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Feel Better Now: Neurosurgeon Reveals the New Science of Healing Your Body & Stopping Pain Today

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Feel Better Now: Neurosurgeon Reveals the New Science of Healing Your Body & Stopping Pain Today

The Mel Robbins Podcast

2025/10/16
The Mel Robbins Podcast

The Mel Robbins Podcast

2025/10/16
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In today’s episode, you’re going to learn the new science of healing your body, stopping pain, and feeling better now.  One of the world’s most respected neurosurgeons and medical experts alive is here to reveal the new frontiers in pain management and ho...

Highlights

Chronic pain affects millions, yet its true nature is often misunderstood. In this insightful conversation, a leading neurosurgeon unpacks the complex reality of pain—how it's created in the brain, why it persists, and what science now reveals about healing without relying solely on medication or surgery.
06:25
Chronic pain is the fastest-growing condition in the US.
20:34
Virtual reality reduces pain by activating the body's endogenous opioid system
26:50
Meditation reduced pain as much as five milligrams of OxyContin.
45:08
Movement sends healing molecules to injury sites and supports natural recovery.
54:11
Chronic pain is often a malfunction in the brain's pain processing, not tissue damage.
1:07:40
Movement when not in acute pain is a positive indicator of healing potential

Chapters

What if your pain isn’t just in your body—but in your brain?
00:00
Why treating your whole life may heal your pain better than pills
12:02
Can your mind produce painkillers? The power of your brain’s opioid system
23:38
How moving more—even when it hurts—can retrain your brain’s pain response
39:39
Is your nervous system stuck in pain mode? The truth behind chronic suffering
54:11
From bedridden to triathlon: How small changes unlocked lasting healing
1:02:33

Transcript

Mel Robbins: Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. You know, I don't know about you. But I tend to take my health for granted until I'm in pain. And right now, I am dealing with this issue. It's in my shoulder. I mean, it's cau...