Step 1
Quick check-in on your week, pain levels, and current stress/load.
Chronic & Unexplained Pain
Calm the signal so you can move without constant flare-ups.
When pain hangs around for months or years—even when your scans look “fine”—it can take over your whole life. Chronic and unexplained pain is real, even when tests don’t show a clear cause. Brandon helps you understand how your nervous system, history, and daily load are involved in your pain, and builds a plan to move more freely again without pretending nothing hurts.
What this really feels like
Chronic and unexplained pain doesn’t just live in one joint or muscle. It seeps into your schedule, confidence, and relationships. If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not imagining it and you’re not “too sensitive.” Your system is doing its best to protect you, even if it’s doing that job badly right now.
On the outside
- You’ve had X-rays, MRIs, or bloodwork that “don’t show anything,” but your pain is still there every day.
- The pain changes location or intensity for reasons no one can explain.
- Some days you can train or work almost normally; other days simple tasks feel risky.
On the inside
- You’re constantly monitoring your body, afraid of the next flare-up.
- You’ve tried rest, rehab, injections, medications, or gadgets and still feel stuck.
- People around you don’t really get it, so you either over-explain or stop talking about it at all.
Why quick fixes have not worked
Most chronic pain advice flips between extremes. But long-term pain is usually more than a single tissue problem. It often includes old injuries that never fully resolved, movement patterns your body is guarding against, nervous-system threat alarms that keep firing, sleep debt and recovery that never quite catches up, and the fear and meaning you’ve attached to the pain. When you only address one piece—more exercise, more rest, more medication, more mindset work—you may see short-term changes, but the system often snaps back. Brandon’s work is about changing how safe your nervous system feels, step by step, so it doesn’t have to shout at you with pain all the time.
What’s really going on:
- Old injuries that never fully resolved.
- Movement patterns your body is guarding against.
- Nervous-system “threat alarms” that keep firing.
- Sleep debt, inflammation, and recovery that never quite catches up.
- The fear and meaning you’ve attached to the pain (“I’m broken,” “This will never get better”).
How Brandon works with chronic & unexplained pain
Instead of throwing you into a generic program, Brandon uses a simple, repeatable process to understand what your pain is trying to protect and how to turn the volume down.
4-step process
1
Clarify your baseline
When your pain shows up, what you’ve already tried, and what you absolutely can’t pause in your life. You’ll map your pain patterns, daily demands, and the movements or positions your body currently distrusts.
2
Spot the big levers
Identify the biggest contributors to your pain picture: movement habits, old injuries, nervous-system threat, sleep, stress, and recovery. The goal is to find the few levers that will matter most for your chronic pain, not fix everything at once.
3
Test simple experiments
Start with low-risk, high-information experiments: small movement changes, nervous-system drills, and adjustments to load or routine so you can see what actually calms your pain instead of guessing.
4
Create guardrails
Build routines and boundaries that protect your progress: how you warm up, how you dose activity, what you do during flare-ups, and how you communicate needs to the people around you.
What progress can look like
Everyone’s body and history are different, and there are no guaranteed timelines. But clients dealing with chronic and unexplained pain often notice shifts like these. This work isn’t about promising an overnight cure. It’s about helping your system feel safer and more adaptable, one step at a time, so you can get your life back.
Fewer surprise flare-ups and a better sense of what your body can handle.
Pain intensity that used to live at a 7–8/10 settling closer to a 2–4/10.
More days where pain moves into the background instead of dominating every decision.
Confidence to walk, lift, or train again without feeling fragile.
Language to explain what’s going on to family, friends, or providers without shutting down.
What to expect in a session
Sessions are designed to feel structured but relaxed. You’ll always know why you’re doing what you’re doing. You are never expected to be perfect. The goal is to learn from what happens—not to judge yourself for having pain.
Format1:1 coaching via secure video (or in-person when available).
LengthApproximately 50 minutes for a standard session.
Shape of a typical session:
Step 2
Review of any experiments, exercises, or drills you tried.
Step 3
Discussion of what helped, what didn’t, and what you noticed in your body.
Step 4
Adjustments to your plan and one to three focused experiments or practices for the coming week.
About Your Coach
Meet Brandon Day
Brandon Day is a Pain and Performance Coach who thinks in systems: body, brain, and the real-world context you live in. He blends nervous-system–informed coaching, strength and conditioning principles, and behavior-change science to help people who feel stuck in chronic pain make progress that actually lasts. He has worked with high performers, chronic pain clients, caregivers, and everyday people who are simply tired of feeling like their body is holding them back. Sessions with Brandon are practical and grounded—expect clear experiments, honest conversation, and zero shame.
Focus Areas
Persistent pain, “mystery” or unexplained pain, nervous-system regulation, performance under pressure, long-term habit change.
How He Works
1:1 remote sessions, collaborative planning, small experiments instead of huge overhauls, and coordination with your existing providers when useful.
What Clients Say
“For the first time, I felt like someone understood both my pain and my life. Brandon helped me find changes my body could actually handle instead of giving me another impossible program.”
Common Questions
Common Questions
Is this therapy or medical treatment?
No. Brandon’s work sits in the coaching and education space. He helps you understand your body, patterns, and options, and guides you through practical experiments in your day-to-day life. He does not diagnose conditions, prescribe medications, or replace care from a doctor or mental-health professional. If therapy or medical treatment is indicated, he’ll encourage you to keep those in place and can coordinate with your providers when appropriate and with your consent.
Do I need a diagnosis before working on my pain?
Not necessarily. Many clients come in with labels like chronic pain, non-specific low back pain, or nothing wrong on the scan, and still benefit from working on nervous-system safety, movement, and load. If you have red-flag symptoms or new, severe pain, you should see a healthcare provider first. Coaching can complement, but not replace, medical assessment.
What happens in the first session?
The first session is about understanding you, not forcing you into a template. You will walk through your history, current symptoms, and daily demands, clarify what better would actually look like for you, and identify one to three low-friction experiments to run between sessions so you leave with a concrete next step, not a vague pep talk.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on your goals and how complex your situation is. Some people come for a short series of three to six sessions to get unstuck around a specific pain problem. Others prefer ongoing support as they navigate bigger life or performance changes. Brandon will discuss an initial plan with you after the first session and adjust as you go.
Can I work with Brandon if I’m already seeing a doctor, PT, or therapist?
Yes. Many clients are already under medical or therapeutic care. Brandon’s role is to help you integrate what you’re being told, navigate day-to-day challenges, and apply movement, recovery, and lifestyle changes in a way your nervous system can handle. He does not diagnose, prescribe, or tell you to stop following medical advice.
Are sessions remote or in-person?
Sessions are primarily held online via secure video, so you can join from home, work, or even on the road. If you’re local and interested in in-person work, you can mention that in your intake form, and Brandon will let you know what’s currently available.
You don’t have to carry this pain by yourself.
You are not weak. You are not broken. Your system is overloaded and doing its best to protect you—even if the pain doesn’t make sense yet.
You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through another month of guessing and hoping it will finally calm down. If you’re ready to start untangling chronic or unexplained pain with someone who understands both the science and the reality of your life, Brandon is here to help.