025: P. Brendon Lundberg, Co-Founder of Radiant Pain Relief Centres
Uninvisible Pod with Lauren Freedman
Shownotes Transcript
With a vision to build the safest, most consistently effective and non-invasive solution to the epidemic of chronic pain, Brendon Lundberg (a chronic pain survivor himself) co-founded Radiant Pain Relief Centres in Oregon. The centres use an FDA-approved and Mayo Clinic-tested treatment for chronic pain called Scrambler Therapy, which targets the brain’s response to pain in the body and aims to retrain its feedback loop by encouraging neuroplasticity. Brendon combines his mission to change the way chronic pain is treated with deep experience in healthcare management and business development; he and his co-founder, David B. Farley, M.D., released their book, Radiant Relief – A Case For A Better Solution To Chronic Pain in 2018. In this episode, Brendon sits down with Lauren to discuss the his work and the growth of Radiant Pain Relief Centres, as well as to share some beautiful stories of healing – and triumph over pain.
**Listen in as Brendon shares… **
about the therapy, education, and experience that Radiant Pain Relief Centres deliver
how chronic pain affects patients, and the joy of helping them heal
that all pain is neurogenic, though experienced in the tissue – its origin is in the brain
that most doctors are trained in outdated pain research from the 1960s, and newer technologies and research are much more comprehensive and offer hope for relief
that many chronic pain patients are disbelieved or brushed off by medical practitioners
the definition of chronic pain, and how chronic pain is a protective function of the brain that’s become maladaptive
that Radiant Pain Relief Centres use an FDA-approved and tested treatment for chronic pain called Scrambler Therapy, which encourages neuroplasticity: attaching electrodes to the skin in proximity to the site of pain, and sending signals to the brain to rewire its understanding of pain at the site
how neuroplasticity works: it dynamically re-trains the brain; and the brain learns through repetition
that patients average an 84% reduction of pain using the technology at Radiant Pain Relief Centres, over the course of a few weeks of treatment
how life-changing chronic pain relief can be
his take on the opioid crisis
why Radiant Pain Relief Centres shares a heart-centered mission for Brendon: because he is a survivor of chronic pain, which he has successfully treated using Scrambler Therapy
the neuroscience of pain: how the brain triggers the nervous system and tissues in the body to experience pain
the most prominent side effect of Scrambler Therapy: fatigue, because the brain is working overtime to balance and adapt
that, because of pain’s origin in the brain, pain relief treatment can be accelerated when a psychological element is at play
the few restrictions on treatment at Radiant Pain Relief Centres: expectant mothers and MS survivors
Brendon’s take on the current US healthcare model
that the relief of chronic pain begets patient empowerment and freedom This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uninvisiblepod.substack.com)
