Are you tired of your joints holding you back, or told your only options are pills, injections, or just “living with it?”

This episode of The Pain-Free Formula Podcast invites you to ditch the resignation and discover a science-backed pathway to true relief. Host Stacey Roberts, bestselling author and physical therapist, tackles the burning question: what’s the real most effective treatment for arthritis and why has nobody told you?

This episode unpacks powerful, surprising insights: why movement (done right) outperforms medications and surgery, how gut health and daily habits can radically change your pain, and what to do if “nothing seems to work.” Want less pain and more control? Don’t wait. Tune in now and stop wasting years on ineffective quick fixes. This episode reveals what truly empowers lasting change, hope, and movement.

Listen now before your next appointment or prescription. These practical truths could change your life, and you’ll only hear them here.

1. [00:00] – Why most people still believe pills and surgery are the “answer” and what they’re missing
2. [00:02:05] – The headline that rewrote Stacey Roberts’s approach: “It’s not a pill or surgery…”
3. [00:04:12] – Your arthritis isn’t just “wear and tear”—discover the unexpected factors that really drive progression
4. [00:06:10] – Rest versus movement—why doing less is making joints worse, not better
5. [00:08:31] – Tried exercise and failed? The secret reason it “doesn’t work” for so many
6. [00:11:31] – The untold story of muscle function: Why knee and joint pain respond to smarter strength
7. [00:14:40] – Real-life success: From “bone on bone” to moving better than ever. Here’s what works
8. [00:18:09] – Gut, food, and “can it really matter?” The proof (and a dramatic personal story)
9. [00:22:59] – Don’t fear arthritis: Science says you have more options than ever and you’re not broken

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