How Neuroplasticity May Help with Chronic Pain with Dr. Joe Damiani

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Dr. Joe Damiani discusses how neuroplasticity can help reduce chronic pain by changing the brain's response to pain signals.

Are you ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about pain? What if those persistent aches and discomforts aren’t actually coming from your body—but from your brain? And what if your brain could learn to turn down the volume on that pain? Jaw and TMJ specialist Dr. Joe Damiani joins us to explore neuroplasticity—your brain’s incredible ability to change and adapt—and how it might help reduce pain. He discusses how our emotions can amplify pain and why the brain sometimes keeps sounding the pain alarm long after the body has healed. Plus, he walks us through neuroplasticity retraining exercises designed to calm your nervous system and quiet those ongoing pain signals. Intrigued? You won’t want to miss this episode. Care Experts is a weekly podcast by CareCredit where we sit down with doctors and experts who give information, tips and insight into healthcare treatments and procedures. Check in every Wednesday for new episodes at carecredit.com/careexperts or follow on your favorite podcast app. CareCredit is a health, wellness and personal care credit card that has helped millions of people with promotional financing options and is accepted at hundreds of thousands of…

People in this episode

Host: Care Experts

Guest: Dr. Joe Damiani

Topics covered

• neuroplasticity
• chronic pain
• pain management
• emotions and pain
• nervous system

Keywords

• neuroplasticity
• chronic pain
• pain relief
• TMJ
• nervous system
• pain management
• brain adaptation

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Organizations: CareCredit

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