Podcast Category: Chronic pain

DocJen describes her journey with her diagnosis story, she shares her experience with attributing her pains and limitations to her scoliosis and how her diagnosis wasn’t necessarily the source of her pain. DocJen & Dr. Dom speak into imaging and degrees of Scoliosis and how movement can change your symptoms and allow you to truly feel something different. They describe the types of scoliosis, the effects of surgery, and explain the naturally-existing asymmetries within our bodies. Finally, they provide their top tips for addressing your Scoliosis, leaving you with a heartful takeaway that you won’t want to miss! 

DocJen & Dr. Dom hone in on stripping away the fear that is associated with the Arthritis diagnosis. They touch base with 7 different types of arthiritis, what is happening within the body respectively, and emphasize the importance of moving. They provide insight into how continuing to move within what is tolerable within your body and the importance of looking at the body systemically and how to combat systemic and chronic inflammation. Finally, DocJen & Dr Dom mention their favorite tips on how cold and hot therapy may be beneficial, the power of breath in modulating the nervous system to navigate chronic inflammation, and how to address your stressors!

Dr. Chris Daprato walks us through his path to and experience with cupping. Soon after, he deciphers the science behind cupping, addressing range of motion, blood circulation, and fascial lubrication. Then, Dr. Chris explains the term ‘fascial decompression,’ and how cupping can pull in fascial slings. Furthermore, he debunks myths around cup coloration, the ultimate goal of cupping, and his best tips on how to perform cupping on yourself. He provides insight into heat and non-heat cups.

In this episode, Dr. Kyle unpacks pain science and how it relates to the nervous system. With a high emphasis on protection and survival, Dr. Karl deciphers how modulating pain relates to breathing, novel movement, stress threshold. He discusses the dichotomy on the origin of pain, the role neuro-tricks play in the rehabilitation process, how tools can optimize an individual’s rehabilitation journey, and how touch may help you pain.

In this episode, physical therapist, Kristi Block, dives into her experience with recent chronic neck pain and the mindset shifts she made to optimize recovery. Furthermore, the hones in on the importance of education as a physical therapist and the beauty in refining the basics. She provides insight into injury prevention and ridding the “no pain no gain” mentality. She provides her top tips for persistent pain and her mission for Reach Rehab.

In this episode, DocJen & Dr. Dom use current research on asymptomatic rotator cuff injuries and how diagnosis does not necessarily determine pain. They explain the anatomy & physiology associated with the rotator cuff and how it may be vulnerable to injuries. They discuss muscular imbalances, the importance of the thoraicc spine, and provide their best tips to approach rehabilitation of the rotator cuff.

In this episode, DocJen & Dr. Dom answer your questions. They guide you through approaching chronic pain and how to separate it from your self-worth, shifting mindset, distinguishing soreness, pain, injury, the importance of recovery, if a pain-free life is possible, retraining the nervous system, and they favorite guest interviews in the last 100 episodes!

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Welcome to episode 92 of The Optimal Body Podcast TMJ (Jaw) pain or symptoms? What you can do Do you get jaw pain when opening your mouth? Maybe pain associated with clicking noises from the

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