Is Your Back Pain All In Your Head? The Surprising Science of Healing Pain - Dr Anisha Joshi

If you're struggling with back pain, neck pain or unexplained body aches, the answer might not be where it hurts. Learn how your brain, stress, sleep and movement all shape pain.

Dr Anisha Joshi is an osteopath and author of Heal Your Back. She joins Dr Karan to debunk the biggest myths about body pain.

Timestamps

(0:00) Intro - What you don’t realise about the pain in your body

(1:57) What is an osteopath?

(3:42) The daily mistakes making your pain worse

(5:25) Does pain equal damage?

(8:58) What causes back pain?

(13:17) The link between poor sleep and back pain

(14:38) What is sciatica?

(17:15) How breathing can reduce pain

(20:26) Is running bad for your knees and joints?

(23:05) What causes neck pains?

(24:35) Can you “fix” a neck hump?

(27:39) Are you hurting yourself when cracking your neck or back?

(31:27) Do massage guns and foam rollers work?

(33:40) Can ancestral movements help?

(35:28) Daily exercises to improve mobility and reduce pain

(37:54) A bedtime routine for a healthier back

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