Pain Specialist Says 25 Year Sufferer Recovered in Six Weeks After Brain Insight

What was said

"25 years. And he sees a physio who says, 'You know, you're not as damaged as you think you are. The brain can cause pain.' One day he's walking into a pharmacy to get a refill of medication and his pain is a 5. And he walks into the pharmacy and he sees a long line. Well, he knows when he stands for a long time, his pain is bad. But his pain jumps from a 5 to a 9, just seeing the line. And he's like, what just happened? That was my brain. And that was the moment where the question got answered for him. He started walking. And in 6 weeks, he's better. Completely better."

Dr. Schubiner recounted the case of Gary, who suffered severe back pain for 25 years, was told he was incurable, and had to quit his job. After a physiotherapist suggested his pain was neuroplastic rather than structural, Gary had a breakthrough moment when his pain spiked just from seeing a pharmacy line. Recognizing his brain was creating the pain, he began walking despite the pain and recovered completely in six weeks after a quarter century of suffering.