The Psychophysiologic Response to Pain Syndrome

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The human mind is always trying to build that cause and effect. And just like Pavlov's dogs, you can actually condition somebody with the pebble-le-in dog model every time there's a bone and you pair it with the bell. Next thing you know, all you need to do is ring the bell and the dog salivates. Well, same thing with this with the pain syndrome. If you can actually Condition to me sitting, I condition sitting to bring on the pain. That's what happens with these people. So now they come into the program. They start thinking about this differently. No one's ever brought these concepts up before.

Dr Michael Donnino is the founder/director of the Psychophysiologic Research Group, and the first person in the country to complete a residency/fellowship program leading to board certification in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care. Liz Wallenstein is a licensed mental health counselor who has trained in, among other areas, the methodology of ‘TMS Mind Body-Connection’. Liz and Dr Michael join the show to discuss the profound influence of Dr John Sarno on their lives, and the potentially transformational power of ‘Mind-Body’ therapies. Important Links:

Show Notes:

Introductions to Dr. Sarno
The relationship between our emotional and physical reactions
Reasons to be hopeful
Emotions and conditioning
A response to the sceptics
The societal costs of chronic pain
Mental health: moving beyond diagnostic labels
Long COVID and mind-body syndrome
The future of psychophysiological research
What does the medical community think of mind-body syndrome?
Doing the inner work that’s needed to heal
The future of mind-body treatments
The importance of sincerity

Books Mentioned:

Your Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma; by Bessel van der Kolk;
Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine; by Candace Pert
Healing Back Pain; by John E. Sarno
The Screwtape Letters; by C.S. Lewis
The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr
The Great Pain Deception: Faulty Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse; by Steve Ozanich
Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient; by Norman Cousins