Podcast appearances and mentions of David A Hanscom

Dr. Hanscom developed the DOC Journey, a pathway out of physical and mental pain (anxiety). He delivers a sequence of insights, exercises, interactive webinars, and an app that teaches you how to calm your nervous system, lower your anxietyand decrease pain. He has witnessed over a thousand patients resolve multiple physical and mental symptoms.Each person has a desire to thrive, which is compromised by endless suffering. The Direct your Own Care process evolved from his personal experience escaping from over 15 symptoms and is based on deep medical research. It is self-directed and systematically applying these approaches will enable you to create a new life. Join us on this trip at thedocjourney.com.Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction of complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he began to share his own stress management tool with his patients that were in pain but had no indications of surgery. He had spent much of his career with rehabilitation physicians learning non-operative care. Nowadays, he is focusing his efforts on bringing effective medical treatments for chronic mental and physical pain back into mainstream medicine. His last practice position was Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (retired in December 2018).

Did you know that many of the spine surgeries that are made actually they were not necessary? Because that is the reality. Dr. David Hanscom joins us today to explain a topic that is discussed in his book 'Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control With a Surgeon's Advice'; which is that usually, the success rate of spinal surgeries is very low if patients' chronic pain has not been treated before the procedure. He also brings valuable scientific information and statistics about this problematic, which is nowadays happening without control and affects many people. ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST - Dr. David A. Hanscom Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he began to share his own stress management tool with his patients that were in pain but had no indications of surgery. He had spent much of his career with rehabilitation physicians learning non-operative care. Nowadays, he is focusing his efforts on bringing effective medical treatments for chronic mental and physical pain back into mainstream medicine. His last practice position was Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (retired in December 2018).

Did you know that many of the spine surgeries that are made actually they were not necessary? Because that is the reality. Dr. David Hanscom joins us today to explain a topic that is discussed in his book ‘Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control With a Surgeon’s Advice’; which is that usually, the success rate of spinal surgeries is very low if patients’ chronic pain has not been treated before the procedure. He also brings valuable scientific information and statistics about this problematic, which is nowadays happening without control and affects many people. Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he began to share his own stress management tool with his patients that were in pain but had no indications of surgery. He had spent much of his career with rehabilitation physicians learning non-operative care. Nowadays, he is focusing his efforts on bringing effective medical treatments for chronic mental and physical pain back into mainstream medicine. His last practice position was Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (retired in December 2018).

This week, John covers Anxiety Disorder And The Truth About Chronic Pain Episode 70: Anxiety Disorder And The Truth About Chronic Pain Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM Nanjing, China (GMT+8.00) SAMA Expert: David A. Hanscom, M.D In this episode, David A. Hanscom will share: What is Neurophysiological Disorder (NPD) and how it affects our body? What's the connection between chronic pain and anxiety? What are the sources of chronic pain? What is the difference between mental pain and physical pain? How do they affect each other? What can we do to get rid of chronic pain?