From a misdiagnosed spinal fracture to the neuroscience of nociception, this episode unpacks the real relationship between pain, injury, and perception. Shallow and Jiunta explore how prior experiences, raw sensory data, and normative expectations all shape the experience of pain, and how understanding this can radically improve rehab outcomes. 

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Breaking News: Turns Out It Wasn’t a Disc Herniation (00:00:00)

Pain vs. Injury: What’s the Real Difference? (00:05:03)

How Perception Shapes Pain: The Gorilla Study & Brain Science (00:09:17)

Bayesian Inference (00:16:16)

The Athlete vs. the First-Timer: Prior Experience and Discomfort (00:26:01)

Why Foam Rolling “Works” (Even If It Doesn’t) (00:33:16)

The Rehab Equation: Raw Data, Prior, and Normative Values (00:35:27)

Downregulating Nociception Without Drugs (00:40:04)

Precision Movement and Motor Learning in Rehab (00:48:06)

Sensation vs. Perception: Teaching Clients to Understand Pain (00:54:16)

A Philosophical Revolution in Pain Science (00:57:21)