Summary: During my PTSD years I had pain in just about every part of my body, especially my back. But my trauma didn't involve a back injury. So, why was I so extremely uncomfortable? Our bodies hold stress in a variety of ways and places. On today's episode of Changing Direction radio Dr. Jack Stern offers holistic ideas for non-surgical relief from back pain caused by trauma and PTSD. In our conversation we covered: where back pain comes from how physical pain relates to trauma how the mind creates pain in the body successful survivor treatment stories 3 tips for holistic relief Dr. Stern's personal non-surgical relief story Jack Stern, M.D., Ph.D., is on the clinical faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College and a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery. He is co-founder of Spine Options, New York’s first and only facility committed to non-surgical care of back and neck pain. Dr. Stern has been on the front lines of back pain treatment and research for over four decades. He practices and lives in Westchester County, NY.
