The Washington Post: Chronic pain is surprisingly treatable — when patients focus on the brain
An unexpected therapy shows results.
CU Boulder research shows benefits of Pain Reprocessing Therapy
CU Boulder researchers recruited patients to participate in Pain Reprocessing Therapy. Two-thirds of studied participants were pain-free at the end of four weeks.
Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown: Stop Chronic Pain
Alan Gordon stops by to guide Mayim through somatic tracking in an effort to alleviate her severe, stress-induced chronic back pain. After detailing his own journey suffering years of sustained pain in almost every area of his body, Alan highlights the benefits of pain as a danger signal and the importance of understanding the source of physiological symptoms in order to identify neuroplastic pain. Mayim and Alan break down the neuroscience behind the use of Pain Reprocessing Therapy to deactivate pain, the benefits of body scan meditation, and the relation between sensitivity to physical stimuli and experiencing strong emotional connections.
Science Vs: Chronic Pain – Can Our Brains Fix It?
People with chronic pain often struggle with it for years while doctors scour their bodies for the cause. But are we looking in the wrong spot? For some of us, could an answer — and the solution — actually be in our brains?
Like Mind, Like Body: What The Latest Study on Chronic Back Pain Means For You
What’s more effective at treating chronic back pain: the usual standard of care, a placebo, or psychotherapy? That’s the question Yoni Ashar, PhD, sought to answer in his latest randomized clinical trial.
Possible to Unlearn Your Pain with Emotional Awareness Expressive Therapy?
Is it possible to unlearn your chronic pain instead of using prescription drugs?
The Doctors welcome internal medicine specialist Dr. Howard Schubiner to discuss emotional awareness expressive therapy which is explored in the documentary “This Might Hurt”.
Could Emotional Awareness Expressive Therapy Ease Your Chronic Pain?
Internal medicine specialist Dr. Howard Schubiner shares the 5 steps to his emotional awareness expressive therapy, which can help ease chronic pain without the use of prescription drugs. Clinical psychologist Dr. Judy Ho shares that pain caused by your mind is still real pain, which can be empowering, but also warns that the treatment will be different for each person. Check out Dr. Schubiner’s documentary “This Might Hurt”.
Psychotherapist Alan Gordon Featured on CBS Hit TV Show ‘The Doctors’ Explains Latest Brain Science Developments in Treating Chronic Pain
Los Angeles Psychotherapist Alan Gordon featured on CBS’ hit TV Show, ‘The Doctors’, explains the brain science behind the neural pathways responsible for chronic pain experienced by millions and why his treatment methods are getting so much attention.