E3: Understanding Neuroplasticity for recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS & MCS

Wisdom From The Other Side Of Recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME, CFS, POTS & MCS

Why are we talking about neuroplasticity in regards to Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS & MCS?
What is neuroplasticity?
How does neuroplasticity occur?
How can we best affect neuroplasticity for recovery from ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS & MCS?
These are some of the questions we answer in this episode of Wisdom from the Other Side as well as central sensitisation and the benefits of taking a wider approach to neuroplasticity.
You can visit https://cfsunravelled.com/podcast for show notes, timestamps as well as other resources like the free eBook Discover Hope and more recovery interviews– so check that out after the podcast.

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Podcast Disclaimer (00:02:53)

3. Starting the discussion - sweating through the podcast (00:03:54)

4. Why are we talking about neuroplasticity in regards to Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, POTS and MCS? (00:04:30)

5. What is neuroplasticity? What are specific ways in which neuroplasticity can occur? (00:05:57)

6. Does neuroplasticity only occur in children? (00:08:43)

7. Dan tells about the remarkable abilities neuroplasticity can lead to. (00:12:30)

8. Claudia asks about physical changes between meditator and non-meditators. (00:14:14)

9. Does neuroplasticity imply that the illness is psychological in nature? (00:18:43)

10. How can chronically ill people progress with neuroplasticity when they are limited physically? Should we push? (00:23:06)

11. So does the illness limit neuroplasticity from occuring? How specifically does neuroplasticity occur? (perhaps surprising to many) (00:26:32)

12. How other activities benefit postive neuroplasticity - the dopamine connection. (00:34:01)

13. Need to take a wider approach to brain-training - wider approach including physical approach (00:37:58)

14. Will you explain how ANS dysfunction can lead to central sensitisation? (00:39:44)

15. Dan talks about how the program was developed for other symptoms and then the overlap for pain. (00:42:35)

16. Dan answers how central sensitisation occurs in more detail (00:45:27)

17. Claudia confirms about how central sensitisation leads to reduced pain threshold & Dan comments on the MCS connection (00:48:00)

18. Dan starts to summarise closing message about the importance of focus (00:50:25)

19. Discussion around limitations on affecting neuroplasticity (00:52:34)

20. Where people go to learn more (00:56:11)