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[@sltho]

My favorite MD on KZbin and even on the internet. Thanks for this video. I used to meditate and since life has been ok, I stopped. And just like that the pain from cervical radiculopathy has returned. Adding mindfulness meditation to my stack.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

That is great to hear. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@loriwilliamson5738]

You are a God send. You are a true, genuine advocate for your patients and I thank you for putting out your videos.

[@wjcarter5224]

Thank you Dr. Furlan. I'm in tears, just by you saying "it's not in your imagination" . You have given me hope! Lots of information and options here.💖

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are very welcome

[@AskBobnFran]

Excellent video! We are both in our 80's and feel better than ever! We are all about healthy aging. For us eating a whole-food plant-based diet was the key to our reversing life-threatening illnesses. We are doing research for our new healthy-aging advice YT channel to inspire others. Learned a lot here! Thank you.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are so inspiring! Thank you for leaving your comment here.

[@AskBobnFran]

@@DrAndreaFurlan You are equally inspiring. We appreciate your work and spreading the word on healthy living.

[@mvmcampos]

@@AskBobnFran I loved hearing your testimony, as I share the idea that it is never too late to change, to do it differently and slowly, but radically, change and make our lives better.Thank you and best wishes. 🌹🕊️🙏🏽 Let's continuing to share experiences to motivate each other...😊🌱🌄🥀🕊️🙏🏽 (from 🇵🇹 Portugal)

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

Mind can make a mountain of molehill and also the converse. The more attention we pay to any pain, the more severe it appear to be. Ignore the pain and it is soon forgotten. Learning new things/ arts / crafts/ languages keeps the mind well occupied and act better than any pain killer. Positive emotions sweep away the negative thoughts about pains. I love your holistic approach in treating people with pain. :)

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your comments.

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

@@DrAndreaFurlan I am sure all my siblings will thank you as well , since we have all inherited the joints problem from our paternal grandmother - who was practically an invalid. Be Blessed for you service to humanity! :)

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Happ to hear.

[@teresacrowley4076]

Dr Andrea, I've just come from watching your excellent video on osteoarthritis, now yet another very informative video. Giving hope and tools to self empower anyone suffering from chronic pain. You are so good, Thank you Andrea 🙏

[@kathleenprattyoga]

Thank you Dr. Furlan for this informative video about the evidence basis for mind-body therapies. I am a social worker & trauma-sensitive yoga & mindfulness instructor not far from you in Kingston, ON. I will share your video with my audience. With gratitude for your dedication and important work!

[@deliachitts1964]

I am embracing my life now since finding you and your videos one step at a time thank you 🙏 Dr Andrea x

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@cpodgorelec]

Bravo. Blessings from South Australia 🌷

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 on youTube. so you get notified when I post new videos. And please remember, I do not give individual medical advice via social media or email.

[@shiatsume5]

glad I have found this brilliant, holistic examination of various pain experiences. and the message that just because a syndrom has a name or a diagnosis, doesn't mean it is immutable.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Welcome aboard Leslie! I hope you enjoy the other videos as well.

[@shiatsume5]

@@DrAndreaFurlan thank-you, Dr. Andrea; I have already started to add some to my routine. Also, realized that because of pets I adopted over last 2 1/2 years(who jump up on the bed for morning snuggling), there has been no room on my bed to do the decades long stretch routine I did before my feet hit the floor, nor the yoga warm-up on the floor, and my body really has suffered. So , I have made that a priority again! Took an expert to tell me I was on the right track with that intuitive healing behavior

[@terrineal2943]

Dr Furlan, you are such a good instructor and I’ve listened to you for 4 hrs bc I have Cervical Radiculopathy, CSS and Fibro. I did the exercises and I could truly feel the relief but pain returned shortly after bc I have to get in habit of doing them everyday and I will. Thank you!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

I'm glad you like this video. I have enabled "Super Thanks" in all of my videos.

[@hannahkris6929]

Excellent video ! One of the best KZbin channels.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad you think so! Please Hannah, share my channel with your friends.

[@hannahkris6929]

@@DrAndreaFurlan sure! I have recommended to many of my friends and relatives... this is a "go to" channel for all kinds of pain management and in general for wellbeing. Keep up the great work !!

[@KumarKumar-fn4sx]

Dear dr Furnal, this is a great service, you are doing to the mankind. May god’s blessings keep you healthy and joyful and your life becomes a celebration

[@xmoedervo]

Thank you❤ I am really very, very happy that you have Arabic translations for most of your videos I hope you will put a translation for this video, the series, and the rest as well!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your kind words. I just added Arabic subtitles to this video. My earlier videos didn't have subtitles in many languages.

[@xmoedervo]

@@DrAndreaFurlan oh thanks I'm so grateful to you!

[@naveenkumarsharma2716]

Excellent explanation and scientific program… Thanks a lot 🙏🙏

[@jakobilive]

Thank you for all of your wisdom Dr. Furlan!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Any time

[@surekha1972]

Such a wonderdul explanation..thank you Dr.Furlan..evertime I suffer from migraine or lower back pain my focus is only on the pain the whole day untill the pain subsides..I realized how this use to only aggravate my condition..now I feel so positive that am determined to shift my focus on something else by accepting the pain and not waste my energy on it

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔

[@deepthimuthukumarana2617]

Dr Andrea Furlan you give to good knowledge to people thank you so much giving to Emf ,i try to see you all vidio thank you so much

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

It's my pleasure

[@ilonaoosthuizen4748]

Excellent video inf thank you 😊

[@dr.mbellini]

Incredible informative video!! I love learning more about the 5M in an effective and efficient way for everyone to understand! Stay safe and well is what I wish to Dr. Furlan and her family! 👏🏻

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you Melina for your kind words. They mean a lot.

[@hoho7378]

شكرا جزيلا د أندريا ♥️

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you!

[@janetwriter]

I did not know that what I was doing was ACT but now I see that. I was in a wheelchair because of my pain. Every time I rode past a wall of climbing grips in the gym, where I would hold on to a railing and walk 20 feet 3 times, I thought "Maybe, by the time I am 60, I can take a walk along the south rim of the Grand Canyon." I was 44. I left the wheelchair 18 months later but I held on to my dream. When I was 57, the company I was working for sent me to a conference in Las Vegas, NV. I went early, rented a car, and drove to the Grand Canyon. I took a walk along the south rim and listened to a park ranger explain that only 1% of visitors actually go INTO the canyon. I wondered if I could do that. Back home I went to a trainer I knew and asked if she thought I could ever do a hike into the Grand Canyon. She was certain I could, so I trained for 3 years. Three days before my 60th birthday, my sister and I went with a guided group to the bottom of the canyon where we camped 2 nights. On my 60th birthday, I hiked up the 9+ miles. It was harder than anything I could imagine and I temporarily developed serious asthma/bronchitis due to Mast Cell Activation, but I did it. It showed me that both the journey AND the destination are important to me. I am 73 now and am looking at sustainable options such as yoga or dancing. Yes, I still have the chronic pain. I also have a life. Thank you for your contribution to this field!!

[@DrTavares]

Thank you for sharing! As always, great information for our patients.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome!

[@jakobilive]

This was a wonderful and informational video; thank you for sharing your knowledge Dr. Furlan. I wish you a pleasant end to your year and healthy new year!

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

I'm happy you liked it.

[@SandorBalsamoOficial]

Professora Andrea uma aula muito clara e importante. Congratulations (Vivian falou do seu trabalho)

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Obrigada.

[@dennisonchoke5460]

Very informative.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 And please remember, I do not give individual medical advice via social media or email.

[@cherylfernandes2810]

Very True, Very True. I go through these Emotions and fully agree with you.

[@nafisahkichadowns2333]

Awesome video, I'm so glad that I found you... Thank you

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks for watching! Please share with anyone who might benefit from these therapies.

[@fatimahussain4208]

Hallow? Is very good I'm learning a lots. Thank you. Continue PL.

[@dorisberonilla3569]

Great video..Detailed and well explained.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mvmcampos]

wonderful video! I fully share your approach to illness and have always believed that through training the mind, in many ways, it can be a tool, not just for pain management, but a way to achieve inner balance that leads to peace. When we have peace, everything is easier. Keeping constant peace requires a great commitment to being always present, always aware... But not easy specially if you can not share with other in the same condition... Please, dear Drª Andrea, can you share the link to these therapies online, as well as groups of people with chronic pain, if any? It would be very usefull Thank you once more 🌹🕊️🙏🏽

[@jene5420]

You are amazing ! I’ve been doing mind based therapy for pelvic pain. Thank you

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Im glad to hear that

[@suthernmissy2867]

Can you share what approach you are using? Thank you.

[@manalalramly4811]

Thank you doctor for you effort💖 From Jordan

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Always welcome

[@mudasirabdullah3400]

So informative,i like it

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad to hear that

[@lauradove1240]

Nicely done, Andrea, well thought out and well-presented, with good video techniques. Are there more videos in this series? I'm particularly interested in the medication one. (PS - you look great!) I would love to discuss/interview you regarding expansion of the aids you present in this video, we're already in touch on Twitter @CanadaPain, for both my advocacy and the book I'm writing, "Fully Intended Consequences" (copyright). Keep up the great work, it's heartening to know there are doctors out there who truly care, in pain management, and are trying to present support and alternative therapies while not dismissing the pain. This is critical. If only the effective alternatives to medication were covered by OHIP and easy to access. Our health care system needs a complete and total overhaul in meeting patient's needs, starting with reinstating physiotherapy, and providing ACT and MBSR training free of charge. Many of us are already having to choose between medication and food... physio, ACT, even Yoga - a great pain management tool - is beyond a poverty-based budget. Stay safe and healthy in these challenging times, I hope you and yours are all faring well. Thanks again, and keep up the good work. Let's talk. Laura Robertson - CPASS Chronic Pain Support Services Patient Advocate, Peer Counsellor chronic pain @ bell . net (no spaces)

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Dear Laura, it is great to connect with you. I'll be happy to chat about your ideas.

[@alfred576]

So Dr Furlan how do I use my mind to manage my 24/7 pain at: C3/4 - moderate right neural exit stenosis (contacting right C4) C4/5 - moderate left and mild right neural exit stenosis (contacting bilateral C5). C5/6 - spondylolisthesis, moderate left and mild right neural exit stenosis (contacting bilateral C6). C6/7 - moderate bilateral neural exit stenosis (contacting bilateral C7) C7/T1 - mild bilateral neural exit stenosis (contacting bilateral C8). Multi-level thoracic spine discogenic disease and multilevel facet joint arthropathy. Lumbar spine Diffuse spondylosis/degeneration, most significant at L2/3 and L5/S1 levels Multilevel disc-osteophyte complexes resulting in right L2/3, L3/4 and L4/5 foraminal stenoses. Some increased disc degenerative activity at C5/6 with less-marked disc degenerative activity at C4/5 and to a minimal degree at C6/7. Slight increased activity in the left T2/3 facet joint. Lumber spine - marked increased disc degenerative activity at L2/3 and L5/S1, slight increased activity at right L4/5 and left L5/S1 facet joints. I am sick and tired of the meds that give me side effects. Can I really manage this using mindfulness and CBT. What do you sick about acupuncture? Thank you.

[@sharone9230]

Thank you for your excellent videos. Have you explored doing a video on dry-needling or acupuncture? I have talked to people who have done both of these and had wonderful results and no longer take medications for pain. Thank you so much! So glad I found your videos.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your comment. That is a good question/suggestion for a future video.

[@patchampagne1]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻. Can you talk about EMDR?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Great suggestion for a future video

[@MsSandeepani]

Thank you Dr..really helpful info. If you can, please share some therapist details who can assist us 🙏

[@shad6519]

Do you do personal consultation. Thanks 🙏

[@edrabogucki401]

I’ve known about some of these for years, some are new to me. I took part in a tinnitus study which taught me to practice these principles. I still hear ear noises, they’re not going away but I don’t have to pay attention to them.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your comment.

[@JustIsTime890]

Can you control the smell with your mind? Or others sens?

[@suzannebooth5196]

Have you ever dealt with chronic pain caused by pudendal neuralgia. Thanks

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

That is a great suggestion for a future video.

[@citygen870]

Is it possible, how?

[@gregvigil1815]

You hear some people speak about kratom. What are your thoughts about this herb in its natural leaf state?

[@sumitchoudhary5598]

ohhh mam thx a lot i have fibromylgia ......i am on my recovery journey

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Sumit, I hope you get better soon.

[@sumitchoudhary5598]

​@@DrAndreaFurlan the task in very hard to desensitize the central sensitization.............can i get any support from u ma'am ?

[@smitapatil5568]

Hey Sumit how you recovered pls assist to all

[@Sarahnewks]

Huh. Does ACT mean you don’t continue pursuing pain managing treatments (meds, surgery, physio, etc) and just accept everything as is, or is pursuing reasonable treatment considered part of the committal bit? Because if not then that seems a bit extreme. Thanks you for your videos, especially the one explaining CRPS. Helped me communicate with my family about my health more effectively.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Dear Sarah, I am glad the videos are helpful. Acceptance is about creating space for emotions, impulses, and feelings that we might otherwise suppress or avoid. This allows us to avoid over-inflating them or wasting too much energy on them so that we can move on more easily. This is a good book to explain what is ACT www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317286

[@mariasusanafolgar3498]

Porque no tiene traducción en español?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

My videos have close captions in more than 40 languages. If the close captions are in front of the screen, then you have to change your KZbin settings. Follow these instructions: kzbin.infoUgyrzvtZesMrcMEiQ7l4AaABCQ

[@johnutube5651]

I am pretty angry at times when I think of injustice done to me by certain individuals. I never express these feelings to them nor to anyone else for that matter. Is there anything I could possibly do? By getting angry I am the only one that is losing and not those that have done wrong to me.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Dear Jo, this is very common. Please talk to a counsellor about this.

[@johnutube5651]

@@DrAndreaFurlan Thanks I am good, I can counsel myself. Realized that it is not my fault. Learned not to respond. Our negative response is what toxic people are looking for. These days I will consider myself as a mere witness of the injustice. Most of the time I won't be able to take any action which is frustrating. Nor could I make any complaint. Only thing I could do is to make sure that their actions will not have an impact on me. There should be provisions in place - escape routes.

[@kurt755]

Do you do online consultation with patients?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for taking the time to write this comment. I don't have the ability to give medical advice here because I am not able to get all the details that I need and most importantly, to examine you. I don't give individual medical advice via social media or by email. This channel is for educational purposes only. Please talk to your doctor.

[@sylviaoesterwinter8858]

Dr Furlan, thank you so much for your videos. I've been at this a little over a year. The only things that have helped so far are cannabis and the mind/body approach. Both of which I learned about more from you than just about any doc here in the US. I highly recommend the following apps- Calm, Insight Timer and Curable. Thanks again1

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for your comment. Did you watch my other video about cannabis? bit.ly/DrFurlan_Cannabinoids

[@sylviaoesterwinter8858]

@@DrAndreaFurlan Sure did and it was very helpful. My sane PCP here in San Diego can't prescribe it (though is totally on board) and the highly recommended pot doc told me baclofen was an anti inflammatory, amitriptyline an MAOI inhibitor and gabapentin caused all my problems. It was actually scary and I should have reported her. Started in March and needing less and less as I learn to calm down my nervous system on my own. Was able to drop the tramadol which did nothing anyway. TMI but thanks again!!!

[@Greeksoopaman]

She's brilliant and compassionate, but, like most mind / body pain resources, she only exists on the internet. I'm in the NYC area, and there is ONE doctor like her out here. If he's not a great fit for you, it's cortisone shots and more failed PT visits. Care that acknowledges the non physical aspects of pain is hard to get.

[@NicoleGizzy79]

What about HYPNOSIS???

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi Victoria, I mention hypnosis in this video.

[@didikhartoyo9400]

❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks. I'll do a LIVE KZbin session to make an announcement this Saturday. March 4th at 11 am ET. I hope to see you there.

[@elizabeth--thefibrochef]

I also do not like that name-- catastrophizers.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Me neither. Do you have another suggestion?

[@elizabeth--thefibrochef]

@@DrAndreaFurlan pain rumination?

[@Prosto..797]

Доктор Фурлан поставьте пожалуйста субтитры на русском языке мне интересна ваши рассказы 🇺🇿

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

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[@shahing4988]

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