Running with pain for more than 3 months? Or maybe you haven't been able to run due to chronic pain. Pain is a complicated topic, but in today's podcast Dr. Lisa breaks down what is so different about chronic pain and how she treats it with the biopsychosocial model.

While this topic is geared for those with chronic pain, any runner with pain can benefit from understanding pain in order to decrease the pain.

We cover the following:

• What is chronic pain and how it should be treated different than acute pain
• How one can use the biopsychosocial model to relieve themselves from chronic pain
• The science behind pain and how it comes on
• The next steps someone should take if they have chronic pain

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Research: 

• https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-09203-002
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438523/
• https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/10/179
• https://capitalareapt.com/chronic-pain-cycle-physical-therapy/