Nida Tansinsin, MPT has been working in rehab for 25 years. She's evolved at the cutting edge of neuroplasticity work, and she’s a physical therapist who can help you. Nida teaches us that, although traditional physical therapy isn’t necessarily helpful for chronic pain, neuroplasticity-informed physical therapy changes the game.
In this Episode:
🔹 Many traditional physical therapists dread seeing chronic pain patients because they don’t know how to resolve our symptoms.
🔹 Nida, however, actually helps people recover from chronic pain.
🔹 She walks us through the paradigm shift that led her to gain these skills.
🔹 She tells us, her main goal as a physical therapist is to help the patient feel less fear of their symptoms and understand that pain doesn’t necessarily equal damage, pain equals your danger alarm signal.
🔹 She gives us the spiel she gives to her patients.
🔹 And she gets into the research studies that back neuroplasticity-based theories.
It’s great to hear a physical therapist's perspective on this stuff. Listen in–because this will help you feel safer in your body. And, as you know, safety heals chronic pain.
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Find Nida:
Email: nida.paincoach@gmail.com
Instagram: @nidacares
Resilience Healthcare Website: https://resilience-healthcare.com/about/
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Find Sean:
Sean's Website: mindbodymedicineforchronicpain.com
Sean’s Free Email List: Free Mindbody Advice and Reminders – From Me to You, Every Week
Click Here to Ask a Question on the Podcast
Sean’s Instagram: @mindbodymedicineforchronicpain
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Other Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Pain Reframed Podcast
Camille Thoman’s Instagram: @camillethoman
Brijinki Study (showing imaging findings of spine degeneration are present in high proportions of asymptomatic individuals): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25430861/
Explain Pain Book
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…and you’re listening to Mindbody Medicine for Chronic Pain.
Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Sciatica, Neuropathy, Chronic Headaches, Migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Many Arthritic Presentations, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Covid, Depression, and Anxiety.
Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.
Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to get better.
We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.
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