Episode 93 - Patient Uses Shockwave on Multiple Body Parts!
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Lori Parel, a 70-year-old retired nurse who worked for 44 years while battling chronic pain from a car accident at age 24. After being told by multiple doctors to "learn to live with the pain," Lori shares how she went from taking a minimum of 8 Advil daily for 20 years to being completely medication-free through shockwave therapy and lifestyle changes.
Lori's story proves that age is just a number and that it's never too late to reclaim your active lifestyle and break free from chronic pain cycles.
Key Highlights:
- How a 24-year-old car accident created 50 years of chronic pain
- The hidden connection between jaw clenching, driving stress, and hip pain
- Why 44 years of nursing took a toll on her body (and how she's reversing it)
- More active at 70 than she was at 40, 50, or 60!
- Swimming 2-3x per week, biking 12+ miles, plus gardening and walking
- The importance of being an active participant in your healing journey
- How shockwave therapy treated her shoulder, feet, hips, and ankle
- Breaking unconscious pain patterns and stress responses
- Why waiting 6 months to address pain makes recovery harder