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From the desk of Dr. Nick Wise

Notes from
the Sorcerer.

Pain science, neuroscience, music, movement, and the occasional rant about why your nervous system is smarter than your MRI. Written by a researcher who also DJs.

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Neuroscience · April 2025
Your MRI is normal.
Your pain is real.
Here's why both are true.
The most common thing I hear from new patients: "The imaging came back clean, so they said there's nothing wrong." I want to explain exactly why that sentence — while technically accurate — misses the point entirely. Your cerebellum didn't get the memo.
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Chronic Pain March 2025
Why the place that hurts is almost never where the problem lives
A short explanation of referred pain, compensatory patterns, and why treating the symptom site keeps you stuck.
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Musicians & Athletes March 2025
What guitarists' bodies do that most clinicians never think to ask about
Asymmetric load, sustained postures, repetitive micro-strain. If your provider doesn't play an instrument, here's what they're probably missing.
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CLRT February 2025
What is Cranial Laser Reflex Technique — and why does it work so fast?
Patients call it sorcery. I call it applied neuroscience with a very precise laser. Here's the actual mechanism.
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Neuroscience January 2025
The cerebellum: the part of your brain that's probably running your pain
A plain-English explanation of why the movement prediction center of your brain matters more than your herniated disc.
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Life & Practice January 2025
On being a chiropractor who DJs: why the crossover makes more sense than you think
Pattern recognition. Timing. Reading a room. Turns out running a boutique practice and reading a crowd aren't as different as they sound.
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Chronic Pain December 2024
Intentional obsolescence: why I want you to stop needing me
A patient once wrote that I practice "intentional obsolescence." It's the most accurate thing anyone has said about my approach.
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