I am a Pain Patient

Mary Stange
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Unlock the power of pain science to harness the most advanced protective system of your body, pain, and become an intelligent sufferer.

  1. 09/02/2025

    Orchestra of the Body

    We made it to the final episode of I am a Pain Patient! Don't worry, though, plenty more content to come! Our next segments will be on neurodiversity. Today we're talking about the orchestra of the body. Pain is the most advanced protective system of your body. When pain turns chronic, our brains get practiced at sending the pain signal. Pain is bio-psycho-social. The things going on in our body are just as important as our psychology and sociological inputs.

    32 min

  2. 09/01/2025

    Nerves

    Nerves Nerves love Space, Blood Flow & Movement There are hundreds of meters of nerves in your body Cords 50% Ligament Include danger sensors 50% Neurones Detect changes in space, blood flow and movement and can ignite the danger sensors stored in the ligament. Survival If your body thinks that increased nerve sensitivity will keep you safe, more stress sensors are added by DNA. Potential Injuries Cutting, squeezing, pulling, irritation and sustained reduction in blood supply.  They change with age Nerve injuries can be very hard to diagnose. How do they move? Nerves slide or glide! Repair after injuries and desensitizing the nervous system. Space Blood Flow Movement

    13 min

  3. 08/05/2025

    Bones & Joints

    Bones & Joint There are a lot of misunderstandings about your bones and joints out there. This can contribute to misconceptions leading to fear of movement, pain or damage. Here’s what Bones are Living healing structures Covered by a super sensitive outer layer prepared to protect you. Inside the bone are danger sensors designed to help you stop and tend to your body should a bone break. As living healing structures they can heal if there is damage. Joints Joint pains are described in mechanical view from the brain (idea of grinding) The speed of change affects the brain’s danger processing. Slow changes of aging are not perceived as a threat. Abrupt change is received as dangerous. Thrive with movement and regular compression. Deterioration  Happens to everyone over time. Break-Fix model of Chiropractic care

    7 min

  4. 08/05/2025

    Inflammation

    Inflammation & Inflammation Soup Inflammation as a Defense Mechanism:  First alert Brain Your brain is immediately interested in inflammation. Cut to the front of the line! Starts the process to engage your white blood cells and immune response. Through release of chemicals from the damaged cells. Inflammation Soup What starts as your first alert leads to continued swelling Natural alarm to nervous system initiates additional nociception sensors to the affected area. However, starts a cycle that includes more swelling and more nociceptive sensors, elongating the presence of inflammation. Anti-Inflammatories: reduce the chemicals produced in your blood cells, to help deactivate the first alert system.

    9 min

  5. 06/28/2025

    Muscles

    Muscles: Postural Phasic Muscles Muscle Mechanics Muscles have many sensors  Muscles can become unhealthy & week, especially underused or misused Muscles are responsive, & stretchy & are difficult to injure Muscles receive great blood supply to assist in healing. Altered muscle activity is part of the response to injury and threat.  Meant to be short-term alterations Long-term can lead to under allocation of blood flow to postural muscles Muscle activity is about making sense of the world and how you interact with it.

    12 min

  6. 06/28/2025

    Skin & Your Nervous System

    Skin & Soft Tissue & the Virtual Road Map Skin makes up 15-20% of the body’s weight Making it the body’s most critical protector. This first responder adds to the roadmap of the body, present in the brain. If you demand more of a body part, then that body part will have a bigger representation in the brain. Skin over damaged muscle or tissues can become oversensitized to where little to no input can cause pain (light brushing or certain clothes). It’s why I can’t wear scarves. Damaged skin heals quickly Skin has a high density of sensors Skin is mobile & likes to be mobile. Fascia, a tough strong tissue, also contains a lot of danger sensors and lies under the skin Massaged skin sends useful messages to the brain & refreshes the virtual roadmap of the body.

    16 min

  7. 06/01/2025

    Assembling a Grounding Box

    Seek something to touch that will remind you that you exist.Seek something to see, that will elevate your spirit and draw you forward.Seek something to smell, that will draw you into th epresent moment.Seek something to listen to that calms your soul our allows you to feel your feelings. Singing engages your vagus nerve and includes deep belly breaths. Both can calm your nervous system. Seek something to taste; mindfully eat one serving of a favorite treat, close your eyes and really live it. You are not alone, you matter.

    16 min

  8. 05/30/2025

    Sensor Information

    Most sensors are in your brainSensors only live a few days & are constantly refreshing Sensors are constantly changing based your environment Your brain can increase or decrease sensor production to promote health & wellness. Temperature: more pain in cold temps Stress: survival situation: cortisol Blood Flow: moving blood to muscles we need to flee Movement & Pressure: making your body more/less sensitive to movement Immunity: Responds to inflammation

    13 min
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Unlock the power of pain science to harness the most advanced protective system of your body, pain, and become an intelligent sufferer.

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  • Creator
    Mary Stange
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    26
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