The Pain Rebel Podcast By Straight Shot Health

Further reading: Prescription drug facts from the CDC An eye opening account of how a pharmaceutical company marketed misery to make themselves billions of dollars.   Another account of that story is here. Here’s an interesting story about what happened to the people using Oxycontin that Purdue Pharma used in their sales videos (needless to say […]

At some point in life everyone (or almost everyone) will experience back pain. Everywhere. It doesn’t matter if you live in Djibouti (where it’s hot when you hurt) or Russia (where it’s cold…). Back pain happens. Just like it’s been happening to us for hundreds of thousands of years. However, what is a relatively new phenomenon is chronic pain […]

9 of the top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies spend more on marketing than they do on research and development of new drugs.   Why? Is it because they want to make sure all who might need one of their drugs knows about it (and then can “talk to their doctor about getting it…”)? Yup. And that […]

Why do you see your doctor? This should be a simple question but, like most things when it comes to healthcare, it’s a bit more complex than people think. However, the answer can have a significant impact on what happens next. How? Because the wrong approach can create unintended ripples…    

Imagine you’re walking down the street when suddenly the picture window next to you blows out. You’re shocked and stunned but feel okay…until you feel a wetness at your shirt color. Fearfully you look down and see blood running freely.  And you know it’s yours. What do you do? Well, you’re going to try and […]

If you have back pain please take the “The Back Pain Survey“ (If you don’t have back pain…please share this page with anyone who does whom you care about!). The Back Pain Survey is a chance for you to tell me about your back pain. This is important because there is a TON of misleading […]

What are active therapies? What are passive therapies? Is it even important to understand the difference? The quick answer is “Yes.” And in this episode of Straight Shot Health Talk we talk all about them 🙂 However, here’s a quick and dirty definition of Active vs. Passive therapies. Active therapies are treatments you perform with or without the […]

Changing your lifestyle to create better health is hard!  (If it wasn’t we would never need New Year’s Resolutions 😉 ) However, there are some science-based strategies proven to work and in this episode of Straight Shot Health Talk we talk about one of the best. It’s called “Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions” and it […]

Jeff Pledger, is a Senior Financial Analyst for Verizon where he has worked for the past 23 years   Despite his busy schedule he is involved in many non-profit organizations.   These have included leadership roles in Verizon’s employee resource group, Disabilities Issues Awareness Leaders (DIAL), which advocates for Verizon employees and customers with disabilities.   He is […]

Dr. David Schechter attended Princeton University and graduated with a degree in Biochemistry. Accepted to the medical school at New York University he was on his way to a “traditional” path in medicine. However, after searching for solutions for his nagging knee pain he met Dr. John Sarno…and his career path changed. Dr. Sarno, best […]