The Pain PT News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Many people believe pain is just physical- meaning it's your body. What most people don't understand is the role of the brain in physical pain and neuroplastic symptoms- physical symptoms that are produced…

Please join me live tomorrow September 10th at 10am Pacific 1pm Eastern time. I will be talking about about the mind-body relationship on the TMS Roundtable Recovery. I am grateful to host Doc Tovah and…

One of the well-studied mental-emotional constructs with chronic pain and symptom disorders is called pain catastrophizing. It is a cognitive distortion where one thinks for the worst when it comes symptoms.…

Emotions are undercurrents running in our bodies. Many times emotions sit underneath thoughts, physical symptoms, behaviors and actions. Research indicates we are feeling at least one emotion 90% of the…

So important to distinguish the cause of physical symptoms in the body. What many people don't realize and I didn't either until I started specializing in this field, is that the brain itself can produce…

I spoke with Dr. Rebecca Kennedy about her transition from traditional primary care to the mind-body practice she runs today. Slowly, gradually, the medical world is starting to wake up to the mind-body…

I shared a few videos about this concept which you can check out below. It's true what we resist will persist and what we can embrace we can erase. Especially when it comes to emotions. And emotions are…

Check out this video to understand that your diagnoses may not be chronic fatigue, migraines, IBS, or chronic pain, or any other medical diagnoses. It may be one or both of these official diagnoses I lay…

I went over in this video how anxiety is one of the largest producers of somatic symptoms in the body. Most people equate anxiety with a classic panic attack, but they don't realize anxiety can show up…

Today I review a 2021 research paper (link here to paper) which shows how your attention is associated with fear conditioning and then chronic pain. Attention is one of the 4 categories I address with…

So many studies have come out and are continuing to come out around the impact of ACE (adverse childhood experiences) scores and subsequent mental, emotional, and physical health issues later in life.…

I wanted to let you all know the SIRPA conference in London is fast approaching. I'm a SIRPA practitioner and usually attend this event live but will not be able to make it over to London this year. I'll…

Your brain is the most powerful and complex organ in the body. Yet it is the one area we don't even scan or is talked about when people go to a doctor for many medical issues (outside of hitting your head…