Episode 9 - When Pain Outlives Injury - Neuroplastic Low Back Pain

NOTE: This episode is narrated by myself, and not generated using podbean's AI podcast creator (as with the others). I used this method originally, because I wasn't sure my voice/accent suited such a medium. I have been persuaded to give it a go! Any comments/feedback would be gratefully recieved. Here goes... If your MRI looks basically normal but your back still hurts, this episode is for you. We dig into a question most people never get a clear answer to: why does pain sometimes stick around long after any injury has healed? Turns out the nervous system itself can become oversensitive and "stuck" in a pain response — and a handful of everyday factors, from fear of movement to poor sleep to bottled-up stress, quietly keep that response going. We break down what's really happening, why this isn't just "in your head," and why this framework is actually a hopeful one. Next episode: the practical tools people use to retrain that alarm system.