Show 972: New Pathways to Overcome Chronic Back Pain
The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2014
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
At some point during our lives, most of us will have at least one episode of back pain. Sharp or dull, the pain can come on at an unexpected moment and dominate our lives for days or weeks, until it disappears as mysteriously as it came.
When Pain Becomes Chronic
For some people, however, low back pain becomes chronic and debilitating. With suffering, many people are anxious for an ultimate solution: surgery to fuse the vertebrae. Unfortunately, too often this approach is applied inappropriately and fails to provide the expected relief.
According to Dr. David Hanscom, a leading spine surgeon, back pain can be overcome, but surgery is frequently NOT the best choice. People with chronic back pain may need to overcome their anger and anxiety and use an integrated approach to build new neural pathways that circumvent the pain. Some of the best tactics include finding a way to play as well as a way to confront anger and find forgiveness.
This Week’s Guest
David Hanscom, MD, is one of the nation’s top orthopedic spine surgeons, practicing at Swedish Neuroscience Specialists in Seattle, WA. His book is: Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Road Map Out of Chronic Pain.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Joe Graydon. |
| 0:01.9 | And I'm Terry Graydon. |
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| 0:27.4 | Have you ever suffered with a bad back? |
| 0:32.2 | Most of us have been brought low by back pain for days or weeks. |
| 0:36.2 | Pain that becomes chronic can be unbearable. |
| 0:39.4 | This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon. |
| 0:48.8 | Many people imagine that spine surgery is the ultimate way to deal with back pain. |
| 0:54.5 | But one of the country's top spine surgeons says surgery is not the answer in most cases. |
| 1:01.5 | Dr. David Hanscom has found that in many instances, helping people sort out emotions like anger or fear |
| 1:08.8 | can be the first step in overcoming chronic pain. |
| 1:12.7 | Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, find out how people can use forgiveness to get rid of their anger and diminish their pain. |
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