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Elisabeth Kristof is an expert in using applied neurology to move people out of pain, unwanted behavior and stress response. She is the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance and increase well-being. Elisabeth is a certified applied neurology practitioner who has been in the health and wellness industry since 2007. She works with entrepreneurs, athletes, leaders and creatives to improve resilience, manage stress and regulate emotions through intentional, science-based brain training. Her research and work with hundreds of clients taught her that healing and change must occur in both the body and the mind, that each body, mind, and nervous system is unique, and most importantly, that with the right tools, we are all capable of healing.

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Dr. Wayne Phimister is a Family Physician with a mission of helping 100 million people find freedom from pain by sharing powerful stories and interview extracts, he inspires hope. He specializes in chronic pain assessment and treatment using Trigger Point Injections. Learn more at www.waynephimister.com

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Interventional Pain Specialist & Addiction Medicine Specialist located in Camarillo, CA

Joseph A. Cabaret, MD, located in Camarillo, California, is triple board-certified in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Anesthesiology. He has three areas of focus: Interventional Pain Management, Regenerative Medicine, and Addiction Medicine.

A California native who lived in Italy and attended school there, Dr. Cabaret earned his medical degree from the prestigious University of Bologna School of Medicine and Surgery. After returning to the United States, he completed his Internal Medicine Internship and Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Dr. Cabaret has been treating patients with pain for over 26 years. Experienced in treating all types of pain, Dr. Cabaret does more than treat the symptoms; he works with his patients to identify and heal the root cause of it. He is dedicated to helping people get their best lives back.

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Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He founded and served as the Residency Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at Wayne State and served as the President of the national Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association. He is also a specialist in adolescent medicine and served as the Program Director for two annual meetings of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and was elected to their board of directors. He is an active researcher and obtained funding on two large NIH grants to study Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and substance abuse disorder.

Dr. Schubiner is currently a Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has published 47 peer-reviewed articles and 22 book chapters, as well as three books, Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and with co-author, Allan Abbass, MD, Hidden From View. He has collaborated extensively with Mark Lumley, PhD, a Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University in a series of studies to develop psychological treatments for chronic pain. They developed Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), which has been tested in various formats for people with different chronic pain conditions and found to be not only effective compared to treatment as usual but superior to CBT in two trials. EAET is now listed as a treatment option in the 2019 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pain Management Best Practices Inter-agency Task Force Report.

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Trina received her qualifications from the University of South Australia in Adelaide and has completed extensive professional education courses to enhance her skills. She is half-Singaporean and half-Australian and has worked as a physiotherapist in private practices, hospitals and senior long-term care in Singapore, USA and Canada for over 15 years. Her fascination with movement comes from a history of dance, gymnastics and figure skating. Currently, she figure skates for both leisure and exercise and is actively involved in non-profit Canada Ice Dance Theatre, an organization that runs a skating school and puts on performances. She also loves travel and the outdoors.

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Dr. Richard Nahas practices integrative pain management in Ottawa, using drugs, injections, natural health products, acupuncture, manual therapy, mind-body techniques, nutrition and exercise.

After graduating from the University of Toronto’s faculty of medicine, he worked as an ER physician until 2004. His work during the SARS epidemic made him aware of what medicine is missing, and this led to a sabbatical to study traditional medicine while backpacking around the world. He has published textbook chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and national treatment guidelines has participated in international clinical trials and has been an invited speaker at integrative medicine conferences worldwide.

Dr. Nahas considers blockages to be the most important missing link in modern medicine. These lesions, which can persist after any injury or trauma, are linked to changes in fascia and the nervous system that create tension, inflammation and stress. He has developed the Seekers Method as a simple self-care and therapy technique, using movement and breath, touch and awareness. Pilot testing has revealed it to be teachable, safe and effective, and his goal is to make treating blockages a part of routine clinical care. He is developing mobile data tools to validate his method, and the BEAM project aims to Bring Evidence to Alternative Medicine by measuring outcomes in people seeking healing outside of guideline-based care.

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Dr. Rob Vanbergen is ushering in a new generation of possibilities for the future of Pain Free for Life while continuing his parents’ mission of ridding the world of unnecessary pain and suffering without the use of drugs, painful injections, invasive surgeries, or long recovery periods. After personally experiencing the healing properties of The Hache Protocol™, Dr. Rob joined Dr. John and Dr. Lorry Hache at Pacific Health Options. In addition to his knowledge and certification in Microcurrent Therapy, Rob became a Certified HHP (Holistic Healthcare Practitioner) with training in Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, Hypnotherapy, Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Auriculotherapy, and Counselling. Dr. Rob obtained his Bachelors in Holistic Health Sciences from Quantum University in Hawaii in 2019. In 2021, he went on to receive his Doctorate of Natural Medicine and a Ph.D. in Natural Medicine with a groundbreaking dissertation that focused on the benefits of non-invasive microcurrent Vagus nerve stimulation for the resolution of inflammation in the body. If anyone could be the poster child for the effectiveness of natural pain resolution and microcurrent therapy, it would be Dr. Rob. As a child, he suffered from both debilitating anxiety and extensive scoliosis issues. Neither holistic nor conventional medical remedies brought lasting relief. But when Dr. Rob applied the Hache Protocol for Pain Resolution™, his issues were resolved. He now enjoys vibrant and lasting physical and mental health. Dr. Rob has also found the Protocol to be invaluable in parenting his autistic son, James. He has found that James readily accepts the gentle procedures introduced by these therapies, which help bring on a state of relaxed calm that eases the stresses of everyday life. Dr. Rob also used it when an incident in James’ life resulted in a broken foot. After just two weeks of microcurrent therapy, his foot had healed completely. Doctors agreed that it was a near-miraculous recovery. As a Doctor of Natural Medicine and a veteran instructor on the use of the Hache Protocol for Pain Resolution, ™ Dr. Rob has devoted his professional life to educating people about the effectiveness of natural pain management methods in relieving pain and anxiety and initiating healing in the body. His goal is to continually strive to create a world where 1.5 billion people no longer have to suffer from the limitations of chronic pain and illness once and for all.

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Anthony Giuffrida, MD is a board-certified physiatrist and fellowship-trained in interventional spine and sports medicine. His practice is dedicated to the treatment of spine and sports-related pain. Dr. Giuffrida brings the highest level of expertise in non-surgical treatments designed to help alleviate pain. His mission is to improve his patients’ quality of life while changing the face of pain medicine using a mixture of conventional and cutting-edge wellness techniques to alleviate the patient’s pain while avoiding both surgery and long-term addictive medication.

Dr. Giuffrida is at the forefront of significant advancements in the management of pain, helping patients of all ages who suffer from all forms of pain, including lower back, mid-back, and neck; as well as issues affecting nerves, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Dr. Giuffrida’s individually tailored treatment plans highlight the most progressive techniques comprising of, but not limited to, the Intracept® procedure, Steroid Injections, Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty, Ultrasound-Guided Injections, Spinal Cord Stimulators, Sympathetic Blocks, and Radiofrequency Ablation. He is the first and only physician in South Florida to offer breakthrough treatment for patients with chronic low back pain. Additionally, he is deeply committed to research and development in the field of regenerative medicine, utilizing such procedures as Stem cell and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections.

Dr. Giuffrida prides himself in always investigating a previously unexplored option for his patients. He approaches each case with a team-driven mindset, creating a patient-physician partnership resulting in personalized treatment plans designed to achieve the best results. He relentlessly pursues improvements in the overall health and wellness of his patients using an array of options from diet, exercise, therapies, non-opioid medications, and interventions. Dr. Giuffrida is one of the first practitioners to offer a new, minimally-invasive treatment for both spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease that falls on the continuum of care, between conservative and surgery.

As a native New Yorker, Dr. Giuffrida embarked on his professional journey at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. From there, he went on to complete his PM&R residency at Albany Medical College, followed by an Interventional Sports and Spine Fellowship at Alabama Orthopedic Spine & Sports Medicine Associates.

He is an active member in a number of medical organizations, including the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Spine Intervention Society, and the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

As an avid sports fan and former collegiate pitcher, Dr. Giuffrida understands how an injury can affect a person’s physical and emotional well-being. In his free time, he enjoys being active playing tennis, golf, baseball, traveling and cooking. He currently resides in Fort Lauderdale with his family.

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Dr. Nicholas Nelson graduated from his Doctorate program with the academic distinction of Magna Cum Laude, as well as receiving Clinical Honours on two separate occasions.Throughout his life, Dr. Nelson always embodied an attitude of thinking outside the box and following his own path. He continued this pattern during and after attending university and starting his own practice by sampling literature from as many of the hard Sciences, such as quantum theory, string theory, holographic theory, and epigenetics, while simultaneously studying as many traditional theological philosophical texts as possible in an effort to round out his studies and draw knowledge from every level of thinking he could. Through this cultivated lens, Dr. Nelson considers the human body from many different levels and understands the uniqueness and complexity of every individual person.

Dr. Nelson owns Element Chiropractic in Edmonton Alberta, which in their first 2 years of operation has become the highest-rated Chiropractic clinic in the area on Google. Dr. Nelson has also been featured in a book titled "Keep Moving: Creating Life After Loss" by local author Holly Rose Holland, and his Youtube channel has received close to half a million views, with his most-watched video featuring local UFC fighter Tanner Boser.

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Dr. Adrian holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Calgary and then completed her post-graduate training in naturopathic medicine at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine. She subsequently completed a one-year general residency, followed by a fellowship in naturopathic oncology. Dr. Adrian has a private practice in Port Moody BC with a focus on supporting people through their cancer and complex chronic disease journey.

Dr. Adrian is an active member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the College of Naturopathic Physicians of BC, the BC Naturopathic Association, and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. She holds a prescriber’s license, as well as certification in acupuncture, and advanced intravenous therapies. Education remains one of Dr. Adrian’s passions and she has lectured internationally to her peers, as well as locally at the naturopathic medical school, and been published multiple times.

In her free time, Dr. Lindsay enjoys reading and going on adventures with her husband and children.

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Dr. Tao was born in Ottawa, Canada now lives in Irvine, California. He has owned and operated a nationwide private chiropractic radiology practice since 2004. Following graduation from National University of Health Sciences in Chicago, Dr. Tao completed his 3 year full-time chiropractic radiology residency at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) and then a full-time musculoskeletal radiology research fellowship at University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center in Orange, California. He is an internationally sought after speaker, and is published both in chiropractic and medical literature, on the topic of chiropractic, spine, and musculoskeletal imaging. Dr. Tao was former voluntary faculty at LACC and former voluntary instructor of radiology at UCI Medical Center. He is married with a 5 year old boy, and enjoys the outdoors, especially downhill skiing.

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Dr. Staats was the founder of the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he was the director for 10 years. Dr. Staats is internationally recognized for his work in inventing, developing, and implementing minimally invasive procedures for chronic pain, as well as neuromodulation strategies. He is currently Chief Medical Officer of National Spine and Pain Centers, the largest pain practice in the United States and also chief medical officer of electroCore which he co-founded.

Dr. Staats received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor and completed his residency and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a past President of the North American Neuromodulation Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the Southern Pain Society. He was the founding chair of the ASA section on interventional pain, and has served as chair of the board of examination for WIP. He is currently President of the World Institute of Pain.

Dr. Staats has written or co-edited 14 books and over 450 articles, abstracts, monographs, and book chapters on pain medicine in publications that include the Journal of the American Medicine Association, Pain, Anesthesiology, Lancet Neurology and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. His work has been highlighted on Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, Newsweek, and CNN. He has received numerous awards including the lifetime achievement awards from the New York, New Jersey, and West Virginia branches of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, from American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), the North American Neuromodulation society (NANS) and the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN).

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How to handle Chronic Pain,

How to manage Chronic Pain,

How to be pain-free,

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Awareness Healing journey,

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Matt Parks is an entrepreneur and an expert in the medical supply industry where he has spent the last ten years dealing directly with end-users of consumer products. In 2020 Matt founded One Less CBD in response to the underwhelming offering of quality CBD topical products. The topical inflammation cream has helped many decrease their reliance on over-the-counter NSAID’s and helped them create a healthier approach to daily inflammation relief. Matt self-funded his company with the hopes of creating a customer-focused, results-oriented company that puts its customers first.

Matt has been featured in Authority Magazine and has been asked to speak at the Peterson Foundation for Parkinson's and at the VGM Heartland Conference in Waterloo, IA.

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Chronic Illness,

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How to handle Chronic Pain,

How to manage Chronic Pain,

How to be pain-free,

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Awareness Healing journey,

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Nicole Visnic is a seasoned clinician with a proven track record of helping thousands of clients achieve their health goals. She has spent the last 12 years working in an Integrative Medical Clinic in Santa Monica, CA developing solutions to complex

conditions like chronic fatigue and functional gastrointestinal disorders. Nicole’s multi-layered assessment process identifies underlying imbalances and evaluates biopsychosocial factors influencing dietary habits and overall health. She translates the information into customized nutrition and lifestyle programs designed to address the root causes of chief complaints. She guides and supports her clients throughout their health journey using innovative motivational strategies to increase

dietary adherence and maximize results.

Nicole earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education from Winona State University and her Master’s Degree from University of Bridgeport in Human Nutrition. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN) through the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board.

Earlier in her career she served 6 years in the Air Force National Guard, managed a corporate wellness center for Honeywell Aerospace, and worked as an adjunct psychology instructor at Brown Mackie College. Her work in the military, corporations,

and academia, along with being a wife and mom, gives her the ability to appreciate and relate to a diverse range of clients.

Integrative Medical Practice

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Nutrition Consulting

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How to handle Chronic Pain,

How to manage Chronic Pain,

How to be pain-free,

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Sam Visnic has spent his life studying the fundamental aspects of human health with a focus on movement and clinical massage therapy. In a world of specialists, surgical procedures, drugs and quick-fix remedies, he’s committed to finding and developing strategies that help people stuck at the “gap”.

Sam has studied dozens of systems and methodologies for uncovering the root cause of aches and pains, along with postural and movement issues. Pain science, the art and science of hands-on soft tissue massage techniques, myofascial release, and coaching movement are essential in his practice.

Integrating different methods but above all deciphering WHEN to use different techniques with different people and situations, along with the integration of movements that people want to be able to do again is the key to long-term success with Sam’s incredible track record with his personal clients. Understanding the various elements that contribute to conditions and the power of communication and education makes his Release Muscle Therapy program unique from other hands-on therapy approaches.

Sam Visnic

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How to manage Chronic Pain,

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Ainslie MacLeod is an internationally acclaimed past-life psychic, spiritual teacher, and

award-winning author of The Instruction, The Transformation, and most recently, The Old

Soul’s Guidebook. Ainslie specializes in exploring past lives to reveal your life’s purpose and

has been a featured guest on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations Series. He lives on a tranquil

island in the Pacific Northwest.

Website: ainsliemacleod.com

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How to handle Chronic Pain,

How to manage Chronic Pain,

How to be pain-free,

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Dr. Shirazi graduated from Howard University College of Dentistry, in Washington D.C. in 2000 and earned a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from SAMRA University in 2006 and is also a board licensed Acupuncturist. He has completed over 2000 hours of continuing education in TMD and facial pain, craniomandibular orthopedics, and sleep disordered breathing. He has also completed a hospital mini-residency in oriental medicine at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Centre which is the only organization the World Health Organization (WHO) has authorized to teach internationally on acupuncture and herbology, and another at Kyung Hee University and Medical Center, the top medical hospital and medical research school in Korea. In 2011 through 2016, he became a board licensed RPSGT; Sleep Technologists are licensed to conduct and score sleep studies. He is the founder of the Bite, Breathe and Balance Podcast, dedicated to the multidisciplinary approach to treating craniofacial pain and sleep disorders in adults and children. Dr. Shirazi is the director of state of the art private practices, The TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre of Conejo Valley and Los Angeles, that are limited to the treatment of TMD, craniofacial pain, Sleep breathing disorders, and craniomandibular orthopedics. His practice is part of the TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre international family, one of over 65 Centres throughout the world, and is located in the beautiful hills of Thousand Oaks and Brentwood CA. Personally, Dr. Shirazi enjoys hiking and camping in the state parks, traveling, and speaking. He is married to the love of his life Kimberly Shirazi and has welcomed their first son, Maximus. They live in the Santa Monica Mountains, where they are very close to nature.

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Typically part of a clinical research study,

My Sleep Lab conducts research for multiple industries including the pharmaceutical industry

Adjunct Board supporter, lecturer, AACP

Private Practice

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"Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer

Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge,

Massachusetts, USA. She has a BS degree from MIT in biology and a PhD

from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. Her recent

interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient

deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the

pervasive herbicide, glyphosate, and the mineral, sulfur. Since 2008,

she has authored over three dozen peer-reviewed journal papers on these

topics. She is writing a book on glyphosate, titled "Toxic Legacy: How

the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment,"

which was released by Chelsea Green publishers on July 1, 2021.

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"Dr. Andrea Moore is a mom, a wife and a recovering health perfectionist. Her entire career path has been based on trying to fix everything that seemed wrong with her. She has dealt with chronic pain, post-concussive syndrome, anxiety, depression, ADD...and more – all by the age of 26.

It took her becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy, an Orthopedic Certified Specialist, Nutritional Therapist, a Life Coach & a multitude of other training to finally feel healthy & confident in her body.

She now helps other overwhelmed women suffering from chronic pain to achieve a healthy lifestyle that feels like part of who they are & and runs (relatively!) smoothly in the background of their life while focusing on the things that matter: family, friends & finding joy in life through different passions.

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Dr. Deepak Ravindran has over 20 years of experience in Pain Medicine and is Clinical Lead in Pain Medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, one of the busiest General Hospitals in the UK. He is one of the very few consultants in the UK who holds triple certification in musculoskeletal, pain medicine and lifestyle medicine. He also is an honorary consultant to the award-winning community Pain service, IPASS, for the county of Berkshire. Recently, he helped set up and leads the Berkshire Longcovid Integrated service.

Dr. Deepak Ravindran is a speaker, podcaster and author of the Best Selling book “The Pain-Free Mindset” – a book aimed at patients suffering from pain but also immensely useful for all healthcare professionals in understanding all the recent advances around pain management and a scientific evidence based way of managing and overcoming pain. Dr. Deepak Ravindran is a self-confessed ‘upstreamist’ with a trauma-informed approach to pain practice.

He has recently become a podcaster with his new podcast “PainSpeak” available to listen and download from iTunes and Spotify.

Find him and follow him at

Twitter: @deepakravindra5

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrDeepakRavindran

Instagram: @drdeepakravindran

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"Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He founded and served as the Residency Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at Wayne State and served as the President of the national Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association. He is also a specialist in adolescent medicine and served as the Program Director for two annual meetings of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and was elected to their board of directors. He is an active researcher and obtained funding on two large NIH grants to study Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and substance abuse disorder.

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Dr. Navaz Habib, is the founder of Health Upgraded an online Functional Medicine and Health Optimization clinic, working with high-performing professionals, athletes and entrepreneurs to dig a little deeper and find the answers to what is holding back their health. He works with those who want to upgrade their health, allowing them to have a greater impact and serve more people.

Having gone through his own personal experiences with poor health and weight struggles, Dr. Habib is well equipped to implement personalized recommendations for each of his clients. In identifying the root causes of health imbalances, and addressing them naturally, his patients experience optimal health the way their bodies were meant to feel, and allow them to give back to the world in whatever way they want to serve.

Dr. Habib’s book “Activate Your Vagus Nerve” is a simple-to-follow guide to help you identify and address a major missing piece in patients dealing with chronic health concerns such as anxiety and depression. By activating the Vagus nerve, we can optimize our productivity, focus and energy levels, allowing us to experience the effects of upgraded health.

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Dr. Mona Mubarak

Professional Qualifications: FCARCSI, FFPM CAI, Dip Pain CAI, FIPP, MSc (Anaesth.), EDAIC, EDRA, Dip HSM ICM, M.B.Ch.B

Biography:

Dr Mubarak is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Management and Anaesthesia since 2016. She finished the Anaesthesia/Basic pain training in Ireland in 2014, then she joined the pain fellowship training program in Australia. The fellowship was completed in 2015 in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Concord hospitals in Sydney.

Dr. Mubarak was keen to get specialised training in cancer pain and neuromodulation. She joined another pain fellowship program in Leeds Teaching University Hospitals in 2015/2016.

After getting worldwide experience of pain management in Ireland, Australia, and UK, her enthusiasm extended to the USA where she finished the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP ) in 2017.

Previous NHS Posts:

Dr Mubarak was a full time chronic pain management consultant in Birmingham University and Dorset University Hospitals for the last three years. Prior to that, she was appointed as a substantive chronic pain and Anaesthesia consultant in the Royal National Orthopeadic State of Art hospital in Birmingham, UK.

Dr Mubarak has had private practice privileges in the most prestigious hospitals in UK. This includes The Nuffield , Ramsay Health and the BMI groups.

Memberships and Publications:

1- Irish Pain Society

2- World Institute of Pain

3- Fellow Faculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthetists in ireland

4- IASP, International Association Society of Pain

5- Dr Mubarak is in the group panel of ASK THE EXPERT in GPBUDDY.ie to assist the Gps in difficult pain cases

6- Member of MediLaw society and Expert Witness in Medical Negligence Pain cases.

Publications: Facet joint degeneration adversely affects ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine. Med Ultras. 2019 May 2;21(2):131-135

Special interest includes the following;

1- Cancer pain including post surgical pain, chemotherapy and radiotherapy ones.

2- Pelvic pain treatment such as Endometriosis, penile pain and chronic

vulvodynia pain.

3- Headache clinic is the third area of special interest with a variety of options of treatment including injections and holistic approach.

4- Opioid management clinics with reduction protocols and conversion to different treatment options such as different patches.

5- Costo-chondritis and non cardiac chest pain treatment

6- Nerve related pain that might result from knee, hip, shoulder and

abdominal surgeries

7- Spinal pain with different modes of treatments for neck and back pain including pulsed radiofrequency and nerve ablations treatment. This treatment can last up to 18 months for pain relief.

8- Muscular pain with different approaches to treat the aches including ultrasound diagnostic and guided injections.

9- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome expertise.

10- Fibromyalgia Pain with different treatment plans including rest bite infusions to give breaks and rehabilitate the tired body from chronic pain.

11- Post amputation pain with phantom pain, stump pain and sensation.

12- Plasma Rich Platelet Treatment will be available for joints pain

To read more about treatments that Dr. Mubarak can offer, please visit:

www.paintreatment.co.uk

To contact Dr. Mubarak directly, please email drmubarak@paintreatment.co.uk

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Dr. Bertrand's interest is relieving pain. To provide pain relief she uses prolotherapy. She has published a paper on using prolotherapy for shoulder pain (PM&R 2016 January 2016). She also uses perineural injections and has invented a cream for topical pain treatment. A randomized controlled study has proven the effectiveness of this cream for pain relief (PM&R November 7, 2015). She has completed a pilot study on using this cream for postherpetic neuralgia: 16 of the 20 people suffering from pain following a bout of shingles, on average five years previously, found relief from this cream. She is conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study using it for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The study is underway with, currently, 81 of the 90 participants needed. As she has started selling her cream, the principal investigator is Dr. François Louw from Kelowna. The cream provides on average 53% pain relief (narcotics, 36%, anti-inflammatories, 23%, Tylenol 13%). To find out more about the cream, called QR cream, go to www.qrcream.com. She has developed a new way to examine and treat low back pain which provides 78% of those examined with pain relief using a two-minute exercise, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNS6PNKRPo. She is about to start a randomized controlled study to assess the long-term effectiveness of this technique.

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Denis Thompson

Denis is an Exercise Physiologist by education. He has over 25 years of experience working with athletes and non-athletes of all types specializing in injuries associated with competing from all sports. Over the last 25 years, he has studied & experimented with BioElectric techniques from all over the world for injury recovery, prevention of injury and increasing performance. After successfully accelerating recovery times for thousands of clients from all types of injuries, creating techniques to reduce injuries and improving performance he has developed a unique new methodology called Accelerated Recovery Performance Protocols.

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Dr. Helene Bertrand

The main interest is relieving pain. To provide pain relief she uses prolotherapy. She has published a paper on using prolotherapy for shoulder pain (PM&R 2016 January 2016). She also uses perineural injections and has invented a cream for topical pain treatment. A randomized controlled study has proven the effectiveness of this cream for pain relief (PM&R November 7 2015). She has completed a pilot study on using this cream for postherpetic neuralgia: 16 of the 20 people suffering from pain following about the shingles, on average five years previously, found relief from this cream. She is conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study using it for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The study is underway with, currently, 81 of the 90 participants needed. As she has started selling the cream, the principal investigator is Dr. François Louw from Kelowna. The cream provides on average 53% pain relief (narcotics, 36%, anti-inflammatories, 23%, Tylenol 13%).

To find out more about the cream, called QR cream, go to www.qrcream.com. She has developed a new way to examine for and treat low back pain which provides 78% of those examined with pain relief using a two-minute exercise, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNS6PNKRPo. She is about to start a randomized controlled study to assess the long-term effectiveness of this technique.

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Dr. Joe Tatta is a global leader in integrative pain care and an advocate for the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain.

He is the Founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, a cutting-edge health company reinventing pain care through evidence-based treatment, research, and professional development. For 25 years he has supported people living with pain and helped practitioners deliver more effective pain management.

His research and career achievements include scalable practice models centered on lifestyle medicine, health behavior change, and digital therapeutics. He is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trainer.

Dr. Tatta is the author of two bestselling books Radical Relief and Heal Your Pain Now and host of The Healing Pain Podcast. Learn more by visiting www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com.

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Les Aria, PhD, a pain psychologist who has been practicing for the past 16 years with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, served as the Lead Pain Psychologist for Kaiser Northern California to help redesign the chronic pain workshop curriculum to incorporate modern pain science, mindfulness and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).

He is also putting on a World Pain Summit in January 22-24 and is also the co-founder of RemedyPain, an online pain relief program.

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Dr. Hanscom developed the DOC Journey, a pathway out of physical and mental pain (anxiety). He delivers a sequence of insights, exercises, interactive webinars, and an app that teaches you how to calm your nervous system, lower your anxiety

and decrease pain. He has witnessed over a thousand patients resolve multiple physical and mental symptoms.

Each person has a desire to thrive, which is compromised by endless suffering. The Direct your Own Care process evolved from his personal experience escaping from over 15 symptoms and is based on deep medical research. It is self-directed and systematically applying these approaches will enable you to create a new life. Join us on this trip at thedocjourney.com.

Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction of complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he began to share his own stress management tool with his patients that were in pain but had no indications of surgery. He had spent much of his career with rehabilitation physicians learning non-operative care. Nowadays, he is focusing his efforts on bringing effective medical treatments for chronic mental and physical pain back into mainstream medicine. His last practice position was Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (retired in December 2018).

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One needs to know the history of the patient to treat chronic pain. Doctors should treat the cause, not just the symptoms. - Dr. John Hsu

Dr. Hsu practiced medicine for 28 years as a physician in anesthesia and chronic pain management. In that time, he has learned to think like an addict to ensure a successful therapeutic outcome. After years of standing by to watch the opioid crisis develop into an opioid epidemic, he has now used his intimate knowledge of addiction to develop a solution to securely store, actively control dispensing, and safely dispose of unused opioids. This common sense approach will enforce prescription adherence, prevent diversion, monitor patients for respiratory depression and autonomously call emergency services if respiratory distress is detected. His drive to improve healthcare is based on passion, compassion and hope. Dr. Hsu’s business experience comes from founding 2 companies. Naomi solutions, a software company that produced scalable practice management software integrated with revenue cycle management software (RCM) and Picture Archiving Collection Software (PACS) for physician offices. The other company was Quivivepharma, a drug development company, that formulated a generic opioid and respiratory stimulant combination pill to enhance opioid safety in treating pain. He has 5 USPTO granted patents and has 20 pending patent applications.

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Dr. Blythe Hollie Cleverly, PhD

Blythe holds a PhD in Holistic Health through the University of Holistic Health in Healing, based out of the USA. She also has her Doctorate in CORE Education/Counselling and training in psychology through the American Society of Alternative Therapists and through Harvard University, both located in Massachusetts.

She has received education in the Maritimes, Montreal, Toronto and New York, alongside doctors and Nurses who taught Therapeutic Touch and Orthomolecular Medicine in hospitals worldwide. She is an Orthomolecular Health Practitioner and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.

She received her RHN designation through CSNN Moncton and ROHP through the International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC), a governing board for practitioners worldwide. For six years, She served on the board as the director for Eastern Canada. She further served as the Eastern representative for the Canadian Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (CSOM) and the National Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA).

For a term of four years, She served as head instructor at CSNN Moncton, specializing in teaching mental health and energetic anatomy. Dr. Cleverly has educated various groups through seminars and workshops. In the past, she has dedicated part of her time to teaching self esteem seminars to the young and giving voluntary supplemental/nutritional support to those in addiction services. She has had the privilege to address the New Brunswick Health Counsel regarding implementing complimentary medicine into our government’s current health structure.

There are many modalities that Blythe-Hollie is trained in, to aid her clients. She believes that knowledge is power and seeks to help others empower themselves. Her training also includes Neurolinguistic Programing, Quantum Healing Hypnosis, Emotion Code, Psych-K, and other modalities (not listed). She is affiliated with Dr. Daniel Amen of the Amen Clinics, as a Brain Health Practitioner. She has also been trained in Mental Health First Aid through the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She further has a background in Ecclesiastical training which is useful at reframing belief systems.

She has had an established practice for almost a decade, aptly named Fork in the Road - Holistic Health Services. In her practice, she addresses the ‘whole’ person. People are naturally drawn to seek out Dr. Cleverly when they are at “a fork in the road” in their lives. This standstill might be on the physical, mental, emotional or spiritual level. Whatever the issue might be, they are given the opportunity to “choose a clearer path”.

Learn more – Contact info:

We are currently located In Abbotsford, BC.

Apts available on phone/skype/walk and talk in public area

Blythecleverly@gmail.com

www.forkitr.ca

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Tina Blotter is an Independent Consultant with a global health and wellness company Arbonne International. After struggling with health issues of her own, Tina began studying plants and herbs and how they promote health for the body.

For the last 16 years, Tina has helped coach and encourage many thankful clients on their health journey. Tina has a passion for helping others to look and feel their best.

Tina is a full-time wife and mom of three, and she also enjoys painting, acting, and fizz sticks!! Tina graduated from Missouri Southern State College with- Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in art.

She is on a personal mission to help as many as possible live pain-free, health-filled lives. For more information and to connect with Tina visit the following link: http://Christinablotter.arbonne.com

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Eileen Durfee is a former nuclear power engineer, who became sick and toxic from chemical exposure. As she was trying to find a cure, she went through countless doctors and journeys of trying many different diets, fasts, therapies, you name it. Then she found the cure with alternative health and detox protocols, which has helped her live pain-free. During her journey to recover from her own allergies and environmental chemical sensitivities, she also founded Creatrix Solutions. Today, she has devoted her life to discovering new ways for us to eliminate everyday toxins and help people become more healthy.

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Dr. Marylene Kyriazis

Dr. Marylene is a Doctor of Pharmacy and has served as a community and consultant clinical pharmacist for more than 25 years. Since 2010, she has focused on palliative care and pain management. Her roles include consultant, mentor, product and program developer, public speaker, researcher and philanthropist. She developed a CCCEP accredited certificate program in pain management and mentored community pharmacists across the province of BC. She was involved in the research and development of QR Cream™. She has volunteered in numerous capacities as a committee and board member for professional and philanthropic organizations. She is currently the Co-Founder, President and CEO of the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation, providing supportive care to patients with a serious illness and their families. As a Director of MaryHelene Enterprises Inc., she is responsible for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of QR Cream™.

Dr. Helene Bertrand

Main interest is relieving pain. To provide pain relief she uses prolotherapy. She has published a paper on using prolotherapy for shoulder pain (PM&R 2016 January 2016). She also uses perineural injections and has invented a cream for topical pain treatment. A randomized controlled study has proven the effectiveness of this cream for pain relief (PM&R November 7 2015). She has completed a pilot study on using this cream for postherpetic neuralgia: 16 of the 20 people suffering from pain following a bout the shingles, on average five years previously, found relief from this cream. She is conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study using it for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The study is underway with, currently, 81 of the 90 participants needed. As she has started selling the cream, the principal investigator is Dr. François Louw from Kelowna. The cream provides on average 53% pain relief (narcotics, 36%, anti-inflammatories, 23%, Tylenol 13%). To find out more about the cream, called QR cream, go to www.qrcream.com. She has developed a new way to examine for and treat low back pain which provides 78% of those examined with pain relief using a two-minute exercise, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNS6PNKRPo. She is about to start a randomized controlled study to assess the long-term effectiveness of this technique.

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Not constantly pondering about your emotional pain can help you lessen your chronic pain. Learn more with Dr. Matt.

Dr. Matt grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago graduating from Wheaton North High School in 1993. He grew up playing football, basketball, but excelled at baseball.

Matt attended University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana graduating in 1997.

While at the U of I he suffered some severe and painful injuries to his knees that led him on a journey to find healing through Chiropractic as the traditional approaches failed. Always wanting to be in the healthcare field he decided that because chiropractic changed his life, he would become a chiropractor.

Dr. Milonas graduated from National College of Chiropractic in 2001, and has been practicing with his wife Dr. Jessica Thompson, in Naperville IL ever since.

In 2015 Dr. Matt suffered a horrific sequestered L5-S1 disc injury that changed the course of his life and practice forever.

But through that challenge and healing from the pain associated with the disc injury, and able to do that without surgical intervention, he has created an extremely successful and novel approach to handling acute and chronic pain using chiropractic care and other holistic solutions to pain.

The family practice focuses on the restoration of neuro-spinal function through precise and scientific chiropractic adjustments, spinal rehabilitation, as well as a novel way of handling pain at home for his patients and those he coaches around the world, he calls Pain Sucks.

Dr. Matt enjoys golf, baseball, auto racing, doing CrossFit and watching his girls rise at equestrian sports!

He has spoken around the nation to businesses, schools, sports teams and the national PTA and more.

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William Pawluk, MD, MSc is a holistic doctor near Baltimore, MD. Previous academic positions at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland. Training: acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, energy medicine, nutrition and bodywork. Considered the foremost authority on the use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy in North America. Interested in holistic pain management, sleep, anxiety, anti-aging and general health.

He is interested in new solutions to stubborn, chronic and frustrating health problems. He wants to try to resolve the cause of the problem and not to simply put a Band-Aid on it. For example, most conventional treatments for pain rely on “numbing and dumbing,” that simply make the perception of pain better but don’t heal the cause. When on the Dr. Oz show, they both agreed that pain management should be focused on healing the cause. After 25 years of seeing the risks and side effects of traditional approaches, and studying various healing approaches, he discovered that PEMFs provide the most benefit and allowed safe, non-toxic, self-directed, self-controlled, at-home pain management.

To this end, he has worked with magnetic field therapies for 30 years and established an authoritative website www.DrPawluk.com. He is author of a comprehensive book on healing with magnetic fields called “Power Tools for Health.” This book describes what magnetic fields are, over 25 actions of magnetic fields in the body, how they work for over 50 health conditions, how to get a PEMF device for yourself and how to use it. This book is supported by over 500 scientific references and is the most authoritative, yet readable, book on the topic available to date. To help promote this healing concept, he has well over 50 radio, podcast, magazine and TV interviews combined. He has also been a cohost of a 2 hour holistic health radio show in Baltimore for 10 years. Most recently he hosted the Pain Solution Summit interviewing more than 30 experts on helping people with chronic pain.

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Listen to Taranjeet Bakshi on how he beat chronic pain through fasting, intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting.

He was born in North India. At age 5 sent to a boarding school up in the Himalayas and then became a documentary filmmaker. Thereafter, he went to the UK to learn Stain Glass and joined the family business after getting the skills. The business and his personal development grew really well together and he was able to grow the business to becoming one of the best in North India.

Taranjeet suddenly moved to Canada and started driving semi trucks for a living much to the surprise of his family. Thereafter, he was injured at work with a long term disability with chronic pain.

Taranjeet is now in the UK doing his Masters in Glass and Design and will be an apprentice with the world famous artist Danny Lane.

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Relaxation Techniques are great tools to retrain our mind and body, turning down the volume of pain can truly change how the body responds. Listen to this episode to learn more about it.

Jennifer L. Murphy, Ph.D. is a recognized authority and international speaker on optimizing behavioral treatments for chronic pain. She is the lead manual author, master trainer, and subject matter expert for the Department of Veterans Affairs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain treatment and Associate Professor in the

University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine. In her long-term role as Clinical Director of Tampa VA’s inpatient chronic pain rehabilitation program, Dr. Murphy provided clinical oversight for participants during opioid tapering.

As a VA leader and active member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, she has assisted in efforts to expand inclusion of behavioral health providers in pain care teams. Dr. Murphy is co-investigator on numerous funded research trials, serves on the editorial board of Pain Medicine, and frequently authors peer-reviewed publications. She has a book available in fall 2020 from APA Publishing on integrated treatment strategies for chronic pain and opioid management. Her knowledge and insights regarding

nonpharmacological options to assist those with chronic pain have been used to positively impact research, education, and clinical care for individuals and systems in the public and private sectors.

She lives in Tampa, Florida. Visit Jennifer.MurphyPhD.com for more information.

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"Our body has the capacity to heal and recover on it's own. What we could do is to facilitate on it own healing process whenever and wherever we can." - Dr. Hal S. Blatman

Hal Blatman MD is a nationally recognized specialist in treating myofascial pain, and coauthor of “Winners' Guide to Pain Relief”, a reference for treating myofascial pain from migraine headaches to plantar fasciitis.

He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and followed this with 2 years of training in orthopedic surgery, Board certification in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (with study of ergonomics and toxicology), and then Board certification in Integrative Medicine.

With offices in Cincinnati Ohio and Manhattan NY he currently leads a team that specializes in holistic and comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment of pain, ligament and tendon injury, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome using nutrition, detoxification, injection therapies, and regenerative medicine with PRP and stem cells.

Dr. Blatman lectures and teaches doctors across the country and what he has learned could help you go from where you are, to living the life that takes back the power from chronic pain.

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Dr. Jamieson is a full time practicing physician in the Vancouver BC Area. As a lifelong athlete, he found naturopathic medicine through his own health concerns. After sorting out his chronic pain and injuries, everything he knew about medicine was blown wide open.

He was exposed to a side of medicine he never knew existed. It's become part of his journey through practice, educating, and public speaking to tell as many people as he can about the wonderful benefits of naturopathic medicine and the regenerative injection techniques he uses.

On top of maintaining a full-time practice, Dr Jamieson is an adjunct faculty member of BINM - in his spare time you will find him on hiking adventures, traveling the world, and weight lifting.

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How EAET was found to be superior to CBT for chronic pain treatments? Listen to this episode!

Dr. Schubiner is currently a Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has published 47 peer reviewed articles and 22 book chapters, as well as three books, Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and with co-author, Allan Abbass, MD, Hidden From View. He has collaborated extensively with Mark Lumley, PhD, a Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University in a series of studies to develop psychological treatments for chronic pain. They developed Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), which has been tested in various formats for people with different chronic pain conditions and found to be not only effective compared to treatment as usual but superior to CBT in two trials. EAET is now listed as a treatment option in the 2019 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pain Management Best Practices Inter-agency Task Force Report.

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What is neuromodulation and how it can help treat chronic pain?

Dr. Vishal believes that pain is an experience and not a mechanical entity. Listen to this episode to know more about it.

Dr. Vishal Varshney is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in

Vancouver, BC, Canada. He completed medical school from the University of Calgary, and his residency in anesthesiology at the University of British Columbia. He completed his fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Calgary, being one of the first physicians certified in Pain Medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in western Canada. He has an interest in neuromodulation and medical education, serving as a two-term member-at-large of the ASRA Resident Section Committee.

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Dr Mona Mubarak

Professional Qualifications: FCARCSI, FFPM CAI, Dip Pain CAI, FIPP, MSc (Anaesth.), EDAIC, EDRA, Dip HSM ICM, M.B.Ch.B

Biography:

Dr Mubarak is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Management and Anaesthesia since 2016. She finished the anaesthesia/basic pain training in Ireland in 2014, then she joined the pain fellowship training program in Australia. The fellowship was completed in 2015 in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Concord hospitals in Sydney.

Dr Mubarak was keen to get specialised training in cancer pain and neuromodulation. She joined another pain fellowship program in Leeds Teaching University Hospitals in 2015/2016.

After getting a worldwide experience of pain management in Ireland, Australia, and UK, Her enthusiasm extended to the USA where she finished the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP ) in 2017.

Previous NHS Posts:

Dr Mubarak has had private practice privileges in the most prestigious hospitals in the UK. This includes The Nuffield , Ramsay Health and the BMI groups.

Memberships and Publications:

1- Irish Pain Society

2- World Institute of Pain

3- Fellow Faculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthetists in ireland

4- IASP, International Association Society of Pain

5- Dr Mubarak is in the group panel of ASK THE EXPERT in GPBUDDY.ie to assist the Gps in difficult pain cases

6- Member of MediLaw society and Expert Witness in Medical Negligence Pain cases.

Publications: Facet joint degeneration adversely affects ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine. Med Ultras. 2019 May 2;21(2):131-135

Special interest includes the following;

1- Cancer pain including post surgical pain, chemotherapy and radiotherapy ones.

2- Pelvic pain treatment such as Endometriosis, penile pain and chronic

vulvodynia pain.

3- Headache clinic is the third area of special interest with a variety of options of treatment including injections and holistic approach.

4- Opioid management clinics with reduction protocols and conversion to different treatment options such as different patches.

5- Costo-chondritis and non cardiac chest pain treatment

6- Nerve related pain that might result from knee, hip, shoulder and

abdominal surgeries

7- Spinal pain with different modes of treatments for neck and back pain including pulsed radiofrequency and nerve ablations treatment. This treatment can last up to 18 months for pain relief.

8- Muscular pain with different approaches to treat the aches including ultrasound diagnostic and guided injections.

9- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome expertise.

10- Fibromyalgia Pain with different treatment plans including rest bite infusions to give breaks and rehabilitate the tired body from chronic pain.

11- Post amputation pain with phantom pain, stump pain and sensation.

12- Plasma Rich Platelet Treatment will be available for joints pain

To read more about treatments that Dr Mubarak can offer, please visit:

www.paintreatment.co.uk

To contact Dr Mubarak directly, please email drmubarak@paintreatment.co.uk

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"The best lessons I have learned is that the intensity of my pain depends on me, my thoughts, and my actions. The other important lesson is that I can turn down the intensity of my pain with calm, quiet breaths and muscle relaxation." - Heather Divine

Heather Divine graduated from the Misericordia School of Nursing in Edmonton, Alberta in 1974 and worked as an operating room nurse until May 31, 1991, when persistent pain forced her from the workforce.

Very soon after that, I met with another person who had lived with pain for over 25 years and she was fasting with the intent to die. My pain doctor asked me if I would go and talk with her and talk about living with pain. I stopped by her home and began by talking about my own fears and thoughts and how scared I was to face the rest of my life with pain. We talked and laughed and cried for a few hours and at the end of my visit, she changed her mind about wanting to die. I asked her what had made such a difference and she told me “this is the first time since my pain started that somebody understood”. We started a support group together and this was the beginning of new meaning and purpose in my life.

Over the past 30 years, I have continued on this path supporting people, and their families, who lived with persistent pain.

I was the president of the Chronic Pain Association of Canada for about 18 years.
Represented people who lived with pain on many committees, initiatives, and projects.
I took the Chronic Pain Self-management 6 week program and then became a leader.
I was one of the founding board members of Pain BC.
I worked with British Columbia’s Practise Support Program and spoke at many local community’s pain management development meetings.
In 2011 I founded People in Pain Network to establish local community pain self-management education and support (PSMES) groups across Canada. With all the other work I had been involved with, it was clear that people who lived with pain needed ongoing education and support with the primary focus of learning to live well with their pain. One of the most valuable benefit of our groups is that people living with persistent pain are heard and understood. They have a safe place to share the struggles and solutions and be supported as they build a new normal.

o The website has resources, recorded webinars, presentations, links to other resources and organizations, and of course, links to all the PSMES groups. The website is People in Pain Network https://www.pipain.com/.

As the years went by, I learned, the hard way, how to pace, how to pay attention to my pain, and to understand that my pain is my protector and when I “listen” when it suggests that I change my behaviour and my actions, the “voice” of my pain becomes softer.

When I ignore my pain, it will soon shout as loud as it needs to make me listen. The best lessons I have learned is that the intensity of my pain depends on me, my thoughts, and my actions. The other important lesson is that I can turn down the intensity of my pain with calm, quiet breathes, and muscle relaxation.

I realized a few years ago that if I see my healthcare provider for 20 minutes a month, the remaining 43,180 minutes every month are mine to self-manage. Pain impacts our body, mind, spirit, and environment. Start with the area that means the most to you and keep going.

Our Canadian Adult and Youth Pain Toolkits (free on our website) are good places to start to learn more about self-management skills.

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“How you live your life is how you heal. The body knows how to heal. Our job is to learn how to live.” - Dr. Bolliger

For over three decades, Dr. Bolliger, has trained health care practitioners on how to integrate body and mind while addressing pain, trauma and health. Dr. Bolliger’s unique methodology guides people on a path to physical, emotional and spiritual wellness, reminding them of their life’s choices and agency.

People often limit their healing process, whether it’s from arthritis, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis by abdicating their power to their Diagnosis. The path to health means discovering what really needs healing, rewriting the stories that don’t serve us, honouring our body and reclaiming our path back to joy.

Author of “What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask”, she is currently writing a book based on her LISTEN: The intelligent Healing System called Your Body is Speaking – Are You Listening?

Dr. Bolliger is a Board-Certified Naturopathic Physician since 1992, founder and CEO of Bowen College, host of the Healer’s Café as well as her own TV channel “Pain Relief with BowenFirst™ Therapy ”. She is blessed with 3 inspiring adult children and a loving life partner. For more information, go to www.drmanonbolliger.com

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Dr. Jason is a big believer that one should have a diverse gut microbiome so that it can sustain all the good diverse gut bacteria to help you boost your immune system and overall health. Listen to this episode if you want to learn more about this.

Dr. Jason Klop, ND has been working in the field of digestive health and microbiome restoration for many years and during this time focused on conditions that were not responding to pharmaceutical interventions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Dr. Klop has learned that the foundation for all health lies in the gut and through his extensive experience, has incorporated FMT with great results and has broadened his focus to offer FMT for the treatment of children with autism and autism-related symptoms.

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"I always tell my patients with chronic pain that I understand what they're going through and there's a toolbox where we need to combine the tools to fix their pain system." said Dr. Andrea. If you want to learn more how Neuroplasticity can help you with your pain, listen to this episode.

Dr. Andrea Furlan is a physician-scientist and Associate Professor at University of Toronto, Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on chronic pain management, including diagnosis, treatment and education. She was the team leader who developed the Canadian Opioid Guideline in 2010. She is the author of the Opioid Manager and My Opioid Manager, tools to help prescribers and patients use opioids safely for chronic non-cancer pain. Dr. Furlan is Co-Chair of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship - a telementoring project aimed at teaching clinicians in rural/underserved areas how to help patients with chronic pain live better lives.

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The internet is a convenient way to treat patients virtually and level up the patient care system. Learn more about this with Dr. Jonathan.

Dr. Jonathan M. Hagedorn is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and his Pain Medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He has particular interest in the interventional and surgical management of chronic pain, and has published multiple manuscripts in this area. He is actively involved in industry research to find new, innovative techniques for chronic pain management. He is a founding member of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) and serves as teaching faculty for the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). He currently serves as the Director of Neuromodulation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

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"If the emotional part of the pain isn't resolved or addressed, we haven't done our part completely." - Dr. Ali Nairizi

Dr. Ali Nairizi, MD

Reno Tahoe Pain Associates

Board Certified Anesthesiologist

Board Certified Pain Specialist

Dr. Nairizi is a Board Certified Interventional Pain Specialist, Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Reno, School of Medicine. Dr. Nairizi is dedicated to treating patients with a wide array of chronic pain conditions, such as back, neck, shoulder, hip and knee pain. He is very passionate about his patients and his goal is to provide them with the best care possible. He believes that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach that is tailored to the patient’s needs provides the best results. He also understands that successful treatment of painful conditions depends on identifying the underlying cause for the pain, not just masking it.

Dr. Nairizi is originally from Tehran, Iran. He received his medical degree from the Shahid Beheshti University School of Medicine in Tehran and later obtained a master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in cellular and molecular physiology. He then went on to complete his residency training at the Drexel University College of Medicine. Upon completing his fellowship training in interventional pain management at the Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Nairizi moved to Reno to join the practice.

Dr. Nairizi is involved with multiple educational seminars with regards to comprehensive and multimodal pain management in the Northern Nevada community. He is currently Principal Investigator in multiple clinical trials and serves as the Co-Chair of Medical practice at Nevada State Medical Association and the Chair of Membership Committee and Board director at Washoe County Medical Society, supporting the physician members in State of Nevada. He is also involved with educating health care providers with new technologies and treatment in the realm of chronic pain management. In 2017, Dr. Nairizi was awarded a silver medal in the category of Best Doctor for the “Best of Reno 2017” competition.

Dr. Nairizi is recognized as an industry leader in pain management. Reno Tahoe Pain Associates has a state-of-the-art facility in Reno, Nevada, that allows for us to offer the highest possible level of quality care of our patients.

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University Health Network (UHN) has a very unique type of program where they provide different types of modalities in treating chronic pain. If you want to know more about their program, listen to this episode.

Dr. Demetry received his specialized honours undergraduate degree from York University in 2008. He concurrently earned a specialty in Fitness Assessment and Exercise Counseling, and the title of Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP) through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).

Dr. Demetry graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2012 and immediately began practicing in Midtown Toronto. In 2014, Dr. Demetry became the Clinical Coordinator for the University Health Network (UHN) Comprehensive Integrated Pain Program at The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. In the hospital setting, Demetry works with a team of physicians, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to adequately diagnose and manage chronic pain. He earned his diplomate in chronic pain management through the Canadian Academy of Pain Management in 2015. He has since been hosted by several provincial associations across Canada to lecture to healthcare providers on the conservative and inter-disciplinary management of chronic pain. He was happy to finally join the fabulous team at the Pain and Wellness Centre in November 2017.

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In this video, Dr. Wayne discussed here the meaning of your pain and what are the 3 laws of treating Chronic Pain.

Dr. Wayne Phimister MRCGP, FCFP is an assistant professor, family physician, author, international speaker and podcast host who is committed to finding solutions for chronic pain. He has developed a transformational fascial tissue release technique with trigger point injections for his patients and uses simple cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to optimise nervous system neuroplasticity. He endorses an anti-inflammatory lifestyle with nutrition and the Wim Hof Method to reduce inflammation and heal the body. Dr. Wayne is a single Dad to 3 children who inspire him to be the best person he can be in service to humanity and lives in BC, Canada.

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"If (the patient) has persistent pain .... complex, I would work on creating a window of decreased pain where we can introduce some more movements/exercises and set some lifestyle goals. One of my main goals is to navigate the patient to a place where they can self manage." Want to know more how Michael treats his patients? Listen to this episode.

Michael Reoch is a Registered Massage Therapist from Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated in 2007 from the 3000 hour massage therapy program at WCCMT. Michael was the chair of a special interest group called PPGPain which is for RMTs who have a special interest in treating persistent pain. He has helped develop Pain education programs for RMTs in BC through the RMTBC and PainBC. Also, Michael taught advanced clinical and academic classes at WCCMT. He has been a board member of the RMTBC for five years helping to advance the massage therapy profession through science based education. Mike currently runs a private practice in British Columbia and teaches Manual Therapy classes regularly worldwide.

Mike Reoch has been a massage therapist since 2007 and currently runs a private practice in British Columbia. Mike is a past board member and the Chair of the Communications Committee for the Registered Massage Therapy Association of British Columbia. Through that association, Mike founded a professional practice group for pain management to help RMTs pursue special education in pain sciences called PPGPain. Mike now teaches DNM classes regularly worldwide.

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Do you know that meditation can lessen the pain in your body? Dr. Jan talks about how to integrate it into your routine.

Jan Carstoniu MD FRCPC qualified as an anaesthesiologist in 1992 after completing his training in Toronto. Prior to entering medical studies he was a licensed psychologist in the province of Québec. He began his practice in the management of chronic pain in 1993 and by the year 2000, this became his full-time occupation.

Until 2015 he was the medical director of Headache & Pain Management, an OHP facility that offered multidisciplinary treatment including interventional therapies for chronic pain.

He continues in private practice as a consultant, providing assessments, assistance with medication management and non-pharmacological treatment including OHIP funded group therapy involving pain education, emotional support, active physical interventions and cognitive behavioral techniques. His practice includes medical-legal cases and he has appeared as an expert witness in the provincial court of Ontario.

He has trained in martial arts for over 40 years and currently is the chief instructor of Toronto Baguazhang where he teaches a Chinese martial arts system developed for bodyguards/security personnel.

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"It's important to find the path and solution that works for you. It varies from every patient depending on what they need." says Dr. Alex. Learn more with him!

Dr. Alex Dressler completed his Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served as Chief Fellow. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center prior to fellowship. Dr. Dressler completed his intern year at Greenwich Hospital part of Yale-New Haven Health.

He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and his medical doctorate from New York Medical College.

He is Board Certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Dressler has a specific interest in the utilization of neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation. He is trained in both ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided procedures for the treatment of chronic pain.

Of note he was named one of the top 40 doctors under 40 in the state of Pennsylvania while still a fellow due to utilization of social media for inter-institutional collaborations that lead to better care for patients.

Dr. Dressler has multiple publications in peer reviewed journals and a textbook chapter focusing on optimal pain management in the trauma patient.

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"I believe that, through patient and practitioner re-education, understanding and therapeutic application, we can change the burden of persistent pain in our society." says Dr. Richard. Learn more with him.

Dr. Richard McIlmoyle graduated in 1994 with a BSc. in biochemistry, from McMaster University, and in 1999 with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree, from Logan College. Most recently (2018) he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Pain Management from the University of Alberta. He has been practicing as a chiropractor since 2000 in Toronto, Hamilton, and Victoria. Since 2002 he co-owns, and practices in, a thriving interdisciplinary clinic.

He has spent 17 years as a neurology instructor at a local massage college and for the past several years has worked with PainBC, which has a goal to “Empower health care providers with the education, tools, and skills they need to improve the lives of people living with pain.”

He is a member of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA), British Columbia Chiropractic Association (BCCA), International Association for the Study of Pain, Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute, and the Canadian Academy of Pain Management. As a member of the BCCA Best Practices Task Force, he has collaborated in the completion of a draft framework for Chiropractic best practices.

In 2019, he was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation, subsequently accepting the appointment to the role of Chair of the research committee.

His talk will explore the change he sees as crucial to alter resource allocation for research on manual therapy, with spinal manipulative therapy as the exemplar. Should we continue to throw money at chasing clinical prediction rules for specific modality application.

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If you're hurting and you're not depressed, then you're lying or you're crazy. Listen more about what Dr. Andrea can tell you about it.

Andrea M. Trescot, MD, ABIPP, FIPP, CIPS

Andrea Trescot, MD was a pain clinic director in private practice in Orange Park for 10 years before she moved to academics, first as the pain fellowship director at the University of Florida, and then as director of the pain fellowship program and full professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

She then spent several years practicing in the great state of Alaska, but she has returned to her home area of Jacksonville. Dr. Trescot is past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), past president of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP), and past president of the Alaska Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (AKSIPP).

She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Stimwave, a wireless stimulation company. Dr. Trescot has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters, and she is the editor and senior author of a 900-page pain textbook (Peripheral Nerve Entrapments – Clinical Diagnosis and Management).

She is also co-author of PainWise – A Patient’s Guide to Pain Management, as well as co-editor of the three-volume pain review textbook Pain Medicine & Interventional Pain Management – A Comprehensive Review.

She speaks nationally and internationally on topics of pain medicine and interventional pain management.

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Why being heard is so important for Chronic Pain patients?

Diane Roylance, Bsc (PT), BSc (Zoology), FCAMPT, cGunnIMS

Diane is a Physiotherapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She has a special interest in persistent pain and complex spine presentations and her patients include elite athletes, weekend warriors, musicians, office workers and those seeking solutions to longstanding pain conditions. She currently consults at Fifth Ave Physiotherapy in Calgary, Alberta and spent 6 years at the Calgary Chronic Pain Centre.

Diane provides continuing medical education to interdisciplinary providers on rehabilitation for chronic pain. As well, she has provided expertise to Primary Care Network groups for chronic low back pain programming, educated medical students and provided education to family physicians on prescribing exercise in the medical office.

Diane has presented to peers on the role of Physiotherapy in Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain, Management of Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain, contributed to a patient app for persistent pain and sits on the planning committee for the annual Calgary Pain Conference.

Diane is passionate about helping people move and currently provides Virtual Physiotherapy to ensure patients stay safe, healthy and keep momentum with movement during this unusual time of COVID-19.

And, typically, when not working, she’s outside playing in the mountains with her family.

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Do you want to know what are effective self help techniques that you can apply if you suffer from Chronic Pain? Learn with my friend Chris Bridgeford.

Chris was born and bred in Forres in Moray, Scotland and has lived there all his life. He was educated at Applegrove Primary School and Forres Academy after which he joined Bank of Scotland in 1976 then took early medical retirement in 1995.

In the 1980s he presented monthly and weekly radio shows with local radio station Moray Firth Radio, one show was one of the first Computer Shows in the country where the broadcast home-made computer programs over the airwaves (all those screechy sounds on tape for those old enough to remember). The second weekly show was for three hours on a Saturday evening with music and competitions and the third was a monthly show which featured only obscure album tracks taking it in turn with three other presenters. He was a member of Forres Community Council from 1990 – 2000 serving as Secretary and Chairman of the Planning Committee. He has also been Secretary of Forres In Bloom, Forres Golf Course Board of Management and finally, The Friends of Falconer Museum for twelve years. He formed Affa Sair in 2015 after emerging from a period of depression due to chronic pain.

He was granted Burgess of The Royal Burgh of Forres for his service to the local community. This is an ancient historical award which allows Burgesses to drive their livestock through the High Street etc; Chris is a self-confessed computer nerd with Apple Macs being his preferred system after he got bored with Windows in the early 2000s.

He first experienced chronic pain in 1978 when he was diagnosed with Sacroiliitis, thereafter Ankylosing Spondylitis. He never conformed to the medical books of the day and after much to-ing and fro-ing and disbelief, he was eventually diagnosed in 2004 with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Along with this came Allodynia and Costochondritis, in 1995 Chris had an aortal-femoral bypass on his left leg and angioplasty on his right. He had to have his gallbladder removed through a cholecystectomy and there followed numerous incisional hernia repairs with the one in 2004 where things went badly wrong and he lost 9 units of blood and nearly his life. There followed numerous bouts of depression until 2014 when things got better. During that time he also developed Diabetes now controlled by insulin and tablets. Sadly, 3 TIA’s in two days and possible heart disease joined his other ailments. He always says he’s had an “interesting” life.

With his confidence and vocabulary returned, Chris decided to form an on-line support group for chronic pain sufferers and to try to get pain services restored at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin. So on 14 th April 2015 Affa Sair was born. The initiative was very successful with pain services restored on 3 rd March 2016. This saved chronic pain sufferers having to travel all the way to Aberdeen – a round tip of 140 miles which left sufferers in extra pain for days after the appointment.

Affa Sair now has 481 members, has been mentioned a few times in First Ministers Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and frequently engages with many MSPs from all Political Parties. Just before the Covid-19 pandemic struck Affa Sair had been instrumental in getting £500,000 for NHS Grampian to improve their Pain Services from the Public Health Minister.

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Are you curious how a physical therapist is doing Remote Therapy during this pandemic? Get insights from Tim George on how his team have done it efficiently and effectively for over 10 years!

Tim George began working at The Egoscue Method headquarters as a Postural Alignment Specialist in 2004. Tim has taught seminars and workshops internationally and across the USA educating diverse groups of fitness and health care practitioners about The Egoscue Method. He's also served as the director of the Egoscue Online Therapy Department. Tim has a science degree in exercise physiology, and a master's degree in athletic training from California State University, Chico.

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There are certain foods that you eat that can certainly trigger the pain your body. Learn more about nutrients, bio hacks, and other modalities that can help you heal your Chronic Pain with Dr. Adella Gerry.

Dr. Adella Gerry, ND (Dr. Della) has been passionate about the power of nature and natural healing from a very young age. She is open and personable and takes great care to listen and understand her patients’ unique situations. Included in her vast skill set is the ability to provide pain management for anyone from athletes to expecting mothers, to those with neurodegenerative conditions. Dr. Della has a passion for women's health and has additional training to treat fertility issues, menstrual disorders, menopause, hormonal therapy, and help relieve pregnancy ailments. She has a special interest in Sports Medicine, to help athletes optimize performance and improve recovery time.

Dr. Della obtained her Bachelor of Science from the University of Victoria in 2011, majoring in both Biology and Psychology, and graduated in 2015 as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from Boucher in New Westminster. Dr. Della’s extensive training gives her the expertise to investigate your symptoms and treat the root causes of illness through patient education, nutrition counselling, lifestyle modifications, and applying one or many of her treatments methods of botanical medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, pharmacology, injectable therapies, and physical therapies. Dr. Della has practiced in Vancouver, Salt Spring Island, and Victoria. However, Victoria is her hometown and she is very happy to be back serving her community since early 2017. She currently practices at Pearl Healthcare, a multidisciplinary clinic in the Lansdowne Professional Centre.

Dr Della has two uncommon and very beneficial pieces of equipment in her practice. She has a Class IV Infrared Laser (LiteCure – Light Force 15 Watt Laser) used for decreasing pain, improving healing, and restoring unstable tissues. Class IV Laser can be beneficial for improving many conditions - such as sprains and strains, local pain, restoring function to joints, and healing from surgery. Dr Della utilizes a variety of pain injections - including neural, prolo, neural-prolo, PRP, and hyaluronic acid to improve pain and function in a variety of areas.

In addition, Dr. Della has a Thermal Imaging Camera utilized for Thermal Breast Imaging (also known as breast thermography). She uses these to provide a more complete understanding of possible breast pathologies. Her breast program also includes a physical breast exam at each scan. With initial breast patients a three month follow-up is included to monitor tissues and compare how they are changing over time. The follow-up and physical exam allows more information to improve accuracy of results.

Dr. Della offers a wide variety of services to benefit you on your healing journey.

She also provides 10-minute free consultations if you have any questions about her treatments or about how Naturopathic Medicine could benefit you. For a more detailed description of Dr. Della’s services and treatments or to contact her please visit http://drdella.ca. Dr. Della looks forward to helping you improve your health and wellbeing!

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Do you know that there are a lot of options how to treat Chronic Pain aside from using opioids? Dr. Latrice talked more about other interventional approaches in reducing chronic pain.

Dr. Latrice A. Akuamoah, M.D., M.P.H is originally from Chicago. She is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management physician at The Spine and Pain Institute of New York. She graduated from The University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Science in molecular genetics prior to earning her medical degree and master of public health at Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in anesthesiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City followed by a fellowship in interventional pain management at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

A complete evaluation of each patient is performed by Dr. Akuamoah. She uses an evidence-based multimodal approach often recommending behavioral therapy, physical therapy, medications, and cutting edge minimally invasive procedures, when necessary. Dr. Akuamoah has expertise in the treatment of painful conditions of the back and neck, including sciatica, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, arthritis, and continued pain after spine surgery. She also specializes in treating chronic joint pain, headaches, and neuropathic pain.

Dr. Akuamoah strives to offer her patients new and targeted treatment options that take into account their diverse needs and lifestyles. She takes the time to carefully listen to her patients, so that she can help them reach their goals. She is committed to improving her patients’ quality of life, helping them return to work and other activities that they enjoy.

Dr. Akuamoah has been named to the New York Times Magazine Super Doctors - Rising Stars list. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She regularly attends professional conferences to stay up to date on the latest advances in pain management. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, watching the latest popular TV show, and spending time with her family. While Dr. Akuamoah enjoys a New York pizza slice, she still prefers Chicago-style deep dish.

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Do you know that Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is an effective treatment for acute chronic pain, rehabilitation from injury, and even injury prevention? Learn with us together with Dr. Jordan as he talks more about this.

Dr. Jordan Morton is a Naturopathic Physician that has been passionate about health and wellness for most of his life. He has spent the last decade training for marathons, becoming a yoga teacher, diving deep into plant-based nutrition and in 2016, becoming a Naturopathic Physician.

He strives to share his love of life and passion for Naturopathic Medicine with all his patients so that they can reach their fullest potential. Dr. Morton helps them go on that hike, play without pain, improve their mood and achieve whatever other goals they have. He is a general practitioner with a special interest in:

Chronic pain, joint dysfunction and using injection therapies (prolotherapy, PRP, trigger point injections, perineural injections) to get patients out of pain

Physical Medicine (soft tissue massage, physical adjustments, exercise and stretching)

Vegan nutrition (plant-based medicine for cardiovascular, diabetic, chronic disease concerns and general healthy living)

Most recently, Dr. Morton has been training extensively in a Prolotherapy Mastermind group to bring his very best to his patients. Prolotherapy and regenerative injections are natural, non-surgical approaches to resolving chronic joint, ligament and tendon issues with a great success rate.

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Do you believe that blocking the sympathetic nerve can reduce the symptoms of pain? Dr. Jesse talked more about it on this episode. Listen and learn more about Stellate Ganglion Block Technique.

Dr. Jesse Hatgis, D.O. is a double board certified osteopathic pain management/physical medicine and rehabilitation physician.

Dr. Hatgis believes in a whole body approach in treating painful and/or debilitating conditions. Non-invasive treatments are usually provided with the opportunity for improvement prior to the initiation of localized injection therapies and/or minimally invasive spinal treatments. As an interventional pain physician, he utilizes a variety of advanced therapies including, but not limited to, neuromodulation/spinal cord stimulation, vertebral augmentation, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Hatgis believes in treating everyone with respect and properly teaching patients about their conditions and treatment options in an authentic manner.

Dr. Hatgis is also a highly involved member of the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR) and has authored numerous journal articles and publications in pain management.

Dr. Hatgis’ also created a one-of-a-kind medical practice to most effectively treat those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD Group was launched in 2019 to provide patients with the stellate ganglion block procedure, which is a fast and effective treatment option for those suffering from PTSD.

Dr. Hatgis is licensed to practice medicine in the states of Florida and Arizona.

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Do you know that you can reduce your chronic pain when you shift your negative self talk into a positive one? When you practice mindfulness with the things that you're thinking of and be aware of the things that stress you out, you can eliminate them. It can dramatically lessen them as you move toward a pain free life. Do you want to learn and hear more about this? Join me together with Dr. Heather as she talks more about it.

Dr. Martarella began working with patients with chronic pain in 2006 during a postdoctoral fellowship at Kaiser. In 2012, she sustained an injury during an adventure trip in Costa Rica that resulted in chronic pain and ultimately led to a career shift by early 2014 to work exclusively with patients with chronic pain. She has since served as the Director of Compass Center for Functional Restoration at Sacramento Pain Clinic, an interdisciplinary program for patients with chronic pain resulting from work related injuries. She currently teaches a pain management skills course and provides individual pain recovery treatment sessions at a Kaiser Permanente Pain Management department in California.

Dr. Martarella received her masters and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology with a multicultural competency emphasis from John F. Kennedy University. She completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of San Francisco and Kaiser. She has served as the Department Chair, Director of Training, and Associate Professor for the Department of Counseling, Sports and Forensic Psychology at Ar- gosy University in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has also taught graduate psychology courses for Alliant University California School of Professional Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, John F. Kennedy University, and San Francisco State University. She is a past president of the Association of Family Therapists of Northern California. She has maintained a part-time private psychotherapy and consultation practice since 2007. Clinical Psychologist CA#21758

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Nobody is exempt from feeling pain after a surgical intervention but is it possible to reduce the chronic consequences that we could suffer because of it? Surely it is! Dr. Mona Mubarak joins us again to talk about post-surgical pain and how can we take action to prevent it from happening. She is also discussing the main factors that can increase the possibilities of being affected by it and the most effective solutions to this common, but invisible, problem.

Dr. Mona Mubarak is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Management and Anaesthesia since 2016. After getting a worldwide experience of pain management in Ireland, Australia, and the UK, her enthusiasm extended to the USA where she finished the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) in 2017. Dr. Mubarak was a full-time chronic pain management consultant at Birmingham University and Dorset University Hospitals for the last three years. Prior to that, she was appointed as a substantive chronic pain and Anaesthesia consultant in the Royal National Orthopedic State of Art hospital in Birmingham, UK.

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Do you know what is behind your chronic pain and what does it really implies? You are about to know it! Today, Dr. Mona Mubarak joins us to talk about everything about chronic pain diagnosis and treatment: what is the biological basis of it, its usual obstacles, and possible results. She will also talk about the consequences of the lack of correct diagnoses and the evolution of chronic pain on the integrity of the body, and her actual work developing a multidisciplinary pelvic pain clinic.

Dr. Mubarak is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Management and Anesthesia since 2016. After getting a worldwide experience in pain management in Ireland, Australia, and the United Kingdom, her enthusiasm extended to the United States, where she finished the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) in 2017. She also has had private practice privileges in the most prestigious hospitals in the UK, including The Nuffield, Ramsay Health, and the BMI group.

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Do you feel that you are empowered enough to overcome what is constantly causing your pain? Well, this may help you solve your problems. Today, Mihael Mamychsvili is here to talk about the three-stepped neuropath reset method, which is a pain therapy that has been recently designed by him, and describe the components that it involves in every instance. He will also discuss some of the obstacles that are involved with patients’ treatment, as well as the benefits of understanding, by his own experience, the emotional component of chronic pain.

Mihael Mamychsvili is the Founder and Lead Therapist of Angel Hands Integrative Programs. His specialty is reconnecting the communication between mind and body. After becoming a Shiatsu Therapist in 2001, he has developed his own style of therapy and methodology that focuses on the body-mind connection. Through his treatments, which look at the complete person, he has helped clients change themselves. He is also recognized by complementary as well as conventional health agencies like VGH Cardiac Rehab Centre, PainBc, and The Cancer Society, where he is often asked to be a keynote speaker or educator.

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Are you waiting for the discovering of a new method that can end with your problems? Did you know that you can do more for yourself than anybody else? Because that is the truth! Today, Mark Pew joins us to discuss a variety of topics related to neuroplasticity, behavioral therapy, and the use of alternative methods, such as medical marijuana and cannabidiol. He is also describing the importance of finding the correct treatment according to each situation, and the change of mindset that is really necessary to truly heal from chronic pain.

Mark Pew, Advisory Board member at BioNutraceutical Health Solutions, is a passionate educator and agitator. Mark is a recognized thought leader in workers’ compensation and award-winning speaker, blogger, author, and jurisdictional advisor. Also known as the RxProfessor, he is focused on the intersection of chronic pain and appropriate treatment, particularly as it relates to the clinical and financial implications of prescription painkillers non-pharma treatment modalities, and the evolution of medical marijuana.

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Have you ever suffered from chronic pain? Are you conscious of the multiple consequences that it has? Because it can considerably influence multiple aspects of your daily life. Today, Dr. Trevor Campbell joins us to talk about how pain can affect both individuals and society. The variety of results that it can potentially have in social, economic, and daily life, and the involvement of all the facets of the human being, such as the biological, psychological, and social ones, makes it an important aspect of health to focus on. He is also discussing the actual problem of addressing successful treatments for chronic diseases, and the challenge that it represents to the physician.

Dr. Trevor Campbell is a family physician who studied medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, before emigrating to Canada, where he became interested in treatments for chronic pain. He has worked in multi-disciplinary pain management and opioid reduction programs and has served as medical director for a leading pain management provider in Western Canada.

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Is there any benefit in trying cannabinoid medicine in pain treatments? We are still walking along the path of really understanding its physiology, but there are many good reasons to implement it. Dr. Sara-Ara Ahmed joins us today to talk about her trajectory in pain and cannabinoid medicine, how can both be used to benefit patients with chronic diseases, and what are the obstacles that she finds every day in her practice with this controversial methodology. She will be also talking about its possible relation with the immune system, and the impact of the actual situation of COVID-19 in patients’ attention.

Dr. Sana-Ara Ahmed is a practicing clinical Anesthesiologist, Interventional Pain & Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist in Canada. She holds membership with national and international cannabis research societies and is an avid advocate for dignified patient access to medical cannabis. Successfully incorporating medical cannabis in treating chronic pain with the combination of regenerative medicine has well established Dr. Ahmed as a national expert in this emerging field of medicine. As an avant-garde entrepreneur and visionary, her chronic pain holistic clinic, known as Genuvis Health, provides integrative, compassionate, and personalized pain management solutions. Her diverse practice focuses on targeted pain control for accurate pain diagnosis and opioid harm reduction for post-surgical pain patients.

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Did you know that 40-80% of chronic pain patients were given wrong diagnoses of their diseases? Yes, that is true; and what is more, it can really have a negative impact on their healing process. Today, Dr. Nelson joins us to talk about his researches referred to pain treatments’ success, the great number of incorrect diagnoses in clinics, and the development of a new online questionnaire, which is based on Bayesian analysis and may truly change the paradigm of modern pain diagnosis methodology.

Nelson Hendler has graduated from Princeton in 1966. He has received an MD in 1972, and an MS in neurophysiology in 1974 from the University of Maryland, and did his residency training in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1972 to 1975. He published four books, 34 textbook chapters, and 69 articles. He was past president of the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association of America and also of the American Academy of Pain Management. The Pain Validity Test that he has researched predicts with 95% accuracy which patient will have abnormal medical tests, and the Diagnostic Paradigm and Treatment Algorithm gives diagnoses with a 96% correlation with diagnoses of Johns Hopkins Hospital doctors and recommends the proper diagnostic tests to use.

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Did you know that behind the decisions of legislators there are many people paying the consequences? Sometimes, laws associated with health services, which real objective is to reduce critical problems related to them, can strongly affect patients and the way they face their diseases. Dr. Juan Hincapie Castillo joins us to discuss the restriction of opioids medications and both positive and negative consequences that this legislative decision has on the general population. He will also talk about the actual problem of illicit opioid overdoses, the use of fentanyl substances and what are the trends that are happening while these laws are implemented.

Dr. Juan M. Hincapie-Castillo, Pharm.D, M.S., Ph.D., joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy as an assistant professor in 2019. He has received the degrees of Doctor of Pharmacy (2013), Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2017), and Ph.D. with a concentration in Pharmacoepidemiology (2019) at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. His research interests include the study of drug utilization and safety in the area of pain management, the evaluation of the effects of State and Federal laws on patient outcomes, and the assessment of patient safety and quality for inpatient pain management.

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Are you aware of the many effects that pain can have on the integrity of our bodies? Because it can really affect us! Dr. Lucas MacMillan joins us to talk about how pain can disrupt not only our daily habits but the chemistry of our whole bodies. He will also describe the different consequences of it both in the psychological and biological extracts of the person; and how did he do, by his own experience, to overcome chronic pain every day of his life.

Dr. Lucas MacMillan was trained first as a Registered Nurse, then as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. He has written various articles covering topics such as chronic pain approaches, the professional training of naturopathic doctors, research on medicinal uses of curcumin, indications, and uses of prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Lucas enjoys discussing health and treatment options with his patients and genuinely looks forward to teaching others about health, medicine, and methods to improve one’s health and wellbeing outside of the doctor’s office.

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Do you really know what it is like to deal with and fight against chronic pain? You are going to discover it! Camilla Yong Bratteli joins us today to tell us about her experience dealing with pain, what does it feel like, and how it can strongly affect people in various aspects of their lives. She will also describe the process that she had gone through to finally heal from it and feel better with herself.

Camilla is a thirty-nine years-old woman, mother of two children aged fifteen and three. She has bachelor’s degrees in social worker, and sports and nutrition. Ms. Yong is also a certified instructor at gymnastics and her passion is to help other people to reach better health, both physically and mentally, internally and externally.

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Do you want to know even more about chronic pain? Well, you are going to learn some new and useful things! Dr. Avinash Ramchandani joins us to talk about chronic pain and what are the factors that cause it. He is also reflecting on what does he take into account when he treats a patient and gives a little advice to those who are dealing with chronic pain in their daily lives.

Dr. Avinash Ramchandani is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management. He received his B.A. Molecular in Cell Biology from UC Berkeley. After residency, he completed his fellowship in Pain Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ramchandani incorporates pain procedures, nutrition, exercises, and medications to customize treatment options for patients in pain. He enjoys being on the cutting edge of proven treatments for pain management and believes in optimizing the functional being so that pain is controlled and people may live with the highest degree of dignity.

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Did you know that you can have an active role in keeping yourself and others healthy? Because you surely can, and you definitely have to assume it! Today, Prof. George Grant joins us to talk about the global situation that is affecting us nowadays: COVID-19; and what can we do, generally, to keep ourselves and others safe. He also tells us that it is not all about intervention, but prevention; and we have to be responsible and conscious of this fact in order to act benefiting our health.

Dr. George Grant, known as The Caring Doctor, is considered the Canadian authority in Integrative/Functional Medicine and a global wellness ambassador. He is a scientist, professor, chemist, toxicologist, nutritionist, biofeedback, stress management, and pain specialist. Dr. Grant is an expert in biofeedback, stress, anti-aging, and natural pain management. He helped clients at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto recover from clogged arteries as well as 10,000 clients worldwide. He has also worked as a Senior Consultant for Health Canada, FDA and CDC as well as in private practice.

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Did you know that although benzodiazepines are used for many conditions, they can bring undesired effects that represent a challenge for both physicians and yourself? Because, in the end, that is what really happens. Dr. Steven Wright joins us to talk about the different variants of benzodiazepines, their combination with opioids in treatments, and what truly happens in the taking period and withdrawal process.

Steven Wright, MD, is a residency-trained family physician with a 37-year clinical career. He has been active in addiction medicine for 32 years, and in medical pain management for 16 years. His interests include the neurophysiology and treatment of pain and addiction, non-opioid analgesia, opioids, benzodiazepines, cannabis, adverse consequences, and policy development. He is the medical consultant for The Schreiber Research Group and the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices.

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Can chronic pain difficulties be affected by the culture in which we live and are constantly changing? They surely can. And they do! Today, Dr. Praveen Ganty joins us to talk about the different problems that modern society has when it comes to chronic pain. He includes topics such as overmedication, social stigmas, the cannabinoid system, and what can we do in our everyday life to deal with this pain and improve our quality of life.

Dr.Ganty is a consultant in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology, currently working at Allevio Pain Management, in Toronto. He trained in Anesthesiology in India and then re-trained in the United Kingdom, where he also completed a Fellowship in Chronic Pain, and was a consultant from 2010 to 2016, treating patients in chronic pain. He was also actively involved in research projects. His passion is to get patients off “the chemicals that treat pain, including opioids”, to encourage self-help, and to manage chronic pain through non-pharmacological methods.

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Could you imagine yourself living with strong physical pain for many years? Brittany Quiroz did it, that’s why she is definitely a warrior. Today, she joins us to talk about her experience, how it all began and changed her life forever. She is also talking about the change of mindset that was necessary to overcome this painful situation, and what were the benefits of that transformation.

Brittany Quiroz is a mother, a wife, a motivational speaker, singer, songwriter, motivational vocalist and advocate for change for younger generations who have disabilities. She was diagnosed with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 30, which was a fight or flight moment in her life, that would either break her entirely or turn herself into a voice. She chose to follow the second path. “By broadening our horizon for changes like this not only we do empower others fighting chronic illness, but we also break the stigma attached with what disability is supposed to look like”, says proudly.

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Did you believe that you already knew everything about chronic pain and its treatment? You are going to find it out! Dr. Robyn Prescott joins us today to talk about every aspect of chronic pain: what is it, how can it be cured, and what really makes the difference. She is also talking about some of the challenges that physicians face and what are the strategies they could use to help their patients overcome their pain situation.

Dr. Robyn Prescott received her medical degree from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic medicine in 2014 where she graduated with the prestigious Spirit of Boucher award acknowledging her for outstanding commitment to both the community and academics. For the past five years, Dr. Prescott has operated her own successful private practice in North Vancouver, BC before recently relocating to Kamloops, BC. Her practice focuses on pain management, personal health optimization, and hormone balancing for all individuals. She currently holds a certification in prolotherapy, neural therapy, therapeutic, and is one of the few naturopathic physicians in Canada to perform injections under ultrasound guidance.

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Have you heard about it before? Right now you are going to learn about one of the most important associations when it comes to chronic pain management. Today, Penney Cowan, founder and CEO of the American Chronic Pain Association, joins us to talk about the reasons why she decided to found it, what are its present projects, and what is really important if a person is dealing with chronic pain.

Penney Cowan is the founder and CEO of the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA), which provides peer support and education in pain management skills to people with pain and their families; and works to build awareness about chronic pain among professionals, decision-makers, and the general public. Ms. Cowan is a recognized speaker advocating a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Most recently she is a Co-founder and Board Member of the World Patients Alliance. She has been an advocate and consumer representative for pain issues and received numerous awards from organizations, such as the Institute for Public Service, American Pain Society, and American Academy of Pain Medicine.

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Do you know what can you do to effectively minimize your chronic pain? You’re about to learn! Dr. Majeed joins us in this episode to talk about the experience of pain; what really happens in your body when you have it; and what can you do to fight against this problem. She also discusses the stigma of being part of the elderly population, and what can be done to optimize the quality of life of this vulnerable group of society.

Yasmine Majeed is a Consulting Pain Physician at the Calgary Chronic Pain Center, and Medical Director and Site Medical Lead for Age Care. She is currently President in the Section of Chronic Pain of the Alberta Medical Association. Dr. Majeed is also the founder and President of the Canadian Global Care Society. She feels passionate about caring for chronic pain around the spectrum.

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What happens when we take a more complete approach to the problem and try to find different, but convergent, ways of solving it? You are about to know it! In this episode, Dr. Zach Cohen joins us to discuss the effectivity of using a variety of sciences and techniques to reduce the pain; and also talks about the opioid crisis era that we are living in, what are the consequences in people, and what are the health benefits of reducing those opioids to better levels.

Dr. Zach Cohen is double board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He completed a Chronic Pain Fellowship at the University of California San Diego, which was recently rated the best chronic pain fellowship in America by the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Dr. Cohen often employs a team approach to helping patients overcome their pain issues, working alongside surgeons, neurologists, physiatrists, and psychologists. He considers himself part of the new age of interventional pain medicine and understands that many patients do not want to be on medications, especially opioids and finds ways to reduce their pain while helping them reduce the use of these medications.

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Did you know that it is possible to reduce your chronic pain with just an injection? Because it truly is! On this occasion, Michael Perry joins us to talk about a technique that he has been practicing for around fifteen years, which is called ‘hydro needling’; how does it work and what are the benefits of it; and also he is going to discuss some specific pathologies and how this method can sometimes be the solution for them.

Michael Perry is a nurse anesthetist who has been in the business of helping people with their pain for over forty years. He started as a staff anesthetist and then he worked independently for many hospitals in Nebraska and Iowa. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Mt. Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota; and his Diploma in Anesthesia in the Creighton-St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Nowadays, he is a national speaker and has been also involved with many pain societies across the United States, such as the Nebraska Association Nurse Anesthetist and the American Academy of Pain Management. He has been awarded as ‘Pain Practitioner of the Year 2014’ by Pain Week.

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Can we control our pain by only changing the way we eat? Definitely! Dr. Wayne Phimister is talking today about Dr. Steven Gundry’s book ‘The Plant Paradox’, and his own experience after trying this new lifestyle. He also gives us helpful information about what foods should be avoided in order to accomplish our objective, which is living free of chronic pain. Are we really what we eat? We can’t affirm that but, surely, what we eat affects us.

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Did you know that many of the spine surgeries that are made actually they were not necessary? Because that is the reality. Dr. David Hanscom joins us today to explain a topic that is discussed in his book ‘Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control With a Surgeon’s Advice’; which is that usually, the success rate of spinal surgeries is very low if patients’ chronic pain has not been treated before the procedure. He also brings valuable scientific information and statistics about this problematic, which is nowadays happening without control and affects many people.

Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he began to share his own stress management tool with his patients that were in pain but had no indications of surgery. He had spent much of his career with rehabilitation physicians learning non-operative care. Nowadays, he is focusing his efforts on bringing effective medical treatments for chronic mental and physical pain back into mainstream medicine. His last practice position was Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (retired in December 2018).

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Is it possible to treat chronic pain just with little devices in your spinal cord? It truly is! Nowadays, if you are struggling with problems in your nervous system, you can temporarily receive a system in your body and see how it helps control your pain. Timothy joins us today and explains the efficacy and benefits of these little devices that can be put into our body with less invasive methods, like just a needle.

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of The Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias and the Center for Pain Relief, Inc. He is also a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has held many national and international society positions including his current role as the Chairman of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience. He has been a leader in the field of interventional techniques and neuromodulation for more than two decades. His rich career has included many pivotal studies to achieve FDA approval, and many “first in man” approved devices. Dr. Deer has provided cadaver based training to more 1.000 physicians in novel methods of pain without the need for opioids. His work has led to more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and full-text books.

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What if you could heal chronic pain with new cells? What if you could regenerate your cells to overcome the pain with healing instead of destructive measures like injections and surgery? This can be done by an innovative technique with stem cells. This is what Dr. Alturi joins me to discuss on the podcast. He breaks down the essence of why stem cells work to heal chronic pain, the methods, and areas to look out for to ensure you get the best treatment possible.

Dr. Atluri, not only is he a pain specialist, he’s an anesthesiologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. But a couple of years ago, he became the founder and the CEO of a company called StemCures, and now this is his new passion and he gains much enjoyment of helping people and seeing the benefit of this new innovative treatment that is coming across America and is a valid treatment for many these days.

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What if there was a way to properly manage chronic pain with opioids? What if there were measures in place to screen patients who need opioids and others who shouldn’t have them? This is what Dr. Sairam Atluri discusses me with on this podcast. He walks through the process of screening patients and understanding the physiological and psychological addictions that take place and how to best deal with them as we continue to put strategies in place to battle opioid abuse.

Dr. Atluri is a pain specialist. He has a fellowship in pain and he’s got a couple of passions regarding this – he’s trained in anesthesia and he’s gone into the world of pain management. He’s certified in regenerative medicine by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He’s dealt with chronic pain patients for over 20 years, and he’s a leader in the field not only in Cincinnati where he works but also around the country.

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What if we could get off opioids and on to something else that helps the body to heal naturally? What if there was a process to do it safely? That is what Dr. Allen Miller discusses with me on this podcast. He breaks down the effectiveness of The CBD Formula, a proven process to help the body remove its dependency on opioids and kill chronic pain.

Dr. Miller is a writer and frequent contributor to numerous publications on the subject of Cannabis in the treatment of Chronic Pain, PTSD, Opioid Dependence, health and wellness. Dr. Miller is a recognized court forensic soft tissue injury expert, Pain Management, PTSD and Opioid Dependence. Dr. Miller is President of BioNutraceutical Health Solutions, is an expert on workers’ compensation payers and provides Cannabis products specially formulated to treat injured workers with Chronic Pain and Opioid Dependence.

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What if your body was like the check engine light on a car? What if your body displayed “symptoms” that told you to check your body for a problem? The problem we face is that we don’t know these are actually symptoms! Nancy Crites joins me on this podcast to discuss the symptoms that arise in our gut that affect our bodies as a whole, how to alleviate leaky gut, and the process for living a better life without inflammation.

Nancy helps women reverse their inflammation and autoimmune disease so they can enjoy a life of vibrant health and freedom. Having been a professional educator in public schools for 30 years and observing how diet impacted her students’ ability to focus, learn and function effectively, she knew people needed to learn a better way. They needed to be educated on the effects of nutrition on mental, emotional and physical health.

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When you feel a pain, what do you immediately think of? You probably think you need to fix the area of where that pain is. But what if you looked at the rest of your body and saw that was causing the pain? That’s what Jen Esquer discusses on this podcast with me. She walks us through her methodology for addressing chronic pain down to the nervous system level, focusing on holistic recovery, and mindset techniques.

Jen Esquer is a Top 40 Physical Therapy Influencer and has been named one of the top 50 most influential healthcare professionals. With a Doctorate in physical therapy she is ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on IG by Shape Magazine and has been featured in Self Magazine, Men’s Fitness, Muscle and Fitness as well as well as a select interview guest on CBS and on the RISE podcast with Mogul CEO Rachel Hollis.

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What if there were certain patterns you could follow to figure out what’s affecting your body? What if your life didn’t have to be limited by chronic disease? That’s what Dr. Anthony G. Beck discusses with me on this podcast. His approach to a healthy life with pattern recognition, behavioral change, and lifestyle improvements through science is remarkable and makes this one a must-listen.

Dr. Anthony G. Beck is Director & Founder of Balance Protocol Institute and is dedicated to empowering individuals with knowledge that identifies and addresses the root cause of chronic illness through functional medicine. Dr. Beck doesn’t merely manage disease, he helps people resolve them.

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Did you now that pain isn’t centralized? We don’t have a center of pain. We have a process called Central Sensitization. Mariana Vera joins us today to talk about all the parts of the brain becoming more sensitive to stimuli, how acute pain transitions over time to chronic pain (Chronification), and what Hydrotherapy can do for you.

Mariana Arias Avila Vera received her Ph.D. in Physical Therapy from Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil) in 2014. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Undergraduate and Graduate Program at Federal University of São Carlos, member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and Aquatic Physical Therapy International (APTI). Her research interests are electromyography, aquatic physical therapy, chronic pain, pain management, and electrophysical agents.

Note: PT – Hydrotherapy and Pain Neuroscience Research Education Studies results not out – Dec 2018

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When someone gets a diagnosis, the first thought that comes to mind is “how am I going to get through this?” This is what Janet Law asked herself when she was diagnosed with cancer. But 30 seconds later, her mind shifted to taking care of herself. Today she lives a thriving life. Janet joins me on this podcast to discuss her journey and what others can do to change the way they think about their situation while taking part in self-care.

Janet was diagnosed and given a serious cancer diagnosis in 2001. She accepted the diagnosis but not the prognosis. She brought the body back into harmony with phenomenal medical intervention, love and an enduring spirit of hope. Janet currently works in the Health Care Field and is passionate about the healing and creative arts.

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There are many misconceptions with the methods that chronic pain should be handled. Sometimes, there are deep-rooted issues that lead to immense pain over long periods of time, and many of them aren’t even physical. Lianne Dyche joins me on this podcast to discuss her powerful method called acceptance and commitment therapy or ACT. This process involves overcoming pain through acceptance behavior combined with mindfulness and modern science.

Ms. Lianne Dyche is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker passionate about facilitating community wellness and connection through education and empowerment. She currently provides individual therapy and classes in the Adult Outpatient Program at Linn County Mental Health in Albany, OR.

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We all know that chronic pain management requires immense care with proper knowledge. But did you know that there is a roadmap that health professionals can follow? If you’re a health professional, what if you could follow a roadmap that allows you to take the right steps to working with your patient? Dr. Stephen Grinstead joins me to discuss the methodologies and strategies for pain management on this podcast.

Dr. Grinstead was the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of A Healing Place—A Residential and Intensive Outpatient Chronic Pain Management Program in Camarillo California. He is author of the book Freedom from Suffering: A Journey of Hope as well as author of several other pain management books including Managing Pain and Coexisting Disorders, and the Addiction-Free Pain Management® Recovery Guide.

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Did you know that some patients have pain that can only be controlled with opioids? What if those patients can’t receive those opioids because of regulations? This is what Red Lawhern discusses with me today. He breaks down the real issues that are happening with the opioid epidemic, the shocking truths about opioid-related deaths, and what is being done so that chronic pain patients can get the help they need.

Richard A “Red” Lawhern, PhD is a technically trained non-physician subject matter expert in online chronic pain support groups and public policy for treatment of pain, with 22 years experience in the field. His published work and commentaries have appeared in multiple medical journals and popular media. His recent editorial on STAT is titled “Stop Persecuting Doctors for Legitimately Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain”.

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Did you know that the body has layers of energy? And did you know that this energy can be used to heal the body? With the process of Healing Touch, chronic pain patients have been able to deal with their pain. There is a ton of science packed into this podcast where Sylva Pohanka joins me to discuss how Healing Touch works and the applications for pain patients.

Sylva’s great passion is to provide a space for loving and genuine support and to empower people on their journeys towards healing and well-being on all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

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Did you know that pain can be overcome with relaxation? When we reduce this stress using a variety of techniques, relaxation can be a form of medicine for the body. This is what Dr. Beth Darnall joins me on the podcast to discuss. She breaks down the effectiveness of relaxation in reducing chronic pain while introducing some techniques that can be done while listening to the podcast!

Beth Darnall, PhD is Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine. She develops and investigates behavioral medicine treatments for acute pain in the hospital and after surgery, and for chronic pain. She leads national research on patient-centered opioid tapering, and has authored/co-authored 5 books for patients and clinicians on analgesic use and behavioral pain medicine.

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Did you know that chronic pain is affected by emotions? Because of this, what if you could overcome pain just by engaging in actions that create positive emotions? This is what Dr. Melissa Cady joins me on this podcast episode to discuss. She breaks down how building connection increases your energy, positively affects pain reduction, and helps to pave the way for decreased opioid use. She also gives practical methods for how opioid dependency can be reduced.

Melissa Cady, D.O. is an American-trained osteopathic physician who is dual board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. Known as the Challenge Doctor, she addresses the root cause of pain with better education as a critical component. She released her book, PAINDEMIC, which emphasizes patient engagement, advocacy, and self-care throughout the pain journey. She also manages PainOutLoud.com which showcases stories of those who have overcome their pain.

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What if what you’ve heard about opioids and addiction isn’t what it seems to be? When you’ve been in the field of pain management you tend to know or a thing or two. That’s what the legendary Dr. Tennant brings to today’s discussion. He discusses the problem with opioid addiction, applications of high dosing opioids, and the real issues as well as the progress in pain management that we need to be paying attention to.

Forest Tennant, M.D., Dr. PH., started his pain clinic in 1975. He has authored over 300 scientific articles and books, and currently serves as Editor Emeritus of Practical Pain Management, the nation’s most widely circulated pain journal for physicians. He provides guidance and hope to severe chronic pain patients and their loved ones.

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Did you know that chronic pain is connected to past trauma? What if you could heal it by focusing on the signals of the heart? This is what Dirk Terpstra joins me to discuss on this insightful podcast. He talks about the signals that the heart sends out in response to pain and trauma, how our brains are affected by stress, and what he is doing to help patients overcome these issues.

Dirk Terpstra is the founder of the global Coherence Hotspot. He is also a HeartMath® Certified Trainer with the scientific HeartMath® Institute in California. Since 1991, the Institute of HeartMath® has been conducting scientific research into the effects of the electromagnetic heart field on the brain and body. It is Dirk’s passion to help shift the human consciousness, which is hidden deep in each one of us.

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What if you could get healed “manually” without the need for drugs? What if your pain could go away just from specific techniques? This is what Sumit Singh discusses today as he joins me on this podcast. He talks about manual osteopath therapy, a form of manual therapy which focuses on readjustment and the manipulation of the body. His insightful knowledge can help point many patients in the direction they need to overcome the pain they’re experiencing.

Sumit Paul has completed his manual osteopathy course from the National Academy of Osteopathy in Toronto. He has worked as a senior physiotherapist for more than 7 years back home in India, has owned various physiotherapy centres, and worked as a sports physiotherapist for the various associations of field hockey, football (soccer), cricket. He is trained in cranio-sacral therapy and visceral manipulation as well as many other areas.

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Did you know that when blood enters areas in our body, the repair is accelerated? Did you know we can force blood to enter into these areas by triggering the spots? This is what Dr. Mehrtash Amini discusses on the podcast today as he breaks down the effectiveness of trigger point injection and how it can help our bodies heal.

Dr. Mehrtash Amini graduated from the Iran University of Medical Sciences and worked in the military as a medical officer. He later moved to Canada and worked in a family practice and emergency unit. He is an expert on the topic of trigger point injection and its usage as therapy for patients dealing with chronic pain.

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Did you know that both sleep and chronic pain are affected by each other? Chronic pain can affect sleep, and as a result, sleep will affect chronic pain! Cynthia Rodriguez joins me on this podcast to discuss how to break this endless cycle so you can fix your sleep, win the battle against chronic pain, and develop good sleeping habits.

Cynthia is a family nurse practitioner and has worked in sleep medicine at the Corvallis Clinic for the last 13 years. She became interested in pain science since pain was one of the most common complaints affecting the sleep of her patients. She has worked in a wide variety of disciplines from operating rooms in NYC to the Peace Corps, to her current role in sleep medicine.

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Did you know that essential oils have anti-inflammatory properties? Did you know that they have the potential to help with chronic pain? That’s what Rita Bergsma discusses with me as she joins this podcast to explain the health benefits of essential oils. Listen to this podcast and see how these readily available oils can impact your chronic pain.

Rita Bergsma is a wife, mother, grandmother, nurse, gardener, novice beekeeper, crafter, cabin owner, water enthusiast and has a passion for learning more about healing properties of Essential Oils. She graduated from Royal Columbian Hospital School of Nursing, New Westminster , British Columbia.

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Did you know that just because you have pain in a spot, it doesn’t mean there is damage there? Because pain and damage aren’t necessarily correlated, different approaches can be taken to overcome it. Joletta Belton joins me on this podcast to discuss her experience with chronic pain that ended her career as a firefighter and caused her to dive deep into understanding what happened to her and how others can do the same.

Joletta Belton is a nature lover, bibliophile, and storyteller. She is cofounder of the Endless Possibilities Initiative, a nonprofit with a mission of empowering people with pain to live well. She is also the creator of MyCuppaJo.com, where she makes sense of pain and healing through science and stories. Both projects were born of her experiences living with chronic pain, pain that forced her to medically retire from her job as a firefighter paramedic, the career that had defined her. Her desire to understand her pain led her back to graduate school, where she earned her MSc in human movement and studied pain science as her research focus. Now Jo explores what she has discovered through the lens of her personal story in hopes of starting meaningful conversations about pain, healing, and being human that lead to better possible paths forward for all of us: patients, carers, clinicians, and researchers alike. It is only by coming together, sharing multiple perspectives and forms of knowledge and expertise, that we can improve the way pain is studied, understood, and treated.

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Did you know that because the body is made up of water, sound sends vibrations through it? What if we could use sound vibrations to eliminate pain? This is exactly what Elizabeth Mueller discusses on this podcast episode. She focuses on sound therapy, a form of healing that relieves tension from the body. She breaks down the science behind it as well as her case studies to demonstrate it.

Elizabeth has studied many different traditions of yoga and honours them all including Kriya/Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Sound Therapy Massage with Tibetan Bowl, gongs, bells and drums. Elizabeth has her healing practice in Harrison Hot Springs. She works with elders and seniors in the community bringing healing, breathwork and movement. She offers workshops, ongoing classes and individual treatments to those who seek out alternative healing practices. Her teachings are a blend of her experiences, like the precision of the Iyengar tradition, the flow of a Vinyasa Class and the deep realization of Ancient Kriya. Since 2000 Elizabeth Mueller has been a full time teacher, offering classes and Yoga Seminars and Holidays on boats and in ancient ruins in Italy, Turkey, Germany, India, Austria and throughout British Columbia.

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Did you know that a big body yawn can release muscle tension? We do it when we wake up and animals do it 42 times a day. There’s a science behind what it really is, how it works, and what makes it effective. Teresa Ojinma joins me on this podcast to discuss somatic movement and how she works with patients to relieve chronic muscle pain.

Teresa is a Certified Exercise Physiologist through CSEP (Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology) and a practicing Kinesiologist with BCAK (British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists). She earned her Masters of International Healthcare Management, Economics and Policy degree from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy after completing her Bachelors of Kinesiology degree at Simon Fraser University. She also holds a Certificate of Applied Human Nutrition from SFU. She is currently completing her certification in Somatic Movement Education Teacher Training and is teaching Somatic Movement classes and workshops at the Akasha Studio in South Surrey, BC. She also does in-home personal training and trains some clients at a private gym in South Surrey. For over ten years, she has been

promoting healthy lifestyles through exercise and nutrition. For the past year and a half that she has been practicing, studying and applying Somatic Movement Education, it is truly a vital tool in teaching her students and clients how to move more effectively, efficiently and painlessly by improving body awareness and overall wellness. She believes in taking a holistic approach to health and wellness that includes the mind, body and spirit, as well as continual learning to fully equip herself with the knowledge, skills, and resources to successfully motivate, educate and inspire others toward healthy living.

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What if the emotional fear that keeps you from interacting with people could be overcome? What if it’s easier to do that than you think? That’s what Karen Klein Galbraith talks about as she joins me on this podcast. She breaks down what it’s like to break down your fear and blast through it so you can live an empowered life.

With empathy and the insight to help you learn, Karen is ‘The magic to move your life force forward!’ Karen Klein has lived a life of truth, accountability and unstoppable achievement. As a business person, mom and TED talk speaker she has followed her heart’s desires with a strategic focus: moved to a foreign country, completed a degree while working full-time and become a hospice volunteer in a pet-therapy program for those at end of life. It worthy to mention-these are all things that scared her, as in heart-pounding with clammy hands type of fear. Karen knows that change can be difficult.

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EPISODE 40 ft. Dr. Wayne Phimister (SOLO) – What if you could prevent future surgeries just by fixing your posture today? Years of bad posture can reflect misalignment and compensation for issues our bodies are experiencing. Today, I break down a formula I’ve been using with patients that helps them to eliminate posture issues, get back to natural alignment, and prevent chronic pain issues from arising. I give you some great tips on this podcast that you can do WHILE you’re listening to it! Enjoy!

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EPISODE 39 ft. Roy Campbell – What would you do if you were stuck in a neck brace for 22 months with suicidal thoughts? This is what happened to Roy Campbell after a threatening injury that changed the trajectory of his athletic career. He was told he would never be able to run and that walking would be an extremely difficult task. On this podcast, Roy joins me to talk about how he went from that outcome to actually running in the Sahara Desert for seven days, competing in the Ironman, and the Hawaii World Championships. This truly breathtaking story will have you listening to it more than once.

Roy Campbell is a powerful inspirational speaker and a Youth Worker working with at-risk youth. He was born in England, grew up in Jamaica then later returned back to England. AT 20 years old he began a playing professional rugby league career in both England and New Zealand. At the age 23 and with a promising career ahead of him but during a game he was tackled by three players, lifted into the air and driven head first into the ground, breaking his neck in 3 places.

Over the course of 8 months, he underwent 2 major operations to fuse and wire C1, C2 & C3 then spending nearly 2 years in either traction, wearing a halo attached to his skull or a neck brace. Doctors said that he would NEVER be able to run again, and at best walk with a limp for the rest of his life.

Over the years Roy has refused to give up and has proved the doctors wrong. He has participated in some of the world’s toughest endurance races including the legendary Marathon Des Sables, a 7 day self-sufficient run through Moroccan Sahara Desert and has also raced through the Brazilian Amazon Jungle where he was stroked by Jaguares and attacked by Giant Hornets. He went on to race in the Hawaii Ironman World Championship and continues to participate in adventures around the world.

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EPISODE 38 ft. DR. JUDY MORGAN – Did you know that some of the same healing methods that are used for humans are also used on animals? Our anatomies are more similar than we think! Dr. Judy Morgan joins me on the podcast today to explain these similarities, and more importantly, what she has done to help care for animals and how we can apply it to our own lives.

Dr. Morgan is a best-selling author, speaker, and certified veterinary acupuncturist, chiropractitioner, and food therapist. Based in southern New Jersey, Dr. Morgan currently operates two award-winning veterinary hospitals that offer an integrative approach combining holistic medicine with traditional Western techniques.

She is a sought-after speaker at dog shows, pet expos, and veterinary conferences. In her effort to educate pet owners, she is an author of four best-sellling books on holistic pet care and feeding, along with hundreds of blogs and articles reaching millions of pet owners worldwide. Her weekly Naturally Healthy Pets radio show can be heard on “DreamVisions7Radio.” Her Naturally Healthy Pets supplement line is available on her website drjudymorgan.com, as well as Amazon. She lives with her husband, Hue Grant, along with their six rescue spaniels, four adopted cats, eight chickens, and four horses.

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EPISODE 37 ft. Dr. Wayne Phimister (SOLO) – Did you know that there are more than just the typical 5 senses that affect us? There are less spoken about senses beyond just the taste, sight, smell, touch and hearing. In this solo podcast today, I break down the other 5 senses that affect the body. When we bring awareness to these sensations, we can focus on what is truly happening to us which ultimately helps to deal with chronic pain.

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EPISODE 36 ft. Klaus Oehr – Did you know that supplying the brain with nutrients can prevent dementia? The brain is a powerhouse and when you give it what it needs to thrive, it loves it! Klaus Oehr joins us today to discuss the different elements that the brain needs, from the foods you should eat to breathing to listening to music. Klaus breaks it all down for us to digest and implement it in our lives.

Klaus Oehr is a successful research scientist/inventor/entrepreneur, with multiple commercialized inventions. He has spent the last four years studying the photo-bio-electrochemistry of cognitive decline including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Klaus is fascinated with a group of senior Okinawan’s in the Village of Ogimi, who have more than 6 times lower incidence of cognitive decline than most non-Okinawans. New scientific data shows how they’ve done it. What’s more, it’s easy to adapt a senior Okinawan lifestyle to our own to prevent dementia. Klaus talks about “How to Avoid Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias – Secrets from Okinawa”.

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EPISODE 35 ft. Lisa Fairney – Did you know that light is as important to us as water and food? Our bodies need light to heal and incredible studies and stories have shown this to be true. Lisa Fairney joins me on this podcast to discuss how light therapy can heal people dealing with chronic pain, where to find these lights, and how you can implement this in your healing as well.

Lisa Fairney has lived in Chilliwack most of her life. She attended both the UFV for her Certification as a Dental Assistant, worked with special needs children for 30 years as an Educational Assistant with the Chilliwack school district and has now obtained her Certified LED Light Therapist program through Quantum Academies. Lisa’s Clinic is located within the Sardis Naturopathic Medical Clinic. She works closely with Dr. Balcaen to find solutions for her client’s medical needs, combining Naturopathic Treatments and Light Therapy. Lisa believes that the body is equipped to heal itself when given the recourses it needs. That natural approaches should be explored whenever possible.

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EPISODE 34 ft. Chris Goodrich, MD – What if pain is more than just a patient’s medical history? It’s tied to a patient’s overall history including their past experiences, past trauma, relationships with people, lifestyle, and much more. This is what Chris Goodrich breaks down on this podcast where I interview him on the different aspects of the understanding of pain causes and pain management. Chris explains his history with pain, how he overcame it, and what he’s doing to help patients to look as pain as potential for growth.

Chris Goodrich, MD is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician who specializes in the treatment of chronic pain without opiates. He completed medical school at the University of Virginia and residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/University of Maryland, along with training in Mind Body Medicine through the Center for Mind Body Medicine. He currently practices in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA focusing on mind-body approaches for the support and treatment of those suffering from chronic pain.

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EPISODE 33 ft. Dr. Inna Fadyeyeva – What if you were dealing with pain for decades and there was a procedure to make it go away? What if it meant overcoming a fear of needles? This is what Dr. Inna Fadyeyeva talks about with me today on the podcast. She discusses how she approaches the topic of Trigger Point Injection (TPI) with patients who have never been exposed to it, how to help them deal with their fear of needles, and when TPI makes the most sense.

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EPISODE 32 ft. Millie McConnell – Do you know someone diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer with a low survival rate? Do you know someone who has survived against all odds, shocking doctors along the way? My podcast guest, Millie McConnell did just that. And the secret to her success? The mind. She joins me on this podcast to share her approach through a very difficult time in her life and how she overcame it with a mindset that many people should adopt in their lives as well.

Millie McConnell survived Stage 3B Signet Ring Stomach Cancer to the shock of many surrounding her. She travels and shares her story today with organizations who are raising awareness for stomach cancer. She speaks on local television stations to draw attention to her cause and is a huge advocate for funding for stomach cancer research by NCI.

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EPISODE 31 ft. Dr. Ravi Dhanoa – Did you know the physician is only one tool in the toolbox to fix your pain? Physicians are just one aspect. The rest comes from the patient overcoming their pain and it doesn’t have to do with medication! Dr. Ravi Dhanoa joins us on the podcast to talk about his experience with trigger points and how he uses them to solve pain or even recreate the pain. More importantly, he goes into detail about how the patient is capable of overcoming their pain with just a few sessions.

The MuscleMD clinic was opened in 2014 by Dr Ravi Dhanoa, a Canadian Family Physician with a special interest in Trigger Point Injection therapy. Dr Dhanoa received his medical degree from Imperial College London (UK) in 2006. He has been practicing medicine in British Columbia since 2009. He initially had a full service Family Practice on Vancouver Island, where he trained in Trigger Point Injection therapy and developed his skills further through working as a pain clinic physician in Vancouver. As well as establishing the MuscleMD Clinic Dr Dhanoa is Clinical Faculty at St Paul’s Hospital, for the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of British Columbia. He is involved in the training and assessment of International Medical Graduates, Family Practice residents and medical students. He has been invited to speak on myofascial pain and trigger point injection therapy at many pain conferences at a regional and national level.

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EPISODE 30 ft. Dr. Erika La Vella – Did you know that what we do in our daily lives affects inflammation? The way we eat, the way we sleep, the way we think, the way we breathe, and the way we drink water all work to prevent inflammation. Dr. Erika La Vella joins us today to talk about how our pain is affected by how we take care of our bodies by what we put into them.

Dr. Erika La Vella, D.O. is a board-certified general surgeon with sub-specialty in robotics and bariatrics. She grew up in northern Idaho and studied Nutrition and Psychology at the University of Idaho before going to osteopathic medical school at Pacific Northwest University. She thought osteopathic medical school meant she would learn more about how to be a preventive medicine doctor but was surprised to learn primary prevention means aspirin and statins. She found surgery to be gratifying and is thankful to have found a sub-specialty of surgery that allows her to be both a health coach and a surgeon. She is passionate about preventive medicine and the interconnected, trans-disciplinary, modalities of cognitive and emotional development. She is an expert in nutrition and the gut microbiome and teaches these concepts to patients and community at large.

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EPISODE 29 ft. Karin Wagner – Ever wondered what would happen if you faced your pain head on instead of running from it? That’s exactly what Karen Winger speaks about on this insightful podcast today. She explains what happens when we tune in to the sensations we feel to heal our relationship between the mind and the body.

Karin Wagner is a Certified Advanced practitioner of Rolfing(R) Structural Integration. She has a BA in Women’s Health and a blackbelt in Ki Aikido. She has 15 years of experience providing bodywork and movement sessions for adults, children, and babies. Karin teaches classes for the public on a wide range of health topics including the nervous system, the biology of pain, foot health, posture, walking, and sitting. Her website is full of free information, links, and recommended reading: www.portlandrolfer.com

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EPISODE 28 ft. David Hanscom – What if you could drastically reduce your chronic pain all with a simple change? What if there were factors affecting your pain that you didn’t know about? Dr. David Hanscom joins us today to discuss the correlation between anger and other emotional factors that affect pain, how changing our behavior and thought patterns can have an effect on pain, and what family issues can do to our physical pain.

Dr. David Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction complex spine problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has expertise in adult and pediatric spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries.

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EPISODE 27 ft. Dr. Minesh Naran – Did you know that NOT exercising when you’re recovering from pain can actually make you better? When everyone is telling you to exercise when you’re undergoing therapy for your muscles and joints, practitioners like today’s guest, Dr. Minesh Naran, advise you not to do elevate your exercise regimen. It helps with continuously releasing the muscle knots and relaxing them for improved recovery. Dr. Minesh also works with a form of laser acupuncture that is painless and capable of relieving pain at specific areas around joints and muscles.

Dr. Minesh Naran, originally from South Africa, is a certified doctor in trigger point therapy, focusing on releasing knots in the muscles. He was a general practitioner for 29 years but now focuses only on trigger point therapy and laser acupuncture because of the results he sees in his patients. Dr. Naran was certified in Washington D.C. after learning under the very same people who learned the methodologies that were used by Dr. Travell who handled John F. Kennedy’s back pain.

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EPISODE 26 ft. Charlie M – Did you know that pain isn’t always tied to an injury? We tend to think that acute injuries are tissue damage, but there’s always a deeper reason why that pain started. If there was no physical trauma, what could be the cause? Charlie M joins us today to dive deep into how our mind affects the pain we feel in our body. We discuss the triggers, the aha moments, and the relief that people experience when they discover the causes of their pain.

Charlie Merrill is a Boulder, Colorado based licensed physiotherapist and owner of Merrill Performance and clinical advisor at Lin Health. He’s prototyped and patented mobility tools and is currently working on designing minimalist shoes. He’s been featured in books and magazine articles, has a growing presence on YouTube and Instagram, and is creating his next work called “The Merrill Method”. He teaches nationally and internationally and is currently writing curriculum to teach other body workers, athletes, and people in pain how they can use “The Merrill Method” to help themselves and others get and stay well.

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EPISODE 25 ft. Christie Uipi – Did you know that pain isn’t all in your head? It’s actually in your nerves! More specifically: the brain pathways that link up to the rest of your body. Gone are the days we’ve got bears and wild animals around us; and now we’ve got iPhones, traffic, deadlines, families, kids, and situations to deal with all the time. Christie joins us today to talk about neural pathways and chronic pain: what they are, the two-pronged approach to treating them, and what YOU can do about it.

Christie Uipi is a psychotherapist in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in the treatment of mind-body pain following her personal recovery. She guides patients through a holistic approach to treating their pain using a foundation of mindfulness-based and cognitive-behavioral therapies, but places an emphasis on teaching her patients the specific mechanisms that serve to deactivate pain pathways in the brain. Christie has worked alongside Alan Gordon at the Pain Psychology Center to help develop anxiety regulation and pain reduction techniques, and has presented on the topic of chronic pain throughout the country.

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EPISODE 24 ft. Guy Felicella – Do you know someone who’s struggled with drugs? Natural addiction hasn’t changed over the centuries; however, the drugs have become more powerful. There’s a cost, not just to the user, but to you, our medical system, and our societies.

In the United States seven people die every hour of a drug overdose; and in 2017, that was 72,000 people that died of an overdose crisis in the United States. In British Columbia, four die every day; and in Canada, 11 die every day to a drug overdose.

Guy Felicella joins us today to talk about these figures, what we’re doing to bring them down with transitional housing and harm reduction programs, and what else we can do.

Guy is a worker with the Vancouver Coastal Health. He works with the homeless – people with poverty issues and with substance abuse in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver – and one big part of his job is working with people regarding harm reduction services in the heart of the opioid crisis that we are actually seeing here in BC and in particular Vancouver, but also in the communities around Vancouver.

Guy Felicella grew up in a middle-class home in Richmond but fell into addiction at a young age. Guy spent 30 years in the repeated cycle of gangs, addiction, treatment, and jail. He spent nearly 20 years residing in the two-block radius in the Downtown Eastside and using many resources, including harm reduction, to keep himself alive.

Today, Guy has escaped the grips of the turmoils that kept him suffering and resides in Surrey with his wife and two young children with multiple years of recovery and sobriety under his belt.

Guy is passionate about advocating for the vulnerable people who still suffer in addiction and educating communities on harm reduction to eliminate the stigma that exists around it. Guy has started a career with Vancouver Coastal Health in addition to attending various school districts to educate students on addiction.

Guy spent nearly his entire life suffering from the disease of addiction and now he is using his experience to change the hearts and minds of people stating, “you can’t save a dead addict.”

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EPISODE 23 ft. Mariana Vera, Ph.D. – Did you now that pain isn’t centralized? We don’t have a center of pain. We have a process called Central Sensitization. Mariana Vera joins us today to talk about all the parts of the brain becoming more sensitive to stimuli, how acute pain transitions over time to chronic pain (Chronification), and what Hydrotherapy can do for you.

Note: PT – Hydrotherapy and Pain Neuroscience Research Education Studies results not out – Dec 2018 Wayne

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EPISODE 22 ft. Jamie Pennebaker – Did you know that writing about your pain CAN make you happier? Jamie Pennebaker joins us today to share the benefits – and his insights – on the revolutionary pain-killing technique he pioneered, called “Expressive Writing.”

Join us as we discuss the numerous studies validating this technique, what’s happening inside your brain when applying the “Expressive Writing” technique, what this means for you, and how you can apply it yourself to be happier than you’ve ever been.

James W. Pennebaker is the Regents Centennial Chair of Psychology and the Executive Director of Project 2021 at the University of Texas at Austin. He and his students are exploring the links between emotional experiences, natural language, and physical and mental health. His most recent research focuses on how everyday language reflects basic social and personality processes. Author or editor of 9 books and over 250 articles, Pennebaker has received numerous awards and honors. Beginning in 2016, he has assumed the leadership of Project 2021, a program to change the way the University of Texas thinks about and delivers undergraduate education.

Visit him at: https://www.secretlifeofpronouns.com/

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EPISODE 21 ft. David Hanscom – Neuroscience research has taken big, stunning leaps in the last five years, showing us the exact answer to solving chronic pain. Today’s guest, David Hanscom, tells us how he has taken these landmark studies and integrated them into his daily practice.

David Hanscom (backincontrol.com) is a back surgeon and is currently working in Seattle. He’s been doing this for 30 years and he has a personal journey himself of having chronic pain and suffered for 60 years with low back pain himself and had two failed back surgeries. He’s the author of the book: “Back in Control.” He runs a radio show in Seattle, and he produces weekly emails for people to learn more about how to master and cure chronic pain.

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EPISODE 20 ft. David Schechter – My very special guest today is David Schechter. David is a physician who works in Culver City and lives nearby San Jose in California, and he is a family physician, he also works in sports medicine, and he has a special interest in mind-body medicine. Today we learn about his treatment of patients, the results he’s been getting, and what you can do about your chronic pain. Check him out at mindbodymedicine.com.

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EPISODE 19 ft. Joe Lackie – Joe returns to discuss treating chronic pain with medical marijuana. In today’s episode we start with an overview of what’s going on at the (Canadian) government level, the different types of dispensaries, what’s changed in how patients get their products, what doctors and patients are faced with now, Joe’s online store, and what kind of results he’s been getting from his clinic trials.

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EPISODE 18 ft. Larissa Strath – Larissa shares her insights into the relationship of diets and chronic pain. After getting her BSE Degree in Premedical Biology in 2016, she is now studying alongside a professor in a neuroscience doctoral program about the areas of the immune system; and diet modulation of pain and addiction.

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EPISODE 17 ft. P. BRENDON LUNDBERG – Brendon is a previous chronic pain sufferer with deep experience in healthcare management, marketing, business development, and sales. He played key operational and business development roles for two award-winning companies and was director of sales and marketing for a medical start-up. With a vision to build the safest, most consistently effective and appealing solution to the epidemic of chronic pain, Brendon co-founded and is the CEO of Radiant Pain Relief Centres, with the mission to change the way chronic pain is treated.

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EPISODE 16 ft. Ross McKeachie – My life circumstances have taken many twists, turns and detours. I really thought I would end up being an actor, a comedian and a poet ? But, very often, Life asks more of me than I am initially willing to give. And it is often surprising. This path has been a blessing for me in so many ways and I still make time to write, create humour and art whenever possible.

I was fortunate from a young age to have a wide and deep life of experiences which eventually led me onto the mystical path and my calling to support others in their evolution and healing. No one gets to where they are without help. I have been incredibly blessed with the mentors and teachers who have appeared in my life and supported me through all of the challenges of evolving and learning to devote myself to service while also remaining devoted to my own self-care.

I reside on the beautiful Sunshine Coast (just a 40-minute ferry ride from Vancouver). The simple things give me great satisfaction: eating delicious & healthy food, spending time in nature and connecting with family & friends.

As a practitioner of Yoga & Tantra, my focus is on heart-centred living and evolving through my work and relationships. I enjoy a life of cultivating beauty and deepening service.

My work includes one-on-one sessions with private clients, leading various yoga programs and men’s circles and in helping to oversee the operations of Arkaya Awareness Centre. I am also apprenticing with my teacher, Yogacharini Maitreyi, in learning to train new Yoga teachers.

I am certified as a coach using the Accelerated Evolution methods – a set of fast and effective consciousness enhancing tools distilled from the best of the world’s healing and wisdom traditions. I was closely mentored by the founder of Accelerated Evolution, Satyen Raja, for around two years and absorbed a rich capacity for bringing out people’s deepest gifts to be used in service to others. Satyen was a big influence in my development and really helped me to mature as a man navigating a spiritual yet worldly life.

I am fully certified as teacher of Arkaya Yoga and as an Arkaya Multidimensional Healer by my teacher, Yogacharini Matireyi – founder of Arkaya. She has given me permission to work as a healer, coach and Yoga facilitator. Arkaya is rooted in the classical Indian system of Yoga & Tantra. It is the art and science of healing, evolution and self-realization.

As the Community Builder & Communications Director for Arkaya Awareness Centre, I find great joy in helping to create conscious, uplifting community where people can reach their full potential & self-expression in a healthy environment. I continue to work with Maitreyi almost everyday in the overseeing of the Arkaya community and all of its’ various programs. I give her much credit for where I am today. Together, we have witnessed the incredible blossoming of our Vancouver group over the last three years.

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EPISODE 15 ft. Yogacharini Maitreyi – Yogacharini is a Practical Mystic and an International Body, Emotion & Mind Trainer . She trains Arkaya mindfulness and yoga teachers In Vancouver / Canada and Chennai/India apart from having trained teachers in countries like Sweden. She also trains CEOs and Corporations in Self/ Stress management and facilitates holistic life coaching sessions

Maitreyi was given many titles such as Yogacharini (Guide and visionary), Yoga Chemmal (Expert) and Yoga Shiromani (gem) in India since 1997. She is the Founder of Arkaya Yoga.

She gives satsanghs and speak at various conferences around the world, in Dubai, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, U.S.A and Sweden over the last 19 years.

Yogacharini Maitreyi has over 100 published articles on Yoga and Holistic living

Yogacharini Maitreyi also runs a foundation for children who live in the slums in Chennai/India, for the last ten years. The foundation has been supported by her and Mr Paul James who is also a Trustee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_TinA9xfzs – Video about Arkaya Children

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091220/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html – Article in the Times about Maitreyi

For more on Maitreyi go to http://www.arkaya.net/foundersprofile.htm

Maitreyi has systematized Arkaya yoga. It is mindful, gentle, deep, transformational and rooted in Classical yoga ,Tanthra and subtler healing principles.

She has also trained many corporate heads in the art and science of self management through her one day workshop “The Magick of Mindfulness”

To contact her email maitreyi9@hotmail.com www.arkaya.net

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EPISODE 14 ft. Dr. Jyoti Dekate – Jyoti is a gynecologist, obstetrician and infertility specialist in Wakad, Pune and has an experience of 13 years in these fields. Dr. Jyoti Dekate practices at Rainmist Polyclinic & Diagnostic Center in Wakad, Surya Mother & Child Hospital, Phoenix Hospital. She completed MBBS from GMC Nagpur in 2002 and MS – Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Sion Hospital Mumbai in 2007.

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EPISODE 13 ft. Emma Milley – Originally from the UK, Emma Milley moved to Canada in 2002. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UBC in 2006. After working at BC Children’s Hospital in the neurological/surgical ward as well as the neurological outpatient clinic, Emma’s attention shifted to raising her three children.

Emma is excited to implement this emerging practice of Neurological Integration (NIS). Emma has personally experienced the life altering impact both for herself and her family. She observes NIS to be immensely positive for many others with a variety of health concerns. In particular, persisting headaches and migraines, concussions, and chronic pain and inflammation. NIS is completely non-invasive and non-manipulative and does not use any equipment.

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EPISODE 12 ft. Joe – Joe explains the difference of purity in Cannabis. He also discusses the benefits of using the different methods to receive pain relief.

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EPISODE 11 ft. Dr. James McCormack – James received his undergraduate pharmacy degree at the University of British Columbia in 1982 and completed a hospital pharmacy residency program at Lion’s Gate Hospital in North Vancouver in 1984. He received his doctorate in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) in 1986 from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He has had extensive experience, both locally and internationally, talking to health professionals and consumers about the rational use of medication, has presented over 300 seminars on drug therapy over the last 15 years. His focus is shared-informed decision-making using evidence based information and rational therapeutic principles. In addition, he has published over 100 articles in the medical literature, mainly in the area of rational drug therapy and has been an editor for two internationally recognized textbooks on appropriate/rational drug therapy.

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EPISODE 10 ft. Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. – Jacob is one of the most frequently quoted integrative medical authorities in the world. He is the author of the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 1,2,3!, the Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, and the popular free Smart Phone app Cures A-Z. He is the lead author of 4 studies on effective treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, and a study on effective treatment of autism using NAET. Dr. Teitelbaum appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and FoxNewsHealth. Learn more at www.Vitality101.com

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EPISODE 9 ft. Dr Breslin – Dr. Breslin was chosen by his colleagues and peers as a Richmond Magazine’s Top Doc in two separate categories! He achieved Top Doc in both Addiction Medicine and Adult Psychiatry. It is a great honor to be given this recognition as well as a great motivator to continue to work even harder to provide the best care to the amazing people of Richmond.

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EPISODE 8 ft. Kelsey Baas, PT, DPT – Kelsey received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at UT Southwestern after receiving her Bachelors in Spanish at Baylor University. She spent her initial years of her career as a physical therapist at Texas Children’s Hospital. Through her experience as a clinical specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital, she realized the value of a multi-disciplinary team approach to health and wellness as well as the importance of individualized care. Kelsey served as the Chronic Pain Clinic Physical Therapist providing her experience and insight to chronic pain treatment. She is additionally BSPSTS Certified, a Schroth based treatment method for scoliosis. Kelsey currently owns and serves as the physical therapist at Compleo Physical Therapy & Wellness. Compleo brings a multi-disciplinary approach to pain, which includes a licensed professional counselor, physical therapy, and registered dietitian. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, dancing, and traveling.

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EPISODE 7 ft. Cindy Perlin – My book, The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free, grew out of my own experience with chronic pain as well as my work as a health care provider working with pain patients.

I became highly motivated to learn about effective chronic pain treatments after I developed severe, disabling back pain when I was 25 years old. The doctors I consulted with were unable to find the cause of my pain, and they prescribed drugs which didn’t help and were potentially dangerous.

After enduring agonizing pain for more than three years, a friend suggested that I read a book about the mind/body connection, which, among other ideas talked about healing through “laughter therapy” and biofeedback. I changed my TV viewing habits–I was watching the holocaust miniseries at the time. Then I consulted a biofeedback therapist who taught me that worrying about pain only made it worse, and that I could use my mind to reduce my pain by learning to relax. After the initial session, I was astonished to find that my pain was already reduced by 50% because I knew that I could have some control over my pain instead of fearing it.

These experiences encouraged me to explore other non-pharmacological approaches to healing pain. My health improved enough that I was able to return to work full-time and also complete my Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Another later experience with chronic foot pain that lasted for 14 years and did not respond to mind/body treatments taught me that pain can have many different causes and that you need to determine the cause in order to find the right treatment.

Along the way, I shared my successes with everyone I knew. I realized my passion was to help people heal. I became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and nationally certified biofeedback practitioner. For the last 25 years I have helped my clients improve their emotional and physical well-being through my private practice near Albany, NY. You can learn more about my clinical work at www.peakmindbody.com.

I wrote The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free to educate health care providers and patients about how to end the epidemic of chronic pain that is ruining the lives of 100 million Americans and more than a billion people around the world. This book documents how conventional treatments are often the most dangerous and least effective, and how alternative treatments can be used to get to the root of the problem and promote real healing.

Recently, I launched The Alternative Pain Treatment Directory as an additional resource for those struggling with chronic pain. With this website, patients have access to practitioners, products, and information to assist them in managing their pain. Alternative healthcare practitioners can list their services on the directory. Visit the site at paintreatmentdirectory.com to learn more or to list your practice today.

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EPISODE 6 ft. Tim George – Tim is an exercise therapist that specializes in postural alignment. The Egoscue Method is an exercise therapy to correct your posture. When you correct your posture you can truly transform your life. Learn how this can help you.

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EPISODE 5 ft. Naman Kumar – Naman is the Founder and CEO of Heala Band – the scientifically validated wearable to track and manage one’s anxiety. Over Naman’s four years with Heala, he has built a stellar team that has been backed by Silicon Valley investors like Y Combinator. He is now overseeing Heala introduction into the healthcare…

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EPISODE 4 ft. Kimberly Petree – Kim is a leading Integrative Health Care Practitioner passionate about educating empowering and transforming lives towards becoming healthy. She is a mind-body-spirit expert with over 22 years of experience in women’s health and wellness. Kimberly is also an author of two wellness books, speaker…

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EPISODE 3 ft. David D. Clarke, MD – David is President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association. He is also Assistant Director at the Center for Ethics and Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus both at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and…

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EPISODE 2 ft. Dr. Jeff Wasserman – Jeff has practiced in pain management in Dallas for more than 20 years and pioneered several advanced interventional therapies to relieve chronic pain for his patients. He is a specialist in minimally invasive disc healing therapies and spine implants for chronic pain.

He earned his Bachelor of Science…

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EPISODE 1 ft. Dana, “The Pet Lady” features Dana talking about her own personal experience with pain and what she went through to relieve it.

Dana Humphrey is the Lead Publicist & Owner at Whitegate PR, a boutique public relations agency specializing in the pet industry. She also positions herself as a pet expert as “The Pet Lady” and travels coast…

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