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

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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