Are you getting the right treatment for chronic headaches, back pain, and digestive issues? It’s time to RISE above it.

Are you getting the right treatment for chronic headaches, back pain, and digestive issues? It’s time to RISE above it. You go to your doctor because you have unrelenting pain in your back, stomach, neck, head or (fill in the blank). Tests don’t show anything abnormal. So maybe you’re given an injection, a prescription for…

New book sheds light on healing chronic headaches, back pain, and digestive issues

Sunbreak explains the nerve disorder affecting 30 million Americans BUY NOW ON AMAZON   Thirty million people in the United States suffer from a condition that causes chronic pain, but conventional medical testing doesn’t show the source of the problem. Central sensitization syndrome (CSS) stems from a dysfunction in the nervous system, where over-reactive nerves send exaggerated…

From back pain to depression, one woman’s agonizing journey

From back pain to depression, one woman’s agonizing journey In my practice, I’ve worked with countless patients who were referred by their providers because their back pain had no physical cause. Exams, X-rays, and MRIs showed nothing abnormal. Those tests don’t show over-reactive, over-sensitized nerves! And when a physician doesn’t understand this stress-related condition, they…

Why does it hurt? Use this evaluator to understand your pain

Nerve Sensitization Symptom Evaluator Author: Shana L Johnson MD, AskDrShana   Signs that pain is related to nerve sensitization (nociplastic pain) includes long-standing symptoms symptoms (> 3 months), spread of symptoms beyond the boundary of the injury area, marked increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, and non-pain symptoms that cause system-wide symptoms like severe fatigue, disrupted…