Healing Back and Other Pain Holistically and Avoiding Surgery with Dr. Grant Elliott

Feel Good Podcast with Kimberly Snyder

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Education, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Summary

In this episode, Dr. Grant Elliot discusses his personal journey from being a competitive athlete to becoming a chiropractor focused on pain management. He emphasizes the importance of movement as a form of medicine, the impact of beliefs on pain perception, and the need for a holistic approach to treatment. The discussion covers the complexities of lower back pain, the risks associated with surgery, and the significance of unique movements in rehabilitation. Dr. Grant also highlights the emotional factors that contribute to pain and offers insights into managing hip pain, particularly in relation to pregnancy. He concludes by providing practical advice on time commitment for pain management and resources for further assistance

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage

00:13 Exploring Wellness and Nutrition

00:16 Introduction to Pain and Healing

03:21 The Journey to Chiropractic Care

06:23 Understanding Lower Back Pain

09:12 The Mechanics of Movement

12:26 The Role of Perception in Pain

15:18 Surgery vs. Conservative Care

18:22 Movement as Medicine

20:44 Understanding Pain: Beyond Posture

24:29 The Emotional Impact on Pain

29:05 The Multifactorial Nature of Back Pain

29:57 Exploring Hip Pain and Its Connections

34:14 Efficient Movement Protocols for Pain Relief

37:12 Resources for Pain Management and Assessment

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Feel Good podcast, which is all about heart-led living and wellness.
0:07.8	When we awaken the power of our hearts and let that guide us through our daily choices and decisions, through our four cornerstones, food, body, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth, we will experience the most incredible
0:22.8	results and create more vitality, health, strength, peace, abundance, and love in our lives.
0:32.0	I am your host, Kimberly Snyder, New York Times best-selling author, founder of Saluna,
0:39.3	creator of the research-based heart-aligned meditation, wellness expert, nutritionist, and international speaker.
0:45.0	I am passionate about supporting you on your unique heart and wellness journey.
0:51.5	Let's get started.
1:00.2	Hi, everyone, and welcome back to our Monday interview show.
1:07.8	Very excited to share a conversation with you here today with Dr. Grant Elliott, who is a pain rehab specialist. He is the founder of Rehab fix, and he specializes specifically in back pain,
1:14.8	sciatica, avoiding surgery. In fact, he says 97% of people don't actually need the back surgery that
1:24.6	they're prescribed. He's worked with many different prominent wellness and
1:29.6	other types of people, including Dr. Andrew Huberman, helping to relieve pain through simple
1:37.0	lifestyle practices and movement, which we'll get into today. Now, I was interested in doing the
1:42.7	show because I think pain is really pervasive.
1:46.4	If you start to listen to loved ones, to friends, colleagues, start to notice a lot of people
1:53.6	complaining about pain. And so the strategies we talk about today are accessible and, again, can be a really powerful way to avoid surgery.
2:04.4	So I'm really excited to share today's show with you. Whether you have pain or not,
2:08.4	this is information that can really be useful to you and also loved ones around you.
2:13.5	Before we get into the conversation though, a little reminder that our notes are at mysaluna.com.
2:19.1	We will link to our links and research that we talk about on today's show, as well as other
2:27.2	podcasts, articles that I think you would enjoy.
2:31.0	You can also sign up for our newsletter on there to stay on top of our community
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