Doctor anna, MD podcast

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Doctor Anna, MD is your go-to podcast for cutting-edge conversations on treating headaches and pain—designed for healthcare professionals and curious listeners alike. Join Dr. Anna as she dives into the science and strategies behind optimizing health and keeping the body performing at its best.

Doctor Anna, MD is your resource for comprehensive training in chronic pain & headache management.

Dr. Anna Esparham, MD is a trailblazing physician, and educator—quadruple board-certified in pediatrics, integrative medicine, medical acupuncture, and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine. With additional certifications in clinical hypnosis and aromatherapy, Dr. Anna embodies a rare fusion of modern science and time-honored healing traditions.

Renowned for her transformative work in headaches, chronic pain, and chronic health disorders, she’s not only cared for thousands of patients but has also equipped the next generation of physicians with tools to heal beyond the prescription pad. As a national thought leader and academic innovator, she’s designed breakthrough curricula, courses, and workshops that are changing the way medicine is taught and practiced.

Her research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, and her expertise has been featured in major media outlets including The New York TimesShape MagazineHealthy Children, and more.

Physicians across the country look to Dr. Anna as a trusted mentor to help them practice more complete, effective, and patient-centered medicine—and to rediscover their purpose in the process.

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124: Cracking the Code: How to Treat One of the Most Resistant Headaches in Medicine!

🧠 Are your patients coming back again and again with chronic headaches that don’t respond to anything you prescribe?
You’re not alone—and neither are they. Over 50% of patients presenting with headaches suffer from this refractory, misunderstood condition that can feel impossible to treat.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through how to confidently diagnose, manage, and finally treat medication overuse headache (MOH)—one of the most common but overlooked contributors to chronic headache and migraine presentations.

As a quadruple board-certified physician and academic headache and pain specialist, I’ve seen hundreds of patients who were stuck in the endless loop of rebound headaches. But once you know how to spot it—and more importantly, how to guide your patient through detox and recovery—you can completely change the trajectory of their health and quality of life.

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118. Empowering Our Minds for Top Performance with Mary Rensel, MD, FAAN, ABIHM, Founder of Brain Fresh

Join us in this enlightening episode as Dr. Anna sits down with Dr. Mary Rensel, a true visionary in the world of medicine and neuroscience. Dr. Mary Rensel is an MD, Neurologist, Integrative Physician and Founder of Brain Fresh.  Discover how Dr. Rensel's journey led her from a thriving medical career to founding her innovative venture, Brain Fresh. Get ready to dive into an inspiring conversation that delves deep into the power of brain priming, cultivating strengths, and the art of building meaningful connections.

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The Power of Myofascial Release for Chronic Pain with Rachel Pecora, LMT

Rachel Pecora, a Licensed Massage Therapist and John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Therapist, used myofascial release to help chronic neck pain from a car accident.

She also talks about how chronic pain was also a part of the trauma from her childhood, and how she used a combination of physical work, mindset coaching, hypnotherapy, acupuncture, yoga, and other treatments to heal.

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The Secret to Change and Health Transformation with Alex Balgood, Author, Dancer, and Life Coach

Alex Balgood experienced a life-changing moment when she had a health scare in his early twenties, which led her to make a bucket list and start making changes in her life. She has since become a Renaissance woman, doing a variety of things such as being an author, artist, dancer, massage therapist, life coach, and podcast host. She encourages others to make changes in their lives and to find their own purpose and passion.

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