How Exercise Stops Chronic Pain - AI Podcast

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Exercise stops your immune system from overreacting after a muscle injury, helping prevent short-term pain from becoming chronic
Daily physical activity, even as simple as swimming or walking, switches off inflammatory signals that keep pain going
Your brain’s pain control system is retrained through consistent movement, reducing sensitivity, and interrupting the chronic pain cycle
Studies show that even low-intensity exercise improves function and quality of life for people with arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, and other chronic pain conditions
Movement is one of the safest and most effective ways to calm pain, improve resilience, and restore your body’s natural ability to heal

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0:00.0	Ever notice how one small muscle tweak dissolves in a day while another aches for months, draining your sleep and energy?
0:07.5	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom.
0:10.2	Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go.
0:15.6	No reading required.
0:16.9	Subscribe for free atmercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:21.3	Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom.
0:25.6	Today we're digging into the science behind that difference
0:28.2	and how strategic movement can keep brief soreness from turning into a life-altering pain loop.
0:33.9	This episode centers on new findings published in 2025
0:37.0	and a sweeping evidence review that together reveal a single, practical theme.
0:42.9	Regular, appropriately chosen physical activity, quiets inflammation, retrains your nervous system, and restores resilience.
0:51.7	We'll translate the lab data into clear actions you can begin using
0:55.1	right after listening. I'm Ethan Foster, guiding our discussion, and with me is Alara Sky,
1:00.7	whose focus on natural health helps make complex mechanisms straightforward. Neither of us
1:05.6	dominates. Instead, we balance perspectives so you gain a full picture of what movement does inside
1:11.3	your cells, immune tissues, and brain circuits.
1:14.9	First, let's name the problem. Acute pain is supposed to taper as tissues heal, but when
1:20.8	immune signals stay switched on, inflammation smolders, pain spreads, and your brain amplifies
1:27.1	every twinge.
1:28.3	Researchers in Campinas pinpointed the molecular crossroads where recovery can stall or proceed.
1:33.3	They induced mild muscle inflammation in mice and measured a steep rise in a pain-driving chemical
1:39.3	released by specific immune cells.
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