The Pain and Performance Podcast
Scientifically Hacking: Health, Healing, Pain, Nutrition, and Longevity. We'll dive into all the exact habits, technology and recommendations you can use to optimize health, healing and life! Learn how I use and apply these everyday in my Pain Specialty Practice to improve my patient's lives, speed their healing, and increase longevity. On the podcast, I interview the scientist, doctors, creators and even patients on topics like: -Health Optimization-Supercharge Healing and Recovery-Sleep Enhancements Techniques-Daily Routines and Tactics for the Optimized Life-Research on Technology, Treatments, Supplements and more.-Case Review - We interview and discuss difficulty pain or health cases and how someone improved, healed and got back to living!-Mindset Improvements-Wholistic Living -Much, Much More!
Episodes
202 episodes
You’re Exercising Wrong (And It’s Causing Pain)
In this episode, Dr. Derrick Hines sits down with Coach Tyler Bram to unpack what most people get wrong about fitness, rehab, and long-term movement health. They explore why fear and insecurity often drive people into exercise, how injuries can...
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My Favorite First Step in Creating a Healing Environment: The Morning Routine
In this episode, Dr. Derrick Hines shares one of the simplest ways to create a healing environment in your body before the day even begins. He breaks down the SHINE routine, a practical morning framework designed to improve energy, hormone bala...
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5 Steps to Perfecting the Cold Shower
Cold exposure is one of the simplest tools to improve discipline, resilience, and immune function, but most people quit because they don’t know how to do it properly. In this episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down his exact step-by-step cold sh...
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What Really Happens When You Fast?
Fasting is not just about weight loss. In this episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down what actually happens inside your body when you stop eating. He explains the metabolic switch from glucose to fat, the rise in ketones, and why hitting the 72...
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What My Patients Who Heal The Fastest Do Differently Than Everyone Else
In this episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down the consistent patterns he sees in people who heal well: they protect their sleep, keep moving (even if modified), track their daily activity, focus on progress instead of pain, stay consistent wit...
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14:54
The One Thing Many Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients Have in Common
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down one of the most consistent findings in neurodegenerative research: low glutathione levels in the brain are strongly associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.Rather than focu...
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Lessons From 200 Episodes of The Pain and Performance Podcast
Join me for a very special episode of the Pain & Performance Podcast...Episode 200!!! This has been an amazing journey with ups and downs but I can't explain how thankful I am for you and this community. Y'all are amazing. On this episode I...
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The Daily Choices That Decide How Well You Age
In this episode of the Pain and Performance Podcast, Dr. Derrick Hines sits down with coach, Olympic weightlifter, and author Jerzy Gregorek to discuss why long-term health depends less on motivation and more on daily discipline.The con...
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The Four Keys to Physical Health
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down the four foundational pillars that determine long-term physical health and performance. Instead of chasing a single “magic fix,” this episode explains why true health is built by balancing mul...
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Why Most Health Goals Fail
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines explains why most health goals don’t fail because of lack of motivation, but because people rely on motivation instead of systems and identity.This conversation reframes goal setting away from wil...
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What Is Regenerative Therapy? (and how it can change your healing)
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down what regenerative therapy actually means and why most injuries never fully heal with traditional, scar-based approaches.This episode explains the difference between scar tissue repair a...
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Consistency Isn't Perfection, It's Identity
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down why real consistency has nothing to do with perfection or constant motivation, and everything to do with identity.This episode explains how habits stick when they become part of who yo...
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Why Self Confidence Matter More Than Self Belief
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down how cold exposure can be used as a powerful tool to strengthen immune function, especially during flu season.This episode explains why cold exposure acts like exercise for your immune ...
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How Cold Exposure Trains Your Immune System
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down how cold exposure can be used as a powerful tool to strengthen immune function, especially during flu season.This episode explains why cold exposure acts like exercise for your immune ...
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Can Your Sleep Position Improve Your Health?
In this episode of the Pain and Performance Podcast, Dr. Derrick Hines sits down with Dr. Peter Martone to explore why sleep problems are rarely just about sleep. They break down how pain, nervous system regulation, and body alignment all influ...
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A Conversation that needs to be had: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down why pelvic floor dysfunction is far more common than most people realize and why it should not be accepted as a normal part of aging, pregnancy, or surgery.This episode explains how pe...
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Why Spending Money on Others Makes You Happier?
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down surprising research on happiness and explains why spending money on other people may increase happiness more than spending it on yourself.This episode explores findings from multiple s...
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Why the New Food Pyramid Finally Makes Sense
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down the new “upside-down” food pyramid and why it represents a meaningful shift away from outdated dietary advice.This episode explains how the updated guidelines prioritize whole, real fo...
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Why Most People Fail at Building Healthy Habits
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down a simple principle that makes or breaks long-term health habits: consistency.This episode introduces the idea of “health multipliers” and explains why small actions, done consistently,...
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8:44
This One Habit Improves Sleep, Stress, and Pain
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down a single, simple habit that research shows can improve sleep, reduce stress and pain, and support overall well-being.This episode explores a 10-week study that found writing down what ...
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The Curious Case of Maria Morera (and how she can help you live longer)
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines shares a fascinating case study from one of the world’s oldest people and distills the surprisingly simple, powerful lessons for longevity.This episode explores the remarkable story of María Morei...
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9:27
How Your Nervous System Controls Inflammation
In this fascinating episode, Dr. Derrick Hines sits down with Dr. Kevin Tracey — a neurosurgeon and pioneering researcher — to explore how the nervous system controls inflammation and healing. They uncover the groundbreaking science behind bioe...
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Are You Getting Enough Protein?
In this mini episode, Dr. Derrick Hines breaks down a key study that reveals a simple, powerful leverage point for your fitness goals: protein intake.This episode explores how a precise increase in daily protein can dramatically amplify...
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