Tag: PRT

  • Assessment for Neuroplastic Pain

    In the blogs: About Pain and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, we discussed that all pain is a message from the brain, and that the brain will sometimes misinterpret safe sensations as unsafe, which is often what happens when people experience chronic pain. This misinterpreted pain is called neuroplastic pain. The following list is a helpful criteria…

  • The Boulder Back Pain Study – 5 Years Later

    The Boulder Back Pain Study – 5 Years Later

    In 2021, a randomized clinical study was conducted to assess the response of individuals with chronic low back pain to a treatment called Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT).  PRT is a psychological intervention that emphasizes that the brain can create pain in the absence of tissue damage and that teaches the participant to reappraise their thoughts…