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Do stem cell or PRP injections work for back pain? What do X-rays and MRIs really mean for your spine? What can you do to get out of chronic back pain? Find out from investigative journalist and author of Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery.
Get the book: https://amzn.to/2nrErdS (purchasing using this link helps support the podcast)
Surgeons often make optimistic claims about their surgeries – in spite of evidence to the contrary. Do these doctors lie? Are they regularly lying about surgery results? Or is something else at play? Find out what’s at the heart of this problem.
Episode 28 – The Secret History of Joint Pain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LID6uyCPoWE
Nick’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFG31ZeFtMk
Open Payments: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
What is the purpose of pain? If you have chronic hip, back, or shoulder pain, what does the pain really mean? Does it mean you’ve got permanent damage of some kind? How can you use and think about pain in a way that gets you back to enjoying your life?
Resources
https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/why-chronic-pain
Chronic pain sufferers often get conflicting information from doctors and other experts. One doctor tells you this surgery is the best. Another says this one is better. Another says none of them will help. Another doctor tells you this pill will solve your problems. If you listen between the lines, there’s a deeper message that undermines your ability to get out of chronic pain.
Resources:
Why am I in chronic pain?
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