The treatment for chronic pain is the total opposite of what you think it is
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps someone's brain and body desensitize to little bits of stimulation
Understanding the science behind chronic pain is crucial to buy into the treatment
Anxiety and fear play a big part of pain perception and are linked to the amygdala.
PAIN. What is it? Where does it come from? And how can we hurt less? Which hurts more, a kidney stone or heartache? Why does chronic pain persist? Can we turn down our pain dials? To answer these huge questions, pain psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness enthusiastically explains the brain, pain and how to retrain it. She is an unabashed neuronerd and a ray of hope in a field that is misunderstood, neglected and under-explained. A true life-changer of a person.