Dr. Scott Brady The Brady Institute for Health

The EPIDEMIC An August 2003 survey by The Florida Pain Initiative (FPI), an organization consisting of a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, confirmed that Florida has a pain epidemic, with four out of five Florida households containing at least one member who experienced at least monthly pain. 57 percent of Americans suffer from chronic pain or recurrent pain saying they suffer pain on at least a monthly basis in survey results released by Research America in September 2003

Renes Descartes ( ) A French mathematician, philosopher and anatomist, Descartes is considered the founder of modern philosophy. Descartes mode of thinking is called Cartesian. This proposes a basic division between mind and matter. "There has to be a rational explanation for this!"

The Cartesian “Split” (Philosophical underpinnings of modern-day Body Medicine) BODY Mind Spirit The DOCTOR The Psychologist The Pastor

MINDBODY Family Death (GRIEF) Stomach Ache Work Stress (ANXIETY) Tight Shoulders Headaches Marriage issue (ANGER) Appetite loss Bowel’s Cramp The MIND-BODY Connection

The Problem Back Pain > 30 days100 Million –Chronic Lower Back Pain 10 Million –Chronic Upper Back Pain (Neck & Shoulder) Sciatic nerve Pain Fibromyalgia 5 Million Migraine Headaches 45 Million Tension Headaches Irritable Bowel Syndrome 30 Million Insomnia ??? WHERE’S THE CURE ???

MY STORY PAIN and RECOVERY –Lower Back Pain –Sciatic Nerve Pain –Heart Burn –Irritable Bowel Syndrome –Early Fibromyalgia –Insomnia Dr. John Sarno - NYU Mind-Body Paradigm PAIN FREE in 6 weeks

WHOLE PERSON APPROACH BODY MIND SPIRIT

Brady Institute 8-Month Study AOS Complaints – 50 patients 1.Chronic Lower Back Pain50% 2.Fibromyalgia20% 3.Chronic Neck & Shoulder20% 4.Myofascial Pain8% 5.Sciatic Nerve Pain only2%

Brady Institute Study Brady Institute Study Results Improvement8 weeks6-months %78% 81% % 78% 81% 60-79% 6% 7% 40-59% 4% 2% 20-39% 6% 5% 0-19% 6% 5%

AUTONOMIC OVERLOAD SYNDROME

Autonomic Overload Syndrome Autonomic – The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls many body systems: (muscle tightness, bowel tightness, blood vessels …) Overload- A build-up of Stress, Repressed Emotions, Pressure & Responsibility “Overload” the ANS Syndrome - When this happens, you can get many different symptoms.

Autonomic Overload Syndrome AOS is a group of chronic painful conditions which have the same cause: harmful levels of stress pressure, and repressed strong negative emotions have built up in the subconscious mind … overloading the Autonomic nervous System … and causing PAIN.

The AOS Pain Catalogue Lower Back Pain Upper Back Pain (Neck & Shoulder) Sciatic nerve Pain Fibromyalgia Migraine Headaches Tension Headaches Irritable Bowel Syndrome Plantar Fasciitis Insomnia

The Brain

SUBCONSCIOUS MIND #1 Controls your Autonomic Nervous System

SUBCONSCIOUS MIND #2 Is the Storehouse of REPRESSED Emotions – created from Stress, Pressure and Life events. ** This Turns UP and eventually Overloads the A.N.S.***

REPRESSION Stress / Pressure / Responsibility / Circum. EMOTIONS (Frustration / Irritation / Guilt / Anger / Anxiety, Fear) Repressed or “Stuffed” 90% Expressed 10%

Who gets AOS Pain? Almost Anyone Pain Prone Personalities The Perfectionist The People Pleaser The Legalist The Stoic The Fear Prone

Putting it All Together

Autonomic Overload Syndrome Symptoms Low Back Pain Fibromyalgia Sciatic Nerve Pain Tension Headache Migraine Headache Irritable Bowel Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Plantar Fasciitis Myofascial Pain Tennis Elbow “Tendonitis” syndromes Repetitive Stress Injury Insomnia Gastritis / Reflux

PAIN FREE FOR LIFE TREATMENT PLAN

3. DEPTH-JOURNALING Focus your attention ENTIRELY on Repressed Negative Emotions buried in your subconscious mind Anger / Irritation / Frustration / Anxiety / Fear / Guilt What Pressure do I feel? What Responsibility do I feel? Do I feel out of Control?

The Problem Back Pain > 30 days100 Million –Chronic Lower Back Pain 10 Million –Chronic Upper Back Pain (Neck & Shoulder) Sciatic nerve Pain Fibromyalgia 5 Million Migraine Headaches45 Million Tension Headaches Irritable Bowel Syndrome30 Million Insomnia