PRT is a system of psychological techniques that rewires the brain to break out of the cycle of chronic pain.

PRT is rooted in neuroscience, which has shown that while chronic pain feels like it's coming from the body, in most cases it's generated by misfiring pain circuits in the brain. The presence of pain is also borne out in the brain scans which are done on patients with chronic pain. The University of Colorado-Boulder recently conducted a large randomized controlled study on PRT, and the results are remarkable. The human brain wants to feel safe, and because uncertainty feels unsafe, we try to introduce certainty, if necessary by too simple explanations (some say long covid symptoms are entirely ‘in the mind’, others insist they are purely physical). Diagnostiziert wurde ein 1,4cm großer Bandscheibenvorfall, der aber erstaunlicherweise laut Ärzten nicht für die Symptome verantwortlich sein konnte.It's a very lean book and doesn't go in for much beyond a LOT of testimonials — which give it a bit of an infomercial/latest craze flavour. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. She asked me cover my eyes whilst she touched my legs with a cotton wool ball or poked me with a cocktail stick.

It combines accessible science with a concrete, step-by-step plan to teach sufferers how to heal their own chronic pain. In this section, you’ll find advice, reviews, recommendations and insights for helping to find balance, especially between physical and mental health.It’s important to know about the test case that seeded the therapy, but the only thing radiating off the page is the excitement of scientific discovery. In addition to observing pain and sending safety, there is according to Gordon a third element of somatic tracking. Now I'm at the end of my third pregnancy without a hint of back pain :) I really should read the book again so I can share this information with others who need it! While the few pages of actual ideas presented in the book are worthwhile and valuable reading, I can't recommend it as a full book.