17

2+ y ago7:17

7:17

A short summary of my talk with famous Swede Stefan Sauk. Musical. Prostate cancer. Lorry. And what do I have to say about his criticism about hip replacement surgeries in Sweden? And we touch upon a in the future described illegal operation. Few minutes. Less work. Just listen for a while!By Karsten Ahlbeck

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Outsmart the pain - inside Stefan Sauk´s brain! 42:15

2+ y ago42:15

42:15

This well-known actor in Sweden, who through the show Lorry made the expression ”De e mycke nu” go viral, has many other irons in the fire. Famous and rewarded for his audio book reading, he enlights us about this. And btw, which musical sounds like throwing 10 basketballs into the orchestra ditch? He was diagnosed with prostate cancer by coinciden…

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Outsmart the pain -season 1 conclusion! 31:10

2+ y ago31:10

31:10

First season concluded! THANK YOU for having the courage and stamina to listen to my episodes. For a short review, or if you´re new here and want to see what it´s all about - you came to the right place! I make a very short tour through my episodes. Also, I do a follow-up with someone who said her pain was so much better after 30 years and only a c…

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The tiniest bell - a timeless Christmas tale 6:38

2+ y ago6:38

6:38

As a bonus gift for my devoted listeners - here is a Christmas story written by Al Andrews which I by permission was granted to read. It is short, it is one of my favourites and in someway describes how life can be. Now, sit down in your favourite chair, make some Swedish Glögg and listen for a few minutes. If you like it - don´t be a spoiler but t…

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Outsmart the pain - the pain expert from Johns Hopkins! 32:13

2+ y ago32:13

32:13

What could be more interesting in the pain field than to talk about what Johns Hopkins, one of the greatest hospitals in the world, has to say about it? Listen to associate professor Paul Christo at their pain clinic. We talk about different pain treatments, the opioid crisis, why many elderly don´t get good pain treatment, what made Johns Hopkins …

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Insights from episode 17 -a successful author reveals he is a disaster ! 6:33

2+ y ago6:33

6:33

A shorter version of last episode - an Insight episode. I talked to Michael Wiander, who has managed to get 50000 young people to read his 600+ pages adventure books. And they did not even want to read books. Among writing books, Michael also is a chef, a musician and a chessplayer at elite level. And he calls himself a disaster.... I will give a s…

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Outsmart the pain - a successful author reveals he is a disaster 45:43

2+ y ago45:43

45:43

Now, I would not be surprised it this will become a very internationally well-known author. Descriptions like "our next Harry Potter" has been heard. But Michael Wiander writes childrens books without horror and fantasy. A mix of philosophy, action and adventure. Including things you can learn about the world. In 600 pages. For at least 12 parts. H…

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Insights from episode 15 - The physiotherapy pain expert 5:00

2+ y ago5:00

5:00

Yet another insight episode. Might seem too short, but it is a quick way to get a hint of the last episode´s content, or a brief rehearsal for your mind. This week I talk about my meeting with Hélène, a physio therapist with 40 years experience working with patients. With pain. Treat youself with 5 minutes of quality time!…

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Outsmart the pain - the physiotherapy pain expert ! 36:32

2+ y ago36:32

36:32

Imagine which knowledge someone with 40 years of experience working with persistent pain has. Imagine this person has been having a great talk in a pod. Well, you guessed right - here it is! Hélène Hallström will talk about her job within this field spanning from understanding the problem, research, back surgery, the everlasting question about whet…

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Insights from episode 13 - from philosophy to diabetes 5:40

2+ y ago5:40

5:40

Now you have the chance to get a short conclusion of what you heard a week ago, or just a first glimps of that episode to see if you think it´s worth listening to. Trust me - it is. Dr Michel Tagliati is a fascinating person to listen to. And we got to cover many different areas in one hour. So take 5 minutes now to see what it was all about!…

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Outsmart the pain - from philosophy to diabetes 1:06:05

2+ y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

It´s difficult to describe an episode when talking to physician Michel Tagliati about everything from parenthood to overweight. But I assure you this is a very interesting talk you would like to listen to! Are people more concerned with their rights than their responsibilities? Did his patient really lose 50 kilos in weight? And why did he record a…

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