This episode of Performance People explores the science behind movement, recovery, and why small, consistent changes can completely alter how your body functions.

Dr Cuan Wayne Coetzee is a chiropractor and movement expert focused on helping people overcome chronic pain through movement, neuroscience, and behavioural change. His work centres on neural re-education (NRE) using simple, novel movement patterns to retrain the brain and restore function. He is also the author of, Why Movement is Medicine.

Dr Cuan Wayne Coetzee breaks down:

* Why movement is medicine

* How novelty rewires the brain in chronic pain

* The truth about posture (and why “perfect” posture doesn’t exist)

* Why recovery is the most overlooked performance lever

* How to build simple daily habits that actually stick

TAKEAWAYS

* There is no single “bad posture”, only positions you can’t move out of

* Chronic pain is often a brain problem as much as a body problem

* Small, consistent inputs beat extreme interventions

* Recovery isn’t passive - it’s a system you have to build

* Most people don’t need more information, they need simpler habits

The Performance People podcast, in partnership with J.P. Morgan Private Bank, talks to high-performers in the world of sport and beyond, to bring defining moments, hard-earned insights and expert advice to everyday performance. New episodes every Tuesday.

00:00 Creating novelty to change the brain

00:23 Welcome to Performance People with Dr Kieran Kutzer

01:11 The story behind Why Movement Is Medicine

03:01 Is sitting really the new smoking?

04:34 Movement snacks and breaking up desk posture

06:18 Neuroplasticity, chronic pain and neural re-education

07:50 Surgery vs movement: when each has its place

10:01 Why recovery matters as much as training

14:46 The MoveMed Eight: key movement patterns for spinal health

20:49 Stress, breathwork, zone 2 training and the LENDS recovery model

#MovementIsMedicine

#ChronicPain

#SpinalHealth

#Recovery

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