Mindset, Identity & Recovery: Rethinking Chronic Pain Treatment
Update: 2025-10-01
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How does mindset influence chronic pain, recovery, and treatment outcomes? And what role does identity play in the healing process?
In this episode, host Tom Hoppe is joined by Nicholas Held, Interim Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Nicholas shares insights from his recent research exploring mindset, identity, and transition during physical rehabilitation and recovery. Together, they discuss how these psychosocial factors affect chronic pain management—and what clinicians and patients alike can take from this evolving understanding.
Links
CIMVHR - https://cimvhr.ca/
For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chronicpainCOE
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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chronicpain_coe/
In this episode, host Tom Hoppe is joined by Nicholas Held, Interim Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Nicholas shares insights from his recent research exploring mindset, identity, and transition during physical rehabilitation and recovery. Together, they discuss how these psychosocial factors affect chronic pain management—and what clinicians and patients alike can take from this evolving understanding.
Links
CIMVHR - https://cimvhr.ca/
For more about the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence visit https://www.veteranschronicpain.ca/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chronicpainCOE
X https://x.com/chronicpainCOE
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chronicpain_coe/
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