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• USING DOCC
  • Using DOCC I
    • Phase I Worksheet
  • Using DOCC II
  • Using DOCC III
  • Using DOCC IV
  • Using DOCC V
• VIDEO BLOGS
  • Introducing David Hanscom
  • Your Hand Over the Stove
  • Completely Trapped
  • Listen When Your Surgeon Says "No"
  • Surgeons Do What They are Trained to Do
  • Standard Stress Skills Inadequate
  • The Catastrophe Index
  • Fusions for LBP Don't Work
  • Is Your Pain Structural or Not?
  • Degenerated Discs are NOT a Disease
  • I Can Only Fix What I Can See
  • Your Brain Becomes Sensitized
  • Memorizing the Circuits: Phantom Pain
  • Pain Free is Proable
  • Anger Fueled Anxiety-"The Highway to Hell"
  • White Bears
  • Anxiety and It's Demons
  • The Myth of Self Esteem
• THE "ROUNDTABLE"
  • Worker's Comp-"Life in the Trenches
  • Redesign Worker's Comp Around Root Causes
  • Arm the Worker
  • Treat the "Abyss"
  • Response to "Treat the Abyss"
  • "Call Things by Their Right Names"
  • "The Snarled Stumper"-Noncompliant Patients
  • Everyone Needs Support
  • The "Five E's" of Chronic Pain
  • Treat the Worker Well-Communicate
• INTRODUCTION TO DOCC
  • Three Aspects of Chronic Pain
  • Human Body vs. Machines
  • Birth of the DOCC project
    • My Original Surgical Philosophy
    • Solo Practice – Sun Valley
    • Early Experience with Sleep
    • Early Stress Management Concepts
    • Awakening to My Victim Role
  • THE DOCC PROGRAM
    • Framwork of Care
      • Defining the Source of the Pain
      • The Pain IS "In Your Head"
        • Treating Your Whole Brain
        • Your Brain "On Fire"
• MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
  • My Low Back Surgery/Infection
  • Journey into Burnout
• THE PATH TO CHRONIC PAIN
  • Four Categories of Issues
    • 1-The Source of the Pain
      • The "Pain Generator"
        • Degenerated Discs and Back Pain
      • "Short Circuits"-Mind Body Syndrome
        • Dr. Schubiner-Can Tics Be Contagious
    • 2-Sensitization of the Nervous System
    • 3-Memorization of Neuro Circuits
      • "Suffering"
        • "Normal Arms Amputated"
      • "Suppressing"
        • "White Bears"
      • "Masking"
        • The Myth of Self Esteem
      • Psychoses-"Phantom Brain Pain"
    • 4-The "Modifiers"
      • Anger
        • Anger/Victim in Worker's Comp
          • Your Doctor Might Not Be Listening
      • Anxiety
      • Sleep-The Trump Card
• REVERSING CHRONIC PAIN WITH DOCC
  • I-Clarity of Diagnosis
    • Structural Problems
    • Soft Tissue Problems
      • More on Soft Tissues
  • II-Calming Your Nervous System
    • A-Sleep
      • Sleep Hygiene
      • Sleep Meds
      • Writing at Bedtime
      • Sleep Disorders
    • B-Medication Management
      • Narcotics
      • Non-narcotics
      • Anti-anxiety
      • Anti-depressants
      • Anti-seizure
      • Anti-spasm
    • C-Education
    • D-Goal Setting
      • Three Questions
        • Where am I?
        • Where am I Going?
        • How am I Going to Get There?
      • Template for Your Personal "Business Plan"
      • The Elephant's Noose
      • The First and Last Day of School
      • The Journey of 1000 Moons
• STRESS MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
  • The Two Aspects of Managing Stress
    • Building Up the Positive Side
    • Plugging the Negative Drain
  • Managing Stress a Learned Skill
    • Breaking it into Parts
    • Pain without Hope
    • Problems are Opportunities
  • Summary of Stress Management
• ANXIETY-BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
  • Anxiety Basics
  • Anxiety Magnified
  • Progression of Anxiety
  • Anxiety Coping Mechanisms
    • Decreasing Anxiety with Control
    • Masking Anxiety
  • Anxiety and Chronic Pain
  • Anxiety and Me
  • Maslow's Miss
• ANGER-THE "CONTINENTAL DIVIDE"
  • Anger=Loss of Control
    • "Genealogy of Anger
      • Two Kinds of Anger
    • "The Pit of Despair"
  • Advantages of Victimhood
  • Anger and Chronic Pain
  • Perfectionism
  • My Victimhood
• ANXIETY/ANGER-HIGHWAY TO HELL
  • Your "Hand Over the Stove"
  • The "Abyss"
  • The Terrifying Triad
  • Anger-The Absolute Block
  • Pain = Anger = Abuse
• REPROGRAMMING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • "The Talent Code"-Understanding Neuro Pathways
  • "You Are Not Your Thoughts"
  • A Bunch of Balloons
  • Pain to Pleasure-Pavlov's Dogs
  • Your Demons Are Robots
• AWARENESS
  • "C"ing Clearly
  • "Call Things by Their Right Names"
  • Creative versus Reactive
  • The Eye of the Storm
• SOLVING STRESS: THE HOMEWORK
  • Purpose of Homework Chapter
  • Phase I-Anxiety
    • "Feeling Good" format
      • Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Write and Dont' Stop
  • Phase II-Anger/Victim
    • Identification and Acknowledgement
    • Taking off the Disguises
    • Commitment to Change
    • Reprogram
    • Acceptance and Forgiveness
  • Phase IV-BIOOTW
    • Hoffman Process
      • My Interpretation of Hoffman
      • My Hoffman Experience
    • Enjoy Your Day-Today
    • The Power of Commitment
    • Your Spiritual Journey
• BACK PAIN SURGERY-STATE OF THE UNION
  • What Do We Know?
    • Source of Back Pain is Unclear
    • Degenerated Discs are Normal as We Age
    • Worsening Prognosis with Time Off Work
  • What Are We Doing?
    • Back Pain vs. Mouth Pain
    • Doctors Treat Themselves Differently
    • Surgical Results Overly Optimistic
• INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY
  • "Failure of Conservative Care"
  • Defining Non-operative Care
  • Surgically Profiling Yourself
  • The Surgical "Grid"
• I WANT TO BELIEVE
  • The "Catastrophe Index"
• Stories
  • "I Am Not Angry"
  • A New Life at 82
  • Breaking Loose
  • Compassion and an Italian Dinner
  • Eight Level Spine Fusion?? No!
  • How Many More Neck Surgeries??
  • My Call to Action
  • Visualization – "Holt's Winning Run"
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