SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 52: Don’t Overcomplicate Breathing
In this mini episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry explains why better breathing doesn’t need to be complicated. Learn how simple awareness, nasal breathing, slowing your breath, and gently lengthening your exhale can help calm an overwhelmed
SCP Podcast Episode 282 : The Healing Power of Infrared Saunas with Connie Zack
You’ll learn why more heat and longer sessions are not always better, how infrared exposure may influence circulation and cellular energy, and why it can be a valuable addition to the fundamentals of healing. Infrared therapy is not a replacement
SCP Podcast Mini Series, Episode 51: The Magic of Working the Ears to Decrease Pain and Stress
In this podcast episode, Dr. Perry talks about the power of working with the ears in relationship to cranial nerves and chronic pain. You will learn specific strategies you can do to help yourself heal. Cranial Nerve Mojo Workshop Youtube
SCP Podcast Episode 281 : Unlearn Your Pain with Dr. Howard Schubiner
What if chronic pain is not something you have to manage forever, but something your brain and body can actually unlearn? In this powerful episode of the Stop Chasing Pain Podcast, Dr. Perry sits down with Dr. Howard Schubiner to
SCP Podcast Episode 280 : Back Pain. Feet. Fascia. with Dr. Eric Goodman
Dr. Perry talks with back pain expert, Dr. Eric Goodman creator of the Foundation training program. That program is my favorite one by far for helping people get out of pain and maintain spinal health. In this episode, we talk
Perry Nickelston, DC
Dr. Perry Nickelston is a chiropractic physician, educator, international speaker, author, and founder of Stop Chasing Pain. A 1997 graduate of Palmer Chiropractic University with more than 28 years of clinical experience, he is widely known as “The Lymph Doc” for his pioneering work exploring the role of the lymphatic and vascular systems in chronic pain, inflammation, movement, recovery, and performance.
Dr. Perry’s approach is rooted in a simple but powerful philosophy: the body does not work in isolated parts. His work explores the interconnected relationships among the lymphatic, vascular, nervous, immune, and musculoskeletal systems and how dysfunction in one system can influence the health and performance of the entire body. Rather than simply chasing the location of pain, he teaches people to look deeper, understand the systems influencing their symptoms, and address the body as a whole.
His passion for this work is also personal. After experiencing a severe back injury and autoimmune disease, Dr. Perry devoted himself to better understanding the body’s interconnected systems and discovering practical ways to support healing, resilience, and quality of life. That experience helped shape the mission behind Stop Chasing Pain: to educate and empower people with tools they can use to take a more active role in their own health.
Dr. Perry is the creator of the Big 6®, the Body Ecosystem Algorithm, and MOJO educational series, which translate complex anatomy, physiology, movement, and systems-based concepts into practical strategies that can be understood and applied by both healthcare and movement professionals and individuals interested in improving their own health.
His extensive background includes performance enhancement, corrective exercise, metabolic fitness nutrition, movement assessment, myofascial and soft-tissue therapies, and functional movement. He is trained and certified in Functional Movement Systems (FMS) and Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), with decades of hands-on clinical experience informing the way he teaches and approaches the human body.
Through professional education, online programs, live events, podcasts, social media, and his upcoming book, Stop Chasing Pain: Reset Your Lymphatic System to Clear Inflammation, Break Chronic Pain and Rebuild Your Health, Dr. Perry has made it his mission to make complex science understandable, practical, and actionable.
At the heart of his work is a commitment to helping people stop chasing symptoms and start understanding the body as an interconnected ecosystem, giving them practical, sustainable strategies to support healing, movement, resilience, and lifelong health.
