Debunking Myths About Ageing: Reverse Chronic Pain Often Associated with “Getting Older”

Debunking Myths About Ageing: Reverse Chronic Pain Often Associated with “Getting Older”

From Open-Minded Healing by Marla Miller

January 6, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 1 · Episode 158

About this episode

The episode discusses how chronic pain often attributed to ageing can be addressed and reversed through practical routines and a shift in beliefs.

What if the aches you’ve blamed on age are actually fixable? We sit down with physical therapist and nutrition educator Eileen Kopsaftis to rethink pain, and the beliefs that quietly drive decline. Eileen shares consistent shifts that can change everything: how your back feels, how your bones adapt, and how your strength returns. We start by challenging the cultural script that normalizes a shoebox of prescriptions and shrinking horizons. You’ll learn about practical routines she gives...

People in this episode

Host: Marla Miller

Guest: Eileen Kopsaftis

Topics covered

  • ageing
  • chronic pain
  • physical therapy
  • nutrition
  • health beliefs
  • pain management

Keywords

  • ageing
  • chronic pain
  • physical therapy
  • nutrition
  • health
  • pain management
  • wellness

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