Dr. David Hanscom is an orthopedic complex spinal deformity surgeon who was based in Seattle, WA. He quit his practice and is on a mission to re-introduce true healing into medicine. Dr. Hanscom believes that doctors should spend quality time with their patients so they can listen and understand their situation. His most recent book is Do You Really Need Spine Surgery? Take Control With a Spine Surgeon's Advice.

Today’s mind-blowing episode is jam-packed with references to fascinating research and discoveries. Dr. Hanscom shares examples from among his hundreds of clients who overcame debilitating chronic pain through his program. 

Listen in as two doctors from very difference specialties find tremendous common ground as they discuss:

• What happens when your body is under “threat”
• The shockingly small percent of “spine problems” that are non-structural
• The survival functions of anxiety and anger
• How suppressing unwanted thoughts actually perpetuates them
• The event that led to Dr. Hanscom going from “fearless surgeon” to someone debilitated with crippling anxiety
• The role of neuroplasticity in solving chronic pain—and how to harness it
• Simple exercises to lower your body’s inflammatory response
• How to change the structure of your brain, and train it to be less reactive
• A new way of thinking about “anxiety” 
• Why well-intentioned, conscientious people tend to struggle the most with obsessive thought patterns
• A critical factor that many physicians never bother to consider when treating patients with chronic pain
• Listening as a powerful intervention
• The value of play...even at work

 

Episode Length: 01:07:32

 

HASCOM’S RESOURCES 

Dr. Hanscom’s Online Hub - loaded with information! > http://www.BackInControl.com

The DOC Journey (Direct your Own Care) > https://www.thedocjourney.com/

 

Dr. Hanscom’s Books >

Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control With a Surgeon’s Advice

Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain, 2nd Edition

 

MENTIONED ON TODAY’S SHOW > 

Dr. Hanscom Blog Post > Your Demons Are Robots

Dr. Hanscom Blog Post > Thought Suppression & White Bears

Stephen Porges (Polyvagal Theory) > website

Dr. Francis Peabody’s 1927 article > The Care of the Patient

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