Dr. Wayne Kampers on unlocking the brain: insights into neuroplasticity, chronic pain, and healing

In this episode, Dr. Wayne Kampers delves into his innovative approach to managing chronic pain through the principles of neuroplasticity. 

Dr. Wayne Kampers started his career as the medical director of a busy GP practice in Canada, frustrated by the limitations of ten-minute mental health consultations. Seeking more time to understand his patients, he moved to the UK and specialized in psychiatry.

With over 35 years in medicine and 25 years as an Integrative Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Kampers has expertise in General Practice, General Adult, and Elderly Care psychiatry. He focuses on:

• Chronic Primary Pain and Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
• Undiagnosed ADHD, especially in women
• Female hormonal mental health issues
• The impact of mental health on the autonomic nervous system

He advocates for precision medicine, genetic testing, and the role of psychedelics in psychiatry. His biopsychosocial approach targets Chronic Primary Pain, Chronic Functional Syndromes, and MUS.

Dr. Kampers uses a diagnostic hierarchy to avoid comorbidity and polypharmacy, with special interests in:

• Chronic Primary Pain (neuroplastic pain)
• Undiagnosed ADHD and ADD
• Female Hormonal Mental Health
• Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
• The Dysregulated Autonomic Nervous System

He has chaired panels on Chronic Primary Pain, is a member of several professional organizations, and developed The Pain Recovery Program after recovering from neuroplastic pain himself. He leads Ketamine Assisted Therapy Clinics in London and supports MDMA and Psilocybin-assisted therapy.

His career spans three continents, offering an international and culturally sensitive approach to psychiatry.

You can learn more about the Curable app here https://www.curablehealth.com/ 

You can learn more about Dr. Wayne Kampers by visiting https://www.drwaynekampers.co.uk/

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Thank you to our sponsor Hiro Capital 

Host: Jean Campbell 

Co-host: Ed Burgess-Wells 

Executive Producer: Jean Campbell

Producer: Sigourney Watson 

Post-Production Producer: Wicked Child Studio, Hailey Rovner Malach

Composer: Edoardo Vella