June 21, 2025

Psychological Treatment: How Brain Changes Can Heal The Body - AI Podcast

7 minutes

Story at-a-glance

Two-thirds of chronic back pain sufferers became pain-free or nearly pain-free after just four weeks of pain reprocessing therapy
Psychological therapy rewires how your brain processes pain, reducing activity in brain regions that amplify fear and threat
A large clinical trial found that belief shifts — specifically learning that pain isn't a sign of injury — were strongly tied to lasting relief from chronic back pain
Functional MRI scans confirmed that therapy changed not just symptoms, but the brain's physical pain networks and emotional circuits
You can begin retraining your brain at home using CBT-based strategies, guided movement, and tools that target fear-pain loops

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By Dr. Mercola

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June 21, 2025

7 minutes

Story at-a-glance

Two-thirds of chronic back pain sufferers became pain-free or nearly pain-free after just four weeks of pain reprocessing therapy
Psychological therapy rewires how your brain processes pain, reducing activity in brain regions that amplify fear and threat
A large clinical trial found that belief shifts — specifically learning that pain isn't a sign of injury — were strongly tied to lasting relief from chronic back pain
Functional MRI scans confirmed that therapy changed not just symptoms, but the brain's physical pain networks and emotional circuits
You can begin retraining your brain at home using CBT-based strategies, guided movement, and tools that target fear-pain loops

...more