“Pain is our protector…the goal is not to feel pain. It is how we are going to move through life with pain signals,” says DocJen. DocJen & Dr. Dom take a deep dive into 3 of your questions! Firstly, through the biopsychosocial lens, DocJen & Dr. Dom address chronic pain and how it relates to fear-of-missing-out (FOMO), selective attention, and our sense of purpose or self-worth. They talk into the importance of mindset, breathwork, and compassion, approaching chronic pain through a why-centered and purpose-driven lens to move forward and manage its effects on life. Secondly, they distinguish between soreness (or DOMs), injury, and pain. They hone in on the importance of recovery as a prime contributor to progression, how these different sensations may present, and what to do about them. Thirdly, they speak into whether or not individuals with chronic pain will ever be pain-free, highlighting the concept of neural tagging, “neural disrupting,” and how pain signals serve in protecting us. Finally, DocJen & Dr. Dom highlight their top 3 favorite guests in the last 100 episodes. Tune into our episode special, now!

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

3:12 – Approaching chronic pain, self-worth, and quality of life.

6:48 – Shifting your mindset.

10:17 – Approaching post-exercise soreness.

13:21 – The power of recovery.

15:20 – Soreness vs Pain.

16:51 – Will I ever be pain-free?

20:01 – Developing “neural disrupt.”

23:44 – Pearls of Dr. Kelly Starrett on Episode 3.

19:12 – Pearls of Julia Glanz on Episode 29.

30:00 – Pearls of Molly Parker on Episode 7.

34:03 – Pearls of DocJen & Dr. Dom’s Story on Episode 2.

36:27 – Giveaway.

To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/

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