The New Science of Pain: Why Your Nervous System Holds the Key to Healing

Well-Fed Women

Noelle Tarr

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Mindset, Motherhood, Health & Fitness, Paleo, Hormones, Weight Loss, Fitness, Body Image, Holistic Health, Self-care, Women's Health

4.5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Back pain is one of the most common health issues, but most people are getting the story wrong. In this episode, Dr. Grant Elliott breaks down the latest research on pain, the nervous system, and recovery—explaining why scary MRI results don’t always match symptoms, why movement is medicine, and how your beliefs can shape healing. You’ll learn practical tools to calm a sensitized nervous system and rethink what real recovery looks like. Timestamps: [1:50] Intro [4:49] Welcome Dr. Grant ...

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2:02.1	In episode 554, I get to speak with Dr. Grant Elliott, all about the latest in research when it comes to pain,
2:07.8	chronic injuries, and how the nervous system and the brain are involved. What you think you know about pain is about to be flipped on its head. This conversation is so important, especially as we
2:12.5	age. Many of you know I struggled with chronic pain for years and was constantly sent down a very specific path, which was lots of imaging, telling me to stop moving, recommendations for surgery.
2:24.9	And I kept seeking out a different opinion, seeking out new practitioners until I found somebody who was able to have this kind of conversation with me
2:35.5	that retrained my brain and got me thinking differently about pain and really taught me the
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