The Neuroscience of Pain (And How to Use It) with Kruse Elite

About this episode

The episode explores the neuroscience of pain and movement with guest Taylor Kruse, discussing how the brain processes pain and its implications for runners.

Pain is not just tissue damage - but it’s also just not in your brain. In this episode, we’re joined by Taylor Kruse of Kruse Elite. We discuss the neuroscience of pain and movement, including how the brain processes pain, the role of the vestibular system, and how we can think about non-injury pain for runners. Bonus: you will also learn why motion sickness happens! Thank you to our sponsors: ✨ Title Nine: Comfortable sports bras that actually fit, from a women-owned company. Use code RUNTOTHEFINISH for free shipping at https://runtothefinish.com/title-nine/ In this episode, you’ll hear our takes on: ✅ The role of the brain in perceiving pain ✅ The difference between overuse injury pain and perceived threat pain ✅ How stress plays a role in perceived pain ✅ How to train your nervous system to process movement and sensations ✅ Why you get motion sickness ✅ Why multi-directional training is valuable for runners Connect with our guest: Kruse Elite on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KRUSEELITE Kruse Elite on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kruseelite/ Tread Lightly Running is hosted and researched by Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris, MSc. Production, show notes, and graphics by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Brooks, Laura Norris

Guest: Taylor Kruse

Topics covered

• neuroscience of pain
• movement
• perceived pain
• nervous system training
• motion sickness
• multi-directional training

Keywords

• pain perception
• vestibular system
• overuse injury
• stress and pain
• motion sickness
• training techniques

Sponsors

Title Nine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kruse Elite

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