Podcasts about dr. david hanscom

Dr. David Hanscom is an orthopedic complex spinal deformity surgeon who was based in Seattle, Washington. He quit his practice and is on a mission is to re-introduce true healing into medicine. He believes that doctors should spend quality time with their patients so they can listen and understand their situation. He is the author of Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain and his most recent book, Do You Really Need Spine Surgery? Take Control with a Spine Surgeon's Advice.  Visit www.BackInControl.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating & on Twitter.  Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Extensive research shows that expressive writing is effective for improving both your mental and physical health. It appears that expressing thoughts and emotions works. Why is it so effective? One theory is that it switches your thinking into a slower, more rational mode, unlike automatic fast thinking. Expressive writing is a tool that helps to calm and re-route the nervous system, and in the process, reduces or eliminates chronic pain. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses his use of chronic pain with patients and explains why it is so effective in the treatment of chronic pain. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/write-and-dont-stop/

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an extreme form of anxiety. It is characterized by a relentless assault of unwelcome intrusive thoughts.You cannot control your thoughts or emotions without paying a significant price. It all sounds dismal and the general feeling about anxiety disorders, especially OCD, is that you can manage the symptoms but not generally solve these disorders. Once you understand that anxiety is the pain you are able to move past and through it. As you learn to live with uncomfortable feelings, they will lose their power over you and your pain will diminish. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses how to get comfortable with uncomfortable feelings as one way to control chronic pain. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/ocd-is-no-fun-and-not-funny-extreme-mental-pain/

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an extreme form of anxiety. It is characterized by a relentless assault of unwelcome intrusive thoughts.You cannot control your thoughts or emotions without paying a significant price. It all sounds dismal and the general feeling about anxiety disorders, especially OCD, is that you can manage the symptoms but not generally solve these disorders. Once you understand that anxiety is the pain you are able to move past and through it. As you learn to live with uncomfortable feelings, they will lose their power over you and your pain will diminish. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses how to get comfortable with uncomfortable feelings as one way to control chronic pain. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/ocd-is-no-fun-and-not-funny-extreme-mental-pain/

Extensive research shows that expressive writing is effective for improving both your mental and physical health. It appears that expressing thoughts and emotions works. Why is it so effective? One theory is that it switches your thinking into a slower, more rational mode, unlike automatic fast thinking. Expressive writing is a tool that helps to calm and re-route the nervous system, and in the process, reduces or eliminates chronic pain. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses his use of chronic pain with patients and explains why it is so effective in the treatment of chronic pain. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/write-and-dont-stop/

How do you break the cycle of pain behavior, criticism from your partner, and more pain? You have the choice whether to engage in pain behavior or not. At some level you must know that your partner is going to react negatively to it, but you do it anyway. When you feel the hostility and criticism from your partner, your pain increases. This is expected, since we know that stress chemicals increase the speed of nerve conduction, resulting in more pain. Since there is seemingly no end to the pain, the cycle can continue for a long time. In this podcast episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explains how the cycle of pain affects family relationships and provides tips for what family members can do to break the cycle. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/the-chronic-pain-marriage-go-round/

Have you noticed that when your spouse or partner is having a great day that your day is better? Conversely when he or she is having a bad day, then it takes yours down a couple of notches. It is because a similar part of your brain is being triggered. Almost uniformly, the family members or friends of my patients will roll their eyes when that question is asked. It is not that easy living with someone who is suffering from constant pain. But it can be. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses how discoveries about mirror neurons can be used to create a better environment in homes where a family member suffers from chronic pain.  For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/mirror-neurons-family-healing/

Have you noticed that when your spouse or partner is having a great day that your day is better? Conversely when he or she is having a bad day, then it takes yours down a couple of notches. It is because a similar part of your brain is being triggered. Almost uniformly, the family members or friends of my patients will roll their eyes when that question is asked. It is not that easy living with someone who is suffering from constant pain. But it can be. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses how discoveries about mirror neurons can be used to create a better environment in homes where a family member suffers from chronic pain.  For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/mirror-neurons-family-healing/

How do you break the cycle of pain behavior, criticism from your partner, and more pain? You have the choice whether to engage in pain behavior or not. At some level you must know that your partner is going to react negatively to it, but you do it anyway. When you feel the hostility and criticism from your partner, your pain increases. This is expected, since we know that stress chemicals increase the speed of nerve conduction, resulting in more pain. Since there is seemingly no end to the pain, the cycle can continue for a long time. In this podcast episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explains how the cycle of pain affects family relationships and provides tips for what family members can do to break the cycle. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/the-chronic-pain-marriage-go-round/

When you are trapped in pain you have a difficult time reaching out. Others do not necessarily want to interact with angry people. The problem becomes greatly magnified in that it has been shown that social rejection shares the same neurological circuits in the brain as chronic physical pain. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explores the issues of social isolation that often accompany chronic pain and discusses ways that the pain sufferer can reconnect with family and friends. For more information, go to: http://www.backincontrol.com/the-pain-of-social-isolation.

When you are trapped in pain you have a difficult time reaching out. Others do not necessarily want to interact with angry people. The problem becomes greatly magnified in that it has been shown that social rejection shares the same neurological circuits in the brain as chronic physical pain. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explores the issues of social isolation that often accompany chronic pain and discusses ways that the pain sufferer can reconnect with family and friends. For more information, go to: http://www.backincontrol.com/the-pain-of-social-isolation.

Pain pathways are permanent and part of the unconscious part of your brain. There is nothing you can do to “fix” them. Any attention paid to them simply reinforces them. That includes trying not to pay attention to them. For example, one strategy to avoid reinforcing pain pathways is not talking about your pain with others, especially family members. When someone has chronic pain, it can have a large, negative impact on other family members. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses various techniques for chronic pain sufferers and their families to reduce or eliminate these impacts. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/the-4-stages/stage-1-laying-the-foundation/dont-share-your-pain/

Pain pathways are permanent and part of the unconscious part of your brain. There is nothing you can do to “fix” them. Any attention paid to them simply reinforces them. That includes trying not to pay attention to them. For example, one strategy to avoid reinforcing pain pathways is not talking about your pain with others, especially family members. When someone has chronic pain, it can have a large, negative impact on other family members. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom discusses various techniques for chronic pain sufferers and their families to reduce or eliminate these impacts. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/the-4-stages/stage-1-laying-the-foundation/dont-share-your-pain/

Your unconscious brain processes 40 million bits of sensory input every second. Each sensation, sound, touch, taste, smell, vision has to be interpreted by your brain as pleasant, neutral or unpleasant. It continuously interprets the sum total of this input and directs your organs to secrete hormones that are relaxing and enjoyable, or signal danger. Anger occurs when you have lost control such as when you have chronic pain. Over time, the brain processes anxiety and pain in the same centers. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explains the neurophysiological basis of pain and shows that with the correct diagnosis and treatment approach, chronic pain and relentless anxiety curable with remarkably simple strategies. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/neurophysiological-basis-of-pain/

Your unconscious brain processes 40 million bits of sensory input every second. Each sensation, sound, touch, taste, smell, vision has to be interpreted by your brain as pleasant, neutral or unpleasant. It continuously interprets the sum total of this input and directs your organs to secrete hormones that are relaxing and enjoyable, or signal danger. Anger occurs when you have lost control such as when you have chronic pain. Over time, the brain processes anxiety and pain in the same centers. In this episode, spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explains the neurophysiological basis of pain and shows that with the correct diagnosis and treatment approach, chronic pain and relentless anxiety curable with remarkably simple strategies. For more information, go to http://www.backincontrol.com/neurophysiological-basis-of-pain/

Dr. David Hanscom is a leading orthopedic spine surgeon at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA. Though he believes that surgery and medication have a role, he knows that these standard courses of treatment aren't what's needed to treat chronic pain. Instead he provides the framework so the patient can find his or her solution allowing them to live free of pain, forever. His method, which transforms all kinds of pain, including back, neck, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and migraines, is explained in his bookBACK IN CONTROL: A Surgeon's Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain. Visit www.backincontrol.com Donate to the America Meditating Radio Show at goo.gl/0Biu7S Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating.  Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android

Dr. David Hanscom is a leading orthopedic spine surgeon at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA. Though he believes that surgery and medication have a role, he knows that these standard courses of treatment aren't what's needed to treat chronic pain. Instead he provides the framework so the patient can find his or her solution allowing them to live free of pain, forever. His method, which transforms all kinds of pain, including back, neck, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and migraines, is explained in his bookBACK IN CONTROL A Surgeon's Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain. Visit www.backincontrol.com Donate to the America Meditating Radio Show at goo.gl/0Biu7S Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating.  Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android