Stop Chasing Pain
Stop Chasing Pain
Perry Nickelston: Stop Chasing Pain
Health and Fitness Extravaganza of Information empowering your to take back control of your life from pain. Simple and fundamental is the theme for this show. The depth with which you master the basics influences how well you understand everything you learn after that. Exploring tips, tricks, hacks and strategies from all walks of life and different disciplines sharing perspectives on healing. Pain is a request for change. A change in how you live your life. Come join us and we will go on the change journey together.
SCP Podcast Episode 282 : The Healing Power of Infrared Saunas with Connie Zack
You'll learn why more heat and longer sessions are not always better, how infrared exposure may influence circulation and cellular energy, and why it can be a valuable addition to the fundamentals of healing. Infrared therapy is not a replacement for movement, hydration, nutrition, sleep or medical care but it can help the body create a better internal environment for recovery. In this episode, Dr. Perry chats with Connie Zack the co-founder of Sunlighten Saunas. We discuss: The differences between far, mid, and near-infrared wavelengths Why hotter and more isn't better.  How infrared therapy may support blood flow, oxygen delivery and nutrient movement The relationship between infrared light, mitochondria and cellular energy Potential benefits for relaxation, sleep and nervous-system regulation How infrared sauna may support exercise recovery and inflammation regulation How beginners can start "low and slow" with shorter sessions How session length should be adjusted based on health, energy and tolerance Why consistency matters more than forcing yourself through an intense session The goal is not to chase another complicated health intervention. It is to understand how a simple practice helps calm the nervous system, move the fluids, support cellular energy and improve the conditions in which healing can occur. ✔️ Discount code to save up to $1500 on your SUNLIGHTEN for Stop Chasing Pain Subscribers Code: 'stopchasingpain'  Website for Sunlighten Sauna
Jul 20
59 min
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 51: The Magic of Working the Ears to Decrease Pain and Stress
In this podcast episode, Dr. Perry talks about the power of working with the ears in relationship to cranial nerves and chronic pain. You will learn specific strategies you can do to help yourself heal.  Cranial Nerve Mojo Workshop Youtube Video  Vagal Rounds Tape 
Jul 10
13 min
SCP Podcast Episode 281 : Unlearn Your Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner
What if chronic pain is not something you have to manage forever, but something your brain and body can actually unlearn? In this powerful episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Dr. Howard Schubiner to discuss his new book, Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression. They explore how chronic pain can be driven by learned neural pathways, nervous system sensitization, stress, emotion, and the brain-body connection, not always by damaged tissue. Dr. Schubiner shares a science-based, compassionate approach to helping people understand their symptoms differently, calm the threat response, and begin creating the conditions for real recovery. If you or someone you love feels trapped in a cycle of pain, inflammation, fatigue, or fear of movement, this conversation will open a new door. It is a reminder that healing begins when we stop only chasing symptoms and start asking better questions about the nervous system, the brain, and the story the body has learned to protect you with. Share this episode with others and get the UNLEARN YOUR PAIN book here. BOOK LINK
Jul 2
58 min
SCP Podcast Episode 280 : Back Pain. Feet. Fascia. with Dr. Eric Goodman
Dr. Perry talks with back pain expert, Dr. Eric Goodman creator of the Foundation training program. That program is my favorite one by far for helping people get out of pain and maintain spinal health. In this episode, we talk about the foot and fascia and back pain.  Eric also talks about his new prodcut to help fascial unwinding https://trakgroundwear.com/ I have a pair of these and they are awesome.  Strap in your brain and your feet 😀 and learn how to feel better.  Get information about Foundation Training here...https://www.foundationtraining.com/
Jun 23
48 min
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 50: Could an Old Scar Be Causing Your Chronic Pain?
When it comes to chronic pain everything matters, including scars. Why scars? Two big reasons... Neurosensory dysfunction where you have poor communication to the brain from the lack of sensation and pain is the output signal from the brain. Fascial thickening which can influence movement compensations over time leading to pain. What is the most important thing to know? Check the scars and work the scars. Hope to see you at the webinar.  SCAR MOJO COURSE LINK Scar Education Video on Youtube
Jun 12
13 min
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 49: Vagus Nerve Powerhouse Help For Inflammation
Vagal Rounds Link Vagus Mojo Webinar Link Vagal Taping Link This episode of the Stop Chasing Pain mini podcast Dr. Perry talks about the Vagus nerve, the most important nerve in the entire body to control inflammation. He shows you what causes vagus dysfunction, and where the Vagus nerve can have some issues. Also some things you can do to feel better. If you wanna learn more about how your body heals itself, this is a great show to listen to.
Jun 2
20 min
SCP Podcast Episode 279: Deep Squat Healing With The Hunkerin Stool
This episode we talk about the power of deep squat in healing, chronic pain and changing your life with guest Kasey Jackson. Talking about his amazing invention, the Hunkerin Stool that you can use on a daily basis to get into the position that you used to be able to get in as kids. This is a foundational posture for body function and performance. A fantastic episode that will change the way you look at healing pain and feeling good again. Going back down to the deep squat.  Kasey was kind enough to offer our Stop Chasing Pain community a discount on a Hunkerin Stool. See link below and code below. Code: Perry15 Hunkerin Stool Website
May 29
55 min
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 48: Rebounding For Healing (Top 3 Life Habit)
In this episode, Dr. Perry breaks down why rebounding is more than just jumping on a mini-trampoline. It is a simple, low-impact way to support lymphatic flow, circulation, balance, proprioception, and nervous system regulation. The body depends on movement, pressure changes, and rhythmic loading to help move fluid through the lymphatic system. Rebounding creates a gentle up-and-down pumping effect that may help stimulate fluid movement, improve tissue oxygenation, and wake up sensory receptors throughout the body. Dr. Perry also explains how rebounding can influence the brain-body connection by challenging balance, coordination, vestibular input, and foot-to-core integration. Even a few minutes of gentle bouncing can be a powerful way to help the body shift out of stiffness, stagnation, and sympathetic overload. This episode is a reminder that healing does not always require complex strategies. Sometimes the body needs rhythm, movement, pressure, and play. Key takeaway: Rebounding is not just exercise. It is a nervous system, lymphatic, circulatory, and proprioceptive reset. Link to BIG 6 Reset: (Do before the rebounder)  Link to BCAN Rebounders:  Discount Code is DOCPERRY
May 13
18 min
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 47: Chronic Pain? Don't Forget the Diaphragm Muscle
The diaphragm is more than a breathing muscle—it is a pressure-regulating, nervous-system-modulating, fluid-moving powerhouse. When the diaphragm is restricted, weak, over-braced, or poorly coordinated, the body can compensate through the neck, shoulders, low back, pelvic floor, and jaw, creating chronic tension and pain patterns. Poor diaphragm function can alter rib motion, spinal stability, lymphatic drainage, venous return, vagus nerve signaling, and sympathetic "fight-or-flight" tone. In chronic pain, the question is not only "where does it hurt?" but also how is the body breathing, bracing, and managing pressure? That will impact pain.  We always check the diaphragm. See our Youtube videos for exercises...LINK HERE  Attend Breathing Mojo Webinar: LINK HERE Sign up for our newsletter: LINK HERE
Apr 27
11 min
SCP Podcast Episode 278: Inna Segal The Secret Language of the Body
On this episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Inna Segal, author of The Secret Language of the Body, for a fascinating and lighthearted conversation about what your symptoms may be trying to say. Have you been struggling to heal and nothing is helping? This podcast episode is for you. We explore the idea that the body is always communicating through sensations, pain, fatigue, and emotional patterns—and that learning to listen can change the way we heal. Inna shares insights from her book on the deeper messages behind physical discomfort, the connection between emotions and the body, and how greater awareness can open the door to transformation. It's a fun, thoughtful, and eye-opening episode that will make you see your body in a whole new way. You will love it. I sure did. :) Get Inna's book here Visit her website here
Apr 16
1 hr 15 min
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