Like Mind, Like Body Unraveling the Mystery of Fibromyalgia (Howard Schubiner, MD)
Oct 5, 2017
Dr. Howard Schubiner, a renowned physician and founder of the MindBody Medicine program, dives deep into fibromyalgia and chronic pain. He shares his unique journey into mind-body medicine, revealing how emotional triggers can sustain chronic pain. With insightful anecdotes, he explains why the brain misinterprets danger signals and discusses the resistance many face when embracing mind-body theories. His impressive clinical outcomes and a compelling patient recovery story highlight the transformative potential of addressing emotional awareness for pain relief.
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Brain Controls Pain Experience
- The brain is the final arbiter of pain and can create or extinguish pain experiences.
- Pain shifting location suggests neural pathway control rather than fixed structural damage.
Shard Of Glass Revealed Pain Complexity
- Howard felt sudden needle-like pain in his toe while walking into a hotel and tested it at the desk.
- He later found a shard of glass in his sock showing both brain interpretation and real injury can coexist.
17 Years Of Headache Ended By Insight
- A woman had daily head pain for 17 years that began when she got new glasses.
- Connecting her pain trigger to past childhood trauma and a yelling boss helped her rewire the brain and become pain-free.
