This chapter explores the concept of unlearning chronic pain through psychological treatments, such as pain reprocessing therapy and graded sensory motor retraining. It discusses the effectiveness of these treatments and shares personal stories of individuals who have overcome fear and pain.
Few sensations are as primal, as fundamental to our very survival, as pain.
But for a fifth of Australian adults, that useful protective mechanism lingers as chronic pain — persistent aching, searing, stabbing sensations, which can be incredibly stressful and debilitating.
What if you could dial down that pain — or even extinguish it altogether — by retraining your brain?