John Stracks, MD
John Stracks, MD is the founder and lead physician of John Stracks, MD, PLLC, as well as Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed both a residency in family medicine and a fellowship in integrative medicine. He is board certified in both fields.
Dr. Stracks has spent his entire medical career focusing on integrative strategies for healing and is especially interested in the effect of emotions on physical symptoms. He has been treating chronic pain for decades and began his own practice to allow more time to listen to his clients and help them find the true source of their pain.
Dr. John Stracks is joined by Evelyn Hecht for an open, honest discussion of pelvic pain, including the ways in which pelvic floor health reflects our emotional state of mind and how to take a mindbody approach to healing pelvic pain.
Dr. John Stracks is joined by three of his chronic pain patients: Leah Samaha, Brendan Bush, and Matt Katz. They discuss their symptoms, how they managed to get on the right track to healing, and Dr. Stracks' guidance as they continue their journeys.
The holidays can be stressful (particularly this year!), but Dr. Stracks is here to help you navigate them without flare-ups and fears.
John Stracks, MD is joined by Jodie Prado. After years of dealing with chronic pain and not finding a solution, Jodie stumbled upon Dr. Stracks and overcame her pain using mind-body techniques.
John Stracks, MD is joined by Eric Sherman PSyD, a licensed psychologist based in NYC and one of the most experienced mind-body medicine psychotherapists in the world.
John Stracks, MD is joined by Graham McLachlan, a former patient of Dr. Stracks that has rallied himself on his healing journey to overcome various stages of chronic pain, and has saved his music career.
John Stracks, MD is joined by Alicia Batson, MD, a dually trained mindbody expert. The two discuss Dr. Batson's practice and her personal healing journey.
Dr. Stracks talks with one of his former patients, Jill Riddell, about her inspiring healing journey from 40 years of migraines.
Dr. Stracks welcomes Dr. Ratner to discuss how he uses his own model of therapy to help patients heal from a variety of mindbody issues.
Dr. Stracks is joined by the renowned Dr. Schechter to discuss how they first learned about mindbody medicine as well as tips for how to get unstuck on your healing journey.
Hear Dave's inspiring story of how he was able to completely heal from back pain (and stay that way for the past 16 years) and find out what he has learned about the mindbody connection over time.
Dr. Stracks is joined by David Clarke, MD to discuss the importance of incorporating a mindbody approach with traditional medicine and how you can use tools like Curable alongside seeing a physician.
Dr. Stracks is joined by yoga therapist Michelle Grim, to discuss body-based treatment methods that can complement a brain-centric healing journey. Plus Michelle leads a guided meditation.
John Stracks, MD and Howard Schubiner, MD provide some tips to help everyone get through Covid-19. They discuss the difficulties (and benefits) of our new life changes, lead us in a guided meditation and answer your toughest questions about mindbody medicine.
John Stracks, MD is joined by mindfulness meditation expert Jessica Dixon to discuss Jessica's recovery journey from chronic migraine, the role of self compassion in chronic pain recovery, and lead a guided mediation.
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