189 | Understanding how the Whole Body Contributes to Chronic Pain with Dr. Perry Nickelston

Feel like your health is compromised even though you've got nutrition, hydration, sleep, movement, stress? Nothing helping your chronic conditions? Dr. Perry shares a different perspective and approach to optimizing health. One that may be simpler, yet not emphasized enough. Dr. Perry shares the origins of his practice and how his practice has evolved as he learned more about how all the systems are truly integrated. Expanding beyond the exact pain point, Dr. Perry shines light on the lymphatic system as a system that connects the whole. With a common focus on nutrient delivery and doing more to see successful results, Dr. Perry shares how less is more and how it may be worth looking at the elimination phase of cellular health. Explaining fundamental physiology, Dr. Perry touches base with the importance of order, nasal breathing, the diaphragm m movement, and stress. With small bouts of tips, Dr, Perry shares the significance of the lymphatic system and how it can be your secret to truly optimizing your health. Finally, he explores the realms of paradigm shifts in pain science, how pain can perpetuate itself with psychological influences, and how pain and inflammation closely relate to efficient and adequate elimination. Let's take a trip down the lymphatic system! What You Will Learn in this Interview with Dr. Perry: 4:32 - Is the pain point really the trouble area? 8:31 - Changing the narrative on what pain communicates 10:50 - Thinking about elimination to prevent sickness 13:01 - The importance of order 14:36 - 4 steps to begin addressing your lymphatic system 20:32 - How to know if you’re breathing through your diaphragm 26:59 - How breathing differently impacts our pain 32:39 - How has Dr. Perry’s practice evolved? 37:25 - Paradigm shifts in pain science 41:23  - The pain-fear cycle: anticipation, self-fulfilling prophecy, pain focus 44:47 - Learn more with Dr. Perry! Items mentioned: Stop Chasing Pain Website Stop Chasing Pain Instagram Dr. Perry Nickelston's Youtube To learn more about Dr. Perry and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode189/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message