Laughter Can Cure – MyPain.ca

Hello, I am Dr. Kevin Rod

I am fortunate to be a pain patient and a pain doctor at the same time. My life experience as a pain patient qualifies me to understand pain struggle more than my education. Here are some highlights of my practice and experience: I am a Family Physician with focused practice in Chronic Pain. I am the founder and director of Toronto Poly Clinic Multi-disciplinary pain management center. I am a Lecturer with the University of Toronto DFCM as a clinical teacher. I am also a guest course contributor to Harvard Medical School department of Continuing Education.

An Old Persian Proverb says: Laughter can cure all incurable diseases! What it really means is that with laughter you can handle life much easier.
Here is Dr. Mel Borin’s LAUGHTER PRESCRIPTION for us:
1- Never make irreversible negative statements about your ability to be funny
2- Learn a new joke a day and practice telling it to others
3- Take a two-week break from sadness, violence and fear. Read listen and watch only funny books, videos and shows.
4- When someone laughs without putting others down, laugh with them
5- Wear something funny when stressed
6- Have a joke area in your home with funny items reminding you of laughing
7- Create JOY in WORKPLACE through creative ways: theme days, funny dress ups, jokes boards, etc.
8- When you are sick, that’s the time to pay attention to laughter, jokes and play
9- Don’t criticize others for being silly, be silly too
10- Laugh for NO REASON daily.