Ep. 505 We’ve Been Treating Pain All Wrong – The Shocking Truth About Healing Chronic Pain Naturally with Dr. Stephen Hussey

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

I am delighted to reconnect with Dr. Stephen Hussey today. He is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner who guides his clients back to health using the latest research and health-attaining strategies. In our conversation, we explore the challenge of chronic pain, discussing how it is assessed, experienced, and managed. We unpack the concepts of coherence and heart rate variability, highlighting the value of optimizing circadian rhythm for managing hormonal changes and pain in perimenopause. Dr. Hussey also shares his perspective on chiropractic care, the nervous system, fascia, and the role of trauma, metabolic health, and environmental factors in healing. Join us as we explore how to navigate chronic pain, support natural healing, and restore balance from the inside out. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Why is pain so difficult to treat? How the Flexner Report influenced medical education and contributed to pharmaceutical-based care The breadth and scope of the opioid crisis, and why people become addicted How our bodies perceive pain Why the fascia is so important, and its role in our physiological processes What is structured water? The link between cellular hydration, metabolic health, and the pain response How obesity and diabetes are directly associated with artificial light exposure How trauma rewires the brain and contributes to chronic pain Dr. Hussey explains the concept of coherence and its importance How pain changes during perimenopause and menopause Bio: Stephen Hussey Dr. Stephen Hussey, MS, DC, is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner. His story of personally healing heart disease using light and environmental health strategies has become an inspiration to many and a calling for change in healthcare. In addition to Chiropractic clinical practice, Dr. Hussey is a health consultant, speaker, and the author of three books on health: The Health Evolution, Understanding the Heart, and Pain Sense. Dr. Hussey guides clients from around the world back to health by using the latest research and health-attaining strategies. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Stephen Hussey On his website Social media:@drstephenhussey

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:03.7	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.4	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and impact
0:22.1	over a million lives.
0:29.4	Dr. Hussie, great to have you here. Thanks for your patience. I know this, the evolution of the
0:35.0	in-home podcast studio took a lot longer than we'd anticipated.
0:38.2	So thanks for your patience.
0:39.4	Yeah, of course.
0:40.2	Happy to be here.
0:41.1	Yeah, and before we really started recording, we were kind of touching on some of the
0:45.9	tenants of your newest book, which is really focused in on pain.
0:49.3	And I think pain is, as I was taught as a nurse and a nurse practitioner's pain is whatever the patient states it is
0:57.0	and yet it's hard to assess it's very subjective I can't tell you how many patients I took care of that looked
1:04.2	completely comfortable and would tell me their pain was 10 out of 10 and of course you believe them
1:08.8	or people that obviously looked incredibly
1:12.4	uncomfortable, and then they would rate their pain at like one over, you think to yourself,
1:16.5	it's such a subjective experience that oftentimes it can be hard to assess as a clinician,
1:21.5	it can be hard to assess as a patient. You know, what is it that's problematic about our current
1:26.9	medical model as it pertains to pain assessment and management?
1:32.3	Well, I mean, that's one of them theirs. It's very hard to assess. It's very subjective. So like you're saying, I mean, I've had people look at me straight in the face, calm as I'm sitting here now and say, yeah, I'm a 10 out of 10 right now. And technically, that could be
1:45.2	the worst pain they've ever felt. You know, they could have had nothing more than that.
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