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How to Fix Pain (Like a Killer Whale)

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Show Notes

What lessons about chronic pain can we learn from an orca? What can we learn from flaccid fins in killer whales in captivity? Find out how killer whales can better shape our perspectives on fixing chronic pain.

Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman

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