How to Unlearn Chronic Pain Without Drugs or Surgery

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00:00 - Intro
00:18 - resources to explore this treatment
02:38 - introduction of the panelists
03:56 - How to talk to your doctor so they take your pain seriously?
06:51 - Elaina's personal experience with chronic pain
11:26 - How are learned neural pathways of pain different than "imagined pain"?
15:56 - How did you become interested in making a film about this treatment? (Kent)
18:44 - What were the biggest challenges of making the film? (Marion)
20:32 - Can you use this treatment even if you had a structural injury?
25:20 - Elaina, how to rethink the response to the opioid/overdose epidemic?
30:00 - Is this work relevant for Chronic Lyme Disease?
33:00 - Is a conversion disorder the same as a mind-body syndrome?
37:30 - What about deep infiltration endometriosis?

BRITISH COLUMBIA - LINKS TO FIND TREATMENTS & HEALING ONLINE:
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https://www.painpsychologycenter.com/...
https://www.thismighthurtfilm.com/tre...

ABOUT THE FILM

This Might Hurt is a documentary that offers solutions to cure chronic pain. The film follows three chronic pain patients who have spent years searching for answers. They enter a new medical program — run by Dr. Howard Schubiner — that focuses on uncovering hidden causes of pain, and retraining their brains to switch the pain off.

This new paradigm for diagnosis & treatment was found to be effective in several randomized trials, and it was recommended by the HHS’s task force to combat the opioid epidemic. This Might Hurt provides an intimate exploration and suggests a path to healing for millions.

Syndromes that are often brain-induced and can be unlearned through the paradigm explored in this film:

anxiety, chronic abdominal pain and spasms, chronic arm or leg pain*, chronic back pain and spasms*, chronic neck pain*, chronic tendonitis, repetitive strain injury (RSI), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), depression, dizziness, face pain*, fibromyalgia, insomnia, brain fog, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), painful bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis), pelvic floor dysfunction, POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), tension and migraine headaches, tinnitus (ringing or distortion in the ears), vulvodynia, coccydynia, conversion disorders, and functional neurological disorders.

The PPDA list also includes additional disorders like inappropriate sinus tachycardia, paresthesias (numbness, tingling, burning), dizziness, eczema, non-epileptic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia, globus sensation, burning chest pain (resembles acid reflux), difficulty breathing, chronic cough, spastic dysphonia, chronic hives, hypersensitivity syndromes (to touch, sound, smells, foods, chemicals, electrical waves, medications), piriformis syndrome, whiplash, patellofemoral syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS), as well as psychological disorders like obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, substance use disorders.

PANELISTS

Elaina Moss is Program Manager at Canadian Mental Health Association North & West Vancouver and facilitates its biweekly chronic pain support group.

Dr. Howard Schubiner (film subject) has been treating chronic pain patients for nearly two decades, during which time he has been developing and refining his mind-body approach.

Marion Cunningham (director, producer, co-editor) is an Emmy-winning filmmaker who has produced series for Netflix, National Geographic, History, OWN, Discovery and A&E. Cunningham joined fellow Chapman University alum, Bassett, after meeting in NYC.

Kent Bassett (director, producer, editor) is an Emmy-nominated editor and filmmaker from Arizona. He’s edited a number of feature documentaries that have premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, AFI Docs, Doc NYC, and on PBS.