Episode 531

The Dangers of a Sedentary Lifestyle and How Movement Can Treat Chronic Pain and Prevent Disease with Dr. Andrea Furlan

With Dr. Andrea Furlan

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One in five people is impacted by chronic pain. Many believe that chronic pain is simply a byproduct of aging, with little that can be done beyond managing it. Today’s guest offers a unique approach to chronic pain, sharing her mind-body practice for effectively addressing and alleviating it.

Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Andrea Furlan to explore chronic pain, its top drivers, and common myths about treatment. Dr. Furlan discusses the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle in exacerbating chronic pain and reveals her unique approach to treating it. She also covers how diet, sleep, and alcohol can impact chronic pain and shares the most successful interventions for addressing it.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. Chronic vs. Acute Pain
    (00:00:30)
  2. Top Drivers of Chronic Pain
    (4:07)
  3. Myths About Treating Chronic Pain
    (8:22)
  4. The Dangers of a Sedentary Lifestyle
    (11:20)
  5. How to Address Chronic Lower Back Pain
    (21:00)
  6. 8 Food Rules
    (27:40)
  7. Alcohol Use and Environmental Factors
    (39:18)
  8. Supplements to Support Chronic Pain
    (43:30)
  9. Fear of Chronic Pain
    (53:11)
  10. The Most Successful Interventions
    (57:15)
  11. Avoiding a Sedentary Life by Activating Joy
    (1:00:45)
  12. Mindset Matters
    (1:04:30)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Show, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

 
Dr. Andrea Furlan

Dr. Andrea Furlan is a scientist at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) and physician and senior scientist at the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network(UHN).  She is a professor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Toronto. She is chair of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship at UHN and co-chair of ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine and ECHO for Return to Work of Public Safety Personnel at IWH. She is a physician in the pain clinic at Toronto Rehab and the author of the book 8 STEPS to Conquer Chronic Pain. A Doctor’s Guide to Lifelong Relief

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