Choosing Mindfulness Over Pain & Addiction

On this episode of the St. Louis Pain Expert Podcast, Dr. Dave Candy and special guest Dr. Paul Mintken discuss what choosing mindfulness means, how to choose mindfulness over substance abuse, and how to fight the addiction.

Background on Dr. Paul Mintken

Dr. Mintken is a Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He maintains an active research agenda investigating conservative care care for musculoskeletal disorders. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has co-authored 3 eBooks and 7 book chapters. His awards include:

-The Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
-The Baethke-Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching from the APTA
-The Rose Excellence Research Award
-The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Excellence in Research Award
-The Chattanooga Research Award from the Physical Therapy Journal
-The Outstanding Physical Therapist Award for the State of Colorado from the Colorado chapter of the APTA


​In this episode we discuss:
-How Dr. Minkten got into the world of mindfulness
-How mindfulness helped Dr. Mintken with his alcohol addiction
-What mindfulness is
-How mindfulness can help people with Chronic Pain
-Dr. Mintken's advice for people who are suffering with addiction or substance abuse
-AND MORE!

Resources for people suffering from either chronic pain and/ or substance abuse.
Mindfulness apps: Headspace, Balance, Calm
Mindfulness resource- www.Mindful.org
For addictions- https://www.helpguide.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Chronic Pain- https://www.theacpa.org/
David Hanscom's Book "Out Of Control"- https://backincontrol.com/

To Connect with Dr. Paul Mintken:
Email: mintken@comcast.net
Twitter: @pmintkendpt

To Connect with Dr. Dave Candy:
Email: dave@stlpainexpert.com
Phone: 314-941-3970