EP293: Chronic Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner

Health Coach Conversations

EP293: Chronic Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner

In this episode of Health Coach Conversations, Cathy Sykora speaks with Dr. Howard Schubiner, a clinical professor and pioneer in the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Schubiner shares his groundbreaking insights on the science behind chronic pain and how addressing the brain’s role can lead to lasting relief for patients.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The Brain’s Role in Pain: How predictive processing influences pain and why understanding this can revolutionize treatment.
• Unlearning Pain: Why pain isn’t always linked to structural damage and how neural circuits in the brain contribute to chronic pain.
• Effective Therapies for Chronic Pain: An introduction to Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) and other neuroscience-based treatments.
• Diagnosing Neuroplastic Pain: How to differentiate between structural and brain-generated pain using the FIT criteria.
• Hope for Chronic Pain Patients: Empowering approaches to offer relief and optimism to those struggling with chronic conditions.

Memorable Quotes

“Pain is a brain-generated phenomenon. That’s what pain is, and that is mind-boggling.”

“Stress and emotions activate the exact same parts of the brain as does a physical injury. So the pain is real—all pain is real—all pain is generated by the brain.”

“Pain can be unlearned when there’s no physical injury to account for the pain.”

Bio

Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. With over 100 publications in scientific journals and books, he is a leading voice in chronic pain research and treatment. Dr. Schubiner co-developed Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), a novel and highly effective psychological treatment for chronic pain. He is the author of three books: Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and Hidden From View (co-authored with Dr. Allan Abbass). Dr. Schubiner sees patients virtually worldwide through Cormendi Health.

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Dr. Howard Schubiner’s Books: Visit UnlearnYourPain.com for resources and to purchase his books.

• Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET): Learn more about this innovative approach to pain management.

Links to Resources:

• Health Coach Group Website: thehealthcoachgroup.com

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