The Body Mechanic Ryan Borck, PT, DPT, OCS

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Amazing new research from JAMA, a top-10 research journal, indicates narcotics for chronic pain sufferers do not improve outcomes, and in some ways are much worse - why?  From the lens of the Body Mechanic Podcast, we explore why the body responds this way and how we can use this knowledge to best approach chronic pain.  

When something happens to us, we have many ways we can respond.  Some people are "natural" optimists or pessimists - but this episode explores how we can CHOOSE what we think, so we can feel better and live better.  Choose Curiosity over Judgement.  

Many struggle daily with feelings of chronic fatigue, insomnia, the "two-o'clock-feeling" and exhaustion.  What if most of those difficulties were preventable by applying some simple practices into your daily life?  We believe if you sleep better, you'll be empowered to live better. 

This series focuses on 5 critically misunderstood and unknown topics every person should know about their bodies, so they can make better decisions and live better. 
Part 5: What is the #1 predictor sciatica, pinched nerves, and referred pain from the neck are getting better? Are you doomed to cross your fingers and leave it up to fate, or is there something you can do to understand and control this common problem?  The Body Mechanic Podcast encourages you to "Know Thyself, Know Health."

What if your stubborn pain is stubborn because it's coming from somewhere else?  This episode explores referred pain, a poorly-understood, but terribly common phenomenon.  You have to know where your pain is coming from to fix it correctly.