21st Century Pain Solutions

Dr. Navaz Habib, is the founder of Health Upgraded an online Functional Medicine and Health Optimization clinic, working with high-performing professionals, athletes and entrepreneurs to dig a little deeper and find the answers to what is holding back their health. He works with those who want to upgrade their health, allowing them to have a greater impact and serve more people. Having gone through his own personal experiences with poor health and weight struggles, Dr. Habib is well equipped to implement personalized recommendations for each of his clients. In identifying the root causes of health imbalances, and addressing them naturally, his patients experience optimal health the way their bodies were meant to feel, and allow them to give back to the world in whatever way they want to serve. Dr. Habib’s book “Activate Your Vagus Nerve” is a simple-to-follow guide to help you identify and address a major missing piece in patients dealing with chronic health concerns such as anxiety and depression. By activa

Dr. Mona MubarakProfessional Qualifications: FCARCSI, FFPM CAI, Dip Pain CAI, FIPP, MSc (Anaesth.), EDAIC, EDRA, Dip HSM ICM, M.B.Ch.BBiography:Dr Mubarak is a Consultant in Chronic Pain Management and Anaesthesia since 2016. She finished the Anaesthesia/Basic pain training in Ireland in 2014, then she joined the pain fellowship training program in Australia. The fellowship was completed in 2015 in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Concord hospitals in Sydney. Dr. Mubarak was keen to get specialised training in cancer pain and neuromodulation. She joined another pain fellowship program in Leeds Teaching University Hospitals in 2015/2016. After getting worldwide experience of pain management in Ireland, Australia, and UK, her enthusiasm extended to the USA where she finished the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP ) in 2017. Previous NHS Posts:Dr Mubarak was a full time chronic pain management consultant in Birmingham University and Dorset University Hospitals for the last three years. Prior to

Dr. Bertrand's interest is relieving pain. To provide pain relief she uses prolotherapy. She has published a paper on using prolotherapy for shoulder pain (PM&R 2016 January 2016). She also uses perineural injections and has invented a cream for topical pain treatment. A randomized controlled study has proven the effectiveness of this cream for pain relief (PM&R November 7, 2015). She has completed a pilot study on using this cream for postherpetic neuralgia: 16 of the 20 people suffering from pain following a bout of shingles, on average five years previously, found relief from this cream. She is conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study using it for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The study is underway with, currently, 81 of the 90 participants needed. As she has started selling her cream, the principal investigator is Dr. François Louw from Kelowna. The cream provides on average 53% pain relief (narcotics, 36%, anti-inflammatories, 23%, Tylenol 13%). To find out more about the cream,

Denis ThompsonDenis is an Exercise Physiologist by education. He has over 25 years of experience working with athletes and non-athletes of all types specializing in injuries associated with competing from all sports. Over the last 25 years, he has studied & experimented with BioElectric techniques from all over the world for injury recovery, prevention of injury and increasing performance. After successfully accelerating recovery times for thousands of clients from all types of injuries, creating techniques to reduce injuries and improving performance he has developed a unique new methodology called Accelerated Recovery Performance Protocols.

Dr. Helene BertrandThe main interest is relieving pain. To provide pain relief she uses prolotherapy. She has published a paper on using prolotherapy for shoulder pain (PM&R 2016 January 2016). She also uses perineural injections and has invented a cream for topical pain treatment. A randomized controlled study has proven the effectiveness of this cream for pain relief (PM&R November 7 2015). She has completed a pilot study on using this cream for postherpetic neuralgia: 16 of the 20 people suffering from pain following about the shingles, on average five years previously, found relief from this cream. She is conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study using it for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The study is underway with, currently, 81 of the 90 participants needed. As she has started selling the cream, the principal investigator is Dr. François Louw from Kelowna. The cream provides on average 53% pain relief (narcotics, 36%, anti-inflammatories, 23%, Tylenol 13%). To find out more abou

Dr. Joe Tatta is a global leader in integrative pain care and an advocate for the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. He is the Founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, a cutting-edge health company reinventing pain care through evidence-based treatment, research, and professional development. For 25 years he has supported people living with pain and helped practitioners deliver more effective pain management. His research and career achievements include scalable practice models centered on lifestyle medicine, health behavior change, and digital therapeutics. He is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trainer. Dr. Tatta is the author of two bestselling books Radical Relief and Heal Your Pain Now and host of The Healing Pain Podcast. Learn more by visiting www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com.

One needs to know the history of the patient to treat chronic pain. Doctors should treat the cause, not just the symptoms. - Dr. John HsuDr. Hsu practiced medicine for 28 years as a physician in anesthesia and chronic pain management. In that time, he has learned to think like an addict to ensure a successful therapeutic outcome. After years of standing by to watch the opioid crisis develop into an opioid epidemic, he has now used his intimate knowledge of addiction to develop a solution to securely store, actively control dispensing, and safely dispose of unused opioids. This common sense approach will enforce prescription adherence, prevent diversion, monitor patients for respiratory depression and autonomously call emergency services if respiratory distress is detected. His drive to improve healthcare is based on passion, compassion and hope. Dr. Hsu’s business experience comes from founding 2 companies. Naomi solutions, a software company that produced scalable practice management software integrate

Les Aria, PhD, a pain psychologist who has been practicing for the past 16 years with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, served as the Lead Pain Psychologist for Kaiser Northern California to help redesign the chronic pain workshop curriculum to incorporate modern pain science, mindfulness and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). He is also putting on a World Pain Summit in January 22-24 and is also the co-founder of RemedyPain, an online pain relief program.

Dr. Hanscom developed the DOC Journey, a pathway out of physical and mental pain (anxiety). He delivers a sequence of insights, exercises, interactive webinars, and an app that teaches you how to calm your nervous system, lower your anxietyand decrease pain. He has witnessed over a thousand patients resolve multiple physical and mental symptoms.Each person has a desire to thrive, which is compromised by endless suffering. The Direct your Own Care process evolved from his personal experience escaping from over 15 symptoms and is based on deep medical research. It is self-directed and systematically applying these approaches will enable you to create a new life. Join us on this trip at thedocjourney.com.Dr. David A. Hanscom is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction of complex problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. A significant part of his practice was devoted to performing surgery on patients who had undergone multiple prior spine surgeries. Around 2001 he b

Dr. Blythe Hollie Cleverly, PhD Blythe holds a PhD in Holistic Health through the University of Holistic Health in Healing, based out of the USA. She also has her Doctorate in CORE Education/Counselling and training in psychology through the American Society of Alternative Therapists and through Harvard University, both located in Massachusetts. She has received education in the Maritimes, Montreal, Toronto and New York, alongside doctors and Nurses who taught Therapeutic Touch and Orthomolecular Medicine in hospitals worldwide. She is an Orthomolecular Health Practitioner and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. She received her RHN designation through CSNN Moncton and ROHP through the International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC), a governing board for practitioners worldwide. For six years, She served on the board as the director for Eastern Canada. She further served as the Eastern representative for the Canadian Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (CSOM) and the National Health Products Prote

Tina Blotter is an Independent Consultant with a global health and wellness company Arbonne International. After struggling with health issues of her own, Tina began studying plants and herbs and how they promote health for the body. For the last 16 years, Tina has helped coach and encourage many thankful clients on their health journey. Tina has a passion for helping others to look and feel their best. Tina is a full-time wife and mom of three, and she also enjoys painting, acting, and fizz sticks!! Tina graduated from Missouri Southern State College with- Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in art. She is on a personal mission to help as many as possible live pain-free, health-filled lives. For more information and to connect with Tina visit the following link: http://Christinablotter.arbonne.com

Eileen Durfee is a former nuclear power engineer, who became sick and toxic from chemical exposure. As she was trying to find a cure, she went through countless doctors and journeys of trying many different diets, fasts, therapies, you name it. Then she found the cure with alternative health and detox protocols, which has helped her live pain-free. During her journey to recover from her own allergies and environmental chemical sensitivities, she also founded Creatrix Solutions. Today, she has devoted her life to discovering new ways for us to eliminate everyday toxins and help people become more healthy.

Dr. Marylene KyriazisDr. Marylene is a Doctor of Pharmacy and has served as a community and consultant clinical pharmacist for more than 25 years. Since 2010, she has focused on palliative care and pain management. Her roles include consultant, mentor, product and program developer, public speaker, researcher and philanthropist. She developed a CCCEP accredited certificate program in pain management and mentored community pharmacists across the province of BC. She was involved in the research and development of QR Cream™. She has volunteered in numerous capacities as a committee and board member for professional and philanthropic organizations. She is currently the Co-Founder, President and CEO of the Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation, providing supportive care to patients with a serious illness and their families. As a Director of MaryHelene Enterprises Inc., she is responsible for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of QR Cream™.  Dr. Helene BertrandMain interest is relieving pain

Not constantly pondering about your emotional pain can help you lessen your chronic pain. Learn more with Dr. Matt.Dr. Matt grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago graduating from Wheaton North High School in 1993. He grew up playing football, basketball, but excelled at baseball. Matt attended University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana graduating in 1997. While at the U of I he suffered some severe and painful injuries to his knees that led him on a journey to find healing through Chiropractic as the traditional approaches failed. Always wanting to be in the healthcare field he decided that because chiropractic changed his life, he would become a chiropractor. Dr. Milonas graduated from National College of Chiropractic in 2001, and has been practicing with his wife Dr. Jessica Thompson, in Naperville IL ever since.In 2015 Dr. Matt suffered a horrific sequestered L5-S1 disc injury that changed the course of his life and practice forever. But through that challenge and healing from the pain associated

William Pawluk, MD, MSc is a holistic doctor near Baltimore, MD. Previous academic positions at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland. Training: acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, energy medicine, nutrition and bodywork. Considered the foremost authority on the use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy in North America. Interested in holistic pain management, sleep, anxiety, anti-aging and general health. He is interested in new solutions to stubborn, chronic and frustrating health problems. He wants to try to resolve the cause of the problem and not to simply put a Band-Aid on it. For example, most conventional treatments for pain rely on “numbing and dumbing,” that simply make the perception of pain better but don’t heal the cause. When on the Dr. Oz show, they both agreed that pain management should be focused on healing the cause. After 25 years of seeing the risks and side effects of traditional approaches, and studying various healing approaches, he discovered that PEMFs provide the most ben

Listen to Taranjeet Bakshi on how he beat chronic pain through fasting, intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting. He was born in North India. At age 5 sent to a boarding school up in the Himalayas and then became a documentary filmmaker. Thereafter, he went to the UK to learn Stain Glass and joined the family business after getting the skills. The business and his personal development grew really well together and he was able to grow the business to becoming one of the best in North India. Taranjeet suddenly moved to Canada and started driving semi trucks for a living much to the surprise of his family. Thereafter, he was injured at work with a long term disability with chronic pain. Taranjeet is now in the UK doing his Masters in Glass and Design and will be an apprentice with the world famous artist Danny Lane.

Relaxation Techniques are great tools to retrain our mind and body, turning down the volume of pain can truly change how the body responds. Listen to this episode to learn more about it.Jennifer L. Murphy, Ph.D. is a recognized authority and international speaker on optimizing behavioral treatments for chronic pain. She is the lead manual author, master trainer, and subject matter expert for the Department of Veterans Affairs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain treatment and Associate Professor in theUniversity of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine. In her long-term role as Clinical Director of Tampa VA’s inpatient chronic pain rehabilitation program, Dr. Murphy provided clinical oversight for participants during opioid tapering. As a VA leader and active member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, she has assisted in efforts to expand inclusion of behavioral health providers in pain care teams. Dr. Murphy is co-investigator on numerous funded research trials, serves on the editorial b

"Our body has the capacity to heal and recover on it's own. What we could do is to facilitate on it own healing process whenever and wherever we can." - Dr. Hal S. BlatmanHal Blatman MD is a nationally recognized specialist in treating myofascial pain, and coauthor of “Winners' Guide to Pain Relief”, a reference for treating myofascial pain from migraine headaches to plantar fasciitis. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and followed this with 2 years of training in orthopedic surgery, Board certification in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (with study of ergonomics and toxicology), and then Board certification in Integrative Medicine. With offices in Cincinnati Ohio and Manhattan NY he currently leads a team that specializes in holistic and comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment of pain, ligament and tendon injury, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome using nutrition, detoxification, injection therapies, and regenerative medicine with PRP and stem cells. Dr

Dr. Jamieson is a full time practicing physician in the Vancouver BC Area. As a lifelong athlete, he found naturopathic medicine through his own health concerns. After sorting out his chronic pain and injuries, everything he knew about medicine was blown wide open.He was exposed to a side of medicine he never knew existed. It's become part of his journey through practice, educating, and public speaking to tell as many people as he can about the wonderful benefits of naturopathic medicine and the regenerative injection techniques he uses. On top of maintaining a full-time practice, Dr Jamieson is an adjunct faculty member of BINM - in his spare time you will find him on hiking adventures, traveling the world, and weight lifting.

How EAET was found to be superior to CBT for chronic pain treatments? Listen to this episode!Dr. Howard Schubiner is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999. He founded and served as the Residency Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at Wayne State and served as the President of the national Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association. He is also a specialist in adolescent medicine and served as the Program Director for two annual meetings of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and was elected to their board of directors. He is an active researcher and obtained funding on two large NIH grants to study Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and substance abuse disorder. Dr. Schubiner is currently a Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has published 47 peer reviewed articles and 22 book chapters, as well as three books, Unlearn Y