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Scroll down for articles & resources about neuroplastic pain and other symptoms, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, EAET, and nervous system healing.
What is Outcome Independence?
When you’re trying to recover from chronic pain or other neuroplastic symptoms, of course you want to know if you’re getting better. But constantly checking whether PRT is “working” can keep symptoms at the center of your attention. Outcome independence offers a different way to define progress.
Can Tinnitus Be Neuroplastic?
Tinnitus can feel like a problem coming entirely from the ears, but for some people, the brain and nervous system play an important role in why the sound persists or becomes distressing. Learn how neuroplastic processes, attention, fear, and the brain’s threat system can influence tinnitus—and what this may mean for recovery.
Why Do My Symptoms Improve on Vacation, or When I’m Distracted?
Have you ever noticed that your symptoms improve on vacation, while you’re distracted, or when you’re absorbed in something you enjoy? That doesn’t mean they aren’t real. But the fact that symptoms can change with attention, context, and environment may be an important clue abou
Can Neuroplastic Symptoms Start After an Injury or Illness?
If your symptoms began after a real injury or illness, it can be hard to understand how they could also be neuroplastic. But the thing that starts a symptom and the thing that keeps it going aren’t always the same. Here’s how an injury or illness can sometimes teach the nervous system to keep protecting you long after the original circumstances have changed.
Can Migraines Be Neuroplastic?
Migraine is a real neurological condition, but that doesn’t mean neuroplastic processes can’t also play a role. Learn how sensitization, learned triggers, expectations, and the nervous system may contribute to persistent or chronic migraines—and what patterns may offer useful clues.
What is Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy (EAET)?
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) is an approach that explores how emotions, relationships, and learned patterns of danger may contribute to chronic pain and other persistent symptoms. Learn what EAET actually involves, why experiencing emotions like anger isn’t the same as acting on them, and how EAET can complement Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
What is the Pain-Fear Cycle?
Pain is supposed to get our attention, so of course it can be scary when something hurts. But when pain is neuroplastic, that completely reasonable fear can become part of the cycle that keeps the brain on high alert. Learn how the pain-fear cycle works and how PRT helps interrupt it.
What is an Evidence List & How Do I Make One?
An Evidence List is a practical PRT tool for looking at the patterns in your symptoms rather than trying to force yourself to believe they’re neuroplastic. Learn what belongs on an Evidence List, what clues to look for, and how it can help your brain begin to consider a different explanation for persistent symptoms.
Fibromyalgia and Neuroplastic Pain: What’s the Connection?
Fibromyalgia is real, complex, and increasingly understood to involve changes in how the nervous system processes pain. So where does neuroplastic pain fit in? Here’s what we know about sensitization, nociplastic pain, and why a neuroplastic approach may be helpful for some people with fibromyalgia.
Can SIBO Symptoms Become Neuroplastic?
What happens when you treat SIBO, but the bloating, pain, food reactions, or other digestive symptoms don’t go away? Learn how a real gut problem can sometimes leave behind a sensitized nervous system—and why persistent symptoms don’t always mean the original problem is still there.
Can IBS Be Neuroplastic?
IBS is considered a disorder of gut-brain interaction—but what does that actually mean? Learn how nervous system sensitization, learned triggers, and the brain-gut connection may contribute to IBS symptoms, and what research tells us about retraining these patterns.
Why Does Pain Flare During Recovery?
You were doing better—and then the pain came back. A flare can make it feel like you’ve lost all your progress, but recovery from neuroplastic pain isn’t always linear. Learn why old pain patterns can resurface and what a flare may actually mean for your recovery.
Is PRT Evidence-Based?
Is Pain Reprocessing Therapy actually backed by research? Take a closer look at the clinical trial behind PRT, five-year follow-up results, and emerging research on other chronic pain conditions.
Can Anxiety Cause Real Physical Symptoms?
Anxiety can cause very real physical symptoms—but the connection isn’t always as simple as feeling anxious and then noticing symptoms. Learn how the brain and nervous system can create or amplify physical sensations, even when you don’t consciously feel anxious.
What is Somatic Tracking?
Somatic tracking is a core Pain Reprocessing Therapy technique—but it’s easy to accidentally turn it into another way of monitoring or trying to get rid of symptoms. Learn what somatic tracking actually is, how to practice it, and why safety matters more than making a sensation disappear.
What Happens in a PRT Session?
What do you actually do for 50 minutes in a Pain Reprocessing Therapy session? Here’s what PRT with me really looks like—from understanding your symptom patterns to somatic tracking, graded exposure, emotional work, and what happens between sessions.
How Do I Know If My Symptoms are Neuroplastic?
Neuroplastic symptoms don’t always behave the way we expect. Learn some of the patterns that may suggest the brain and nervous system are playing a role—and how to start gathering your own evidence.
What is Neuroplastic Pain?
Neuroplastic pain is real pain—but it isn’t necessarily a sign of ongoing damage. Learn how predictive processing, learned danger, and the brain’s protective system can contribute to chronic pain.