Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee BITESIZE | How To Heal Chronic Pain | Dr Howard Schubiner #447
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Apr 25, 2024 Dr. Howard Schubiner, Director of the Mind Body Medicine Center in Michigan and author of Unlearn Your Pain, dives into the fascinating link between chronic pain and brain function. He challenges the notion that pain is solely a physical ailment, revealing how our brains actually create the sensation of pain. Schubiner discusses the impact of emotional and psychological factors on pain perception and introduces techniques like mindfulness to aid healing. He emphasizes that understanding and addressing unresolved emotions can unlock pathways to relief from chronic pain.
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Pain as a Signal
- Chronic pain often isn't caused by a structural issue in the body.
- It's the brain's way of signaling a problem needing attention, like a broken heart causing chest pain.
Construction Worker's Pain
- A construction worker experienced severe pain after seemingly impaling his foot on a nail.
- However, the nail landed between his toes, proving the pain was real but generated by the brain's prediction.
The Brain's Power
- The brain creates all pain, even without physical injury.
- Emotional and physical pain activate the same brain areas, making them equally real.
