Control Pain & Heal Faster With Your Brain
from Huberman Lab
by Scicomm Media
Published: Mon Mar 01 2021
Show Notes
In this episode, I describe the science of how and why pain arises in the body and brain, and how we can actively control our experience of pain. I discuss inflammation, stress, acupuncture, limb damage and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I review protocols that leverage the lymphatic and nervous system to accelerate pain relief and healing in a variety of situations. Other topics discussed include how heat versus cold impacts neurons and wounds, red-light, sunlight, stem cells and more.
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Timestamps
Introduction/Avenues for Support
Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
Deliberate Unlearning
Pain, Injury and Regeneration
A System of Touch (Somatosensation)
Pain and Injury are Dissociable
Objective versus Subjective Control of Experience
Plasticity of Perception
Lack of Pain Is Self-Destructive; So Is Excessive Pain
Homoculous, Ratonculous, Dogunculus
“Sensitivity” explained
Inflammation
Phantom Limb Pain
Top-down Relief of Pain by Vision
From Deaf to Hearing Sounds
Pain Is In The Mind & Body
Recovering Movement Faster After Injury
Don’t Over Compensate
Concussion, TBI & Brain Ageing
The Brain’s Sewage Treatment System: Glymphatic Clearance
Body Position & Angle During Sleep
Types of Exercise For Restoring & Maintaining Brain Health
Ambulance Cells in The Brain
True Pain Control by Belief and Context
Romantic Love and Pain
Dopaminergic Control of Pain
Acupuncture: Rigorous Scientific Assessment
Vagus Activation and Autonomic Control of Pain
Inflammation, Turmeric, Lead and DHT
Adrenalin: Wim Hof, Tummo, “Super-Oxygenation” Breathing
Protocols For Accelerating Tissue Repair & Managing Pain
Ice Is Not Always Nice (For Pain and Injury): Sludging, Fascia, Etc.
Chronic and/or Whole Body Pain; Red-Light Therapy, Sunlight
Glymphatics and Sleep
Stem Cells, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP): Shams, Shoulds and Should Nots
Young Blood: Actual Science
Synthesis, Support & Resources