Why Chronic Pain Treatment Must Go Beyond the Physical Body | Dr. Michelle Weiner | For Providers

Dr. Michelle Weiner reveals why she abandoned high-volume pain procedures to create a heart-forward practice that actually heals chronic pain patients.

Double board-certified in pain medicine, Dr. Weiner explains her breakthrough approach: reframing "fibromyalgia" as "central sensitization" to empower patients instead of limiting them. She shares how trauma primes the nervous system for chronic pain and why treating the whole person - including spiritual dimensions - creates lasting results.

Key insights:
• Why traditional pain medicine often fails chronic patients
• How ketamine works as a catalyst during the neuroplastic window
• Building integrative practices with proper set and setting
• Personal ketamine experience that changed her perspective
• Lower doses vs. higher doses for better outcomes

Dr. Weiner operates three South Florida locations combining medical cannabis, ketamine protocols, and multidisciplinary team care. Her approach shows what's possible when providers move from procedure-focused to relationship-based medicine.

Perfect for providers wanting to understand trauma-informed chronic pain treatment and integrative practice building.

Episode 57 show notes:
00:00:00 - Teaser: Heart-Forward Medicine and True Passion
00:00:19 - Introduction and Dr. Weiner's Background Overview
00:02:00 - Educational Journey: From Nutrition Science to Pain Medicine
00:05:13 - Colleague Reactions to Non-Traditional Approach
00:08:37 - The Pivotal Moment: From Procedures to Purpose
00:11:04 - Cannabis Integration and Personalized Medicine Discovery
00:13:43 - Biopsychosocial Model and Pain Neuroscience Education
00:17:09 - Trauma Patterns and Chronic Pain Development
00:19:54 - Reframing Fibromyalgia as Central Sensitization
00:23:54 - Adding the Spiritual Dimension: Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model
00:29:07 - Personal Ketamine Experience and Training Story
00:34:22 - Practice Building: From Employee to Business Owner
00:38:18 - Set and Setting: Creating Therapeutic Environments
00:41:48 - Patient Misconceptions and Education Strategies
00:47:08 - Rapid Fire Questions:
00:53:55 - Advice to 18-Year-Old Self
00:55:34 - Final Thoughts: Pain Complexity and Nervous System Healing
00:56:32 - Contact Information and Practice Locations
00:57:29 - Ending and Show Resources
Thanks for watching
Connect with Dr. Weiner at:
Website: www.drmichelleweiner.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-weiner-do-mph-276b34b9

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmichelleweiner/

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Selected Links From the Episode:
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. - https://amzn.to/4nz0qwy

The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
by Lisa Miller - https://amzn.to/3POPKgX
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