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Dr. Andrea Furlan

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159 total appearances

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Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So those things that relax the mind and body, and that could include massage, could include manipulation, it could include music therapy, aromatherapy, do whatever it takes for you to activate your parasympathetic nerve system, because that will eventually lower the sympathetic And the sympathetic nervous system is driven by adrenaline, not adrenaline, cortisol.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So those things that relax the mind and body, and that could include massage, could include manipulation, it could include music therapy, aromatherapy, do whatever it takes for you to activate your parasympathetic nerve system, because that will eventually lower the sympathetic And the sympathetic nervous system is driven by adrenaline, not adrenaline, cortisol.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So those things that relax the mind and body, and that could include massage, could include manipulation, it could include music therapy, aromatherapy, do whatever it takes for you to activate your parasympathetic nerve system, because that will eventually lower the sympathetic And the sympathetic nervous system is driven by adrenaline, not adrenaline, cortisol.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So once those substances reduce, because those substances, adrenaline, cortisol, they make the pain more intense. they amplify pain. So then the person will feel better by consequence. And of course, exercise and sleep. But complementary alternative medicines. Also, the person needs to be careful not to become dependent on them.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So once those substances reduce, because those substances, adrenaline, cortisol, they make the pain more intense. they amplify pain. So then the person will feel better by consequence. And of course, exercise and sleep. But complementary alternative medicines. Also, the person needs to be careful not to become dependent on them.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

So once those substances reduce, because those substances, adrenaline, cortisol, they make the pain more intense. they amplify pain. So then the person will feel better by consequence. And of course, exercise and sleep. But complementary alternative medicines. Also, the person needs to be careful not to become dependent on them.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

I tell my patients, okay, go to acupuncture, some sessions, but don't do acupuncture for the rest of your life, every week. You do need to stop Should not become dependent on them and then become self-resilient. Self-management is learn things for yourself that you can do for yourself, that you don't depend on someone else.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

I tell my patients, okay, go to acupuncture, some sessions, but don't do acupuncture for the rest of your life, every week. You do need to stop Should not become dependent on them and then become self-resilient. Self-management is learn things for yourself that you can do for yourself, that you don't depend on someone else.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

I tell my patients, okay, go to acupuncture, some sessions, but don't do acupuncture for the rest of your life, every week. You do need to stop Should not become dependent on them and then become self-resilient. Self-management is learn things for yourself that you can do for yourself, that you don't depend on someone else.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

First of all, do the exercise, the movement that you enjoy. Don't try to do something that you don't like because you're not going to adhere to that. Find something that you like. It's playing volleyball. It is weightlifting, whatever it is. Find something and adhere to that. Try to do at least three times a week. So also don't do once a week. Try to do, you know, spread throughout the week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

First of all, do the exercise, the movement that you enjoy. Don't try to do something that you don't like because you're not going to adhere to that. Find something that you like. It's playing volleyball. It is weightlifting, whatever it is. Find something and adhere to that. Try to do at least three times a week. So also don't do once a week. Try to do, you know, spread throughout the week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

First of all, do the exercise, the movement that you enjoy. Don't try to do something that you don't like because you're not going to adhere to that. Find something that you like. It's playing volleyball. It is weightlifting, whatever it is. Find something and adhere to that. Try to do at least three times a week. So also don't do once a week. Try to do, you know, spread throughout the week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

If you can't get a chunk of exercise, because you say, I don't have one hour to do exercise, do snacks. Break down that routine. If it is stretching, aerobics, some weightlifting, resistance exercise, you don't need to do all of them at once, like 90 minutes doing those. You can take snacks, break down into small chunks. So then at least you can... You can achieve those goals.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

If you can't get a chunk of exercise, because you say, I don't have one hour to do exercise, do snacks. Break down that routine. If it is stretching, aerobics, some weightlifting, resistance exercise, you don't need to do all of them at once, like 90 minutes doing those. You can take snacks, break down into small chunks. So then at least you can... You can achieve those goals.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

If you can't get a chunk of exercise, because you say, I don't have one hour to do exercise, do snacks. Break down that routine. If it is stretching, aerobics, some weightlifting, resistance exercise, you don't need to do all of them at once, like 90 minutes doing those. You can take snacks, break down into small chunks. So then at least you can... You can achieve those goals.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

The goal is 150 minutes per week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

The goal is 150 minutes per week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

The goal is 150 minutes per week.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

Well, if you see my chair, it's not the most expensive chair. I cannot show you, but it's not an expensive chair. But I bought this... Backrest. I had bought an expensive chair and it was horrible. I couldn't, you know, I couldn't work well. It didn't support my back. I like space to move my shoulders and that was blocking my shoulder.

Dhru Purohit Show
What is Your Body Trying to Tell You? The Top Causes of Chronic Pain and How to Tackle Pain Head On

Well, if you see my chair, it's not the most expensive chair. I cannot show you, but it's not an expensive chair. But I bought this... Backrest. I had bought an expensive chair and it was horrible. I couldn't, you know, I couldn't work well. It didn't support my back. I like space to move my shoulders and that was blocking my shoulder.