Episode 41: The Truth About Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia & The Brain | Dr Barbara Phipps
What if everything we thought we knew about pain was incomplete?
In this episode of Healthily, I'm joined by GP, pain specialist and educator, Dr Barbara Phipps, to explore the fascinating and hopeful science behind chronic pain.
Barbara specialises in helping people living with long-term pain, including conditions such as fibromyalgia, using an evidence-based approach that combines pain neuroscience, lifestyle medicine and nervous system regulation.
We discuss why pain is always generated by the brain, how our brains can become overprotective, and why factors such as stress, poor sleep…
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