Medically unexplained symptoms, somatization, somatic symptom disorder, somatofrom disorders, bodily distress disorder, nociplastic symptoms, primary pain, etc. are all terms and diagnoses of what we now call neuroplastic symptoms. I want to go over a paper here from 2022 titled: “Recent developments on psychological factors in medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorders.” The author states: […]
When people think of arthritis, they think joint and cartilage damage. It’s the wear and tear of the joint lining that’s the main cause of pain intensity and limitations the person has. Well this study in the Journal of Orthopedics found the opposite. The authors state in their conclusion: “This study confirms that limitations and […]
One of psychological mediators I want to highlight today that has an association with chronic pain (neuroplastic symptoms) is attachment style. Attachment style reflects how you behave in relationships and is based on the emotional connections you formed as an infant with your primary caregivers. There are four main attachment styles. 1- Secure 2-Pre-occupied (Anxious) […]
Emotional awareness deficits are linked with somatic symptoms in both the community and clincal populations, a new study from 2025 finds. We have already seen from previous research significant links between difficulties with emotions and elevated somatic symptoms, or what we now call neuroplastic symptoms. Alexithymia, which relates to difficulty in identifying and describing one’s […]
When we have pain or a physical symptom in the body, most people believe two things. All physical symptoms (pain) are just unpleasant physical sensations, and They’re related to something physically wrong in the body. But what many people don’t understand are two other things related to pain or physical symptoms. Symptoms (pain) are not […]
The neuroscience around the brain and pain (symptoms) keeps evolving and our understanding continues to grow and change as more new evidence comes forth. Today I want to share some of this new evidence from a study done at the Salk Institute. The article states: “Researchers at the Salk Institute have now identified a brain […]
I appreciate Tanner having me on his channel to discuss neuroplastic symptoms and my path as a PT (physio) into doing this work. Have a listen if you like and I look forward to interviewing Tanner next year on my channel. So be on the lookout for that one. Podcast Link:
I’ve been working to consolidate what we know about the brain and neuroplastic symptoms and structure that into an approach that people can utilize to change their brains which will change their pains or neuroplastic symptoms. I’ve decided to call this BEAT. It has a nice ring to it how to BEAT neuroplastic symptoms. But […]
One of the things I see in a lot of patients I work with is high sensitivity. Many have heard of the highly sensitive person (HSP) and you may think of yourself as one. Studies show relationships between high sensitivity and neuroplastic symptoms. In one sample of adolescents who reported chronic pain, the proportion of […]
Let’s go to the evidence! After taking a break through the summer and fall I am getting back to sharing the evidence with you all to support the work I do here with neuroplastic symptoms. Let’s look at this study today. This recent paper (July 2025) titled: “The Relationship Between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion, […]
