Breaking The Loop

MASTERCLASS: Got Pain? Fix The Intersection of Body & Brain


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Chronic pain is not just in your head. And it's not just in your body either. It lives in the loop between the two.

Muscles, joints, fascia, and the spine can develop problems that send alarm signals to the brain. The brain responds by producing pain -- and pain means any discomfort, whether that's aching, burning, stiffness, or even dizziness.

But the brain can also stay stuck in protection mode long after the body starts healing. It's learned to associate certain movements, positions, or even stress with danger. So it keeps firing the alarm. The body tenses up in response, new dysfunction develops, and more signals get sent back to the brain. Round and round it goes. That's the loop.

Real change happens when you fix the dysfunction (problems) in the body AND rewire the nervous systems interpretation of the situation at the same time. One without the other is why most people stay stuck.

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Breaking The LoopBy Dr. Joe Damiani