Dr. David Schecter, a Beverly Hills doctor who tries to relieve pain with the power of the mind joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show of the Angriest Trainer podcast.
DR SARNO
- Dr. Schecter had really bad knee problems, went to see Dr. Sarno
- Dr. Sarno told him that most of his pain was psychosomatic
- His pain was lifting as he learned about it
- Dr. Schecter was amazed that he didn’t prescribe medication or anything else
- inspired him
DR. SCHECTER’S WORK
- Think Away Your PainÂ
- Works with patients who’s problems are often mostly in their heads
- David Schecter teaches people how to deal with often psychosomatically dealt pain
- He also will work with structural problems
- If it is a mechanical problem, the pain is often corporal as opposed to mental
- His focus is TMS — brain stimulation
PAIN AND HOW IT EFFECTS USÂ
- Although Vinnie’s pain is mechanical, the brain makes it worse in times of stress and worry
- The brain amplifies and localizes pain
- Once you get into a mindset of chronic pain, it can be hard to get rid of
- Getting rid of mental pain can take longer, but can be a real fix, whereas a shot of cortisone or something similar is just a bandaid
- Adrenaline allows people to push themselves
- Often the pain is real, but it is not specific to one place because it is in the brain
- Ultra racing & pain
- Exhaustion appears often as pain, hits you one place, if you beat it mentally, it will move around
