Pain Reprocessing Therapy

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a system of psychological techniques that retrains the brain to interpret and respond to signals from the body properly, subsequently breaking the cycle of chronic pain. Pain Reprocessing Therapy has five main components: 1) education about the brain origins and reversibility of pain, 2) gathering and reinforcing personalized evidence for the brain origins and reversibility of pain, 3) attending to and appraising pain sensations through a lens of safety, 4) addressing other emotional threats, and 5) gravitating to positive feelings and sensations. This is usually taught in an 8-week program. However, some individuals might need less or more sessions to achieve the same goal.

A randomized controlled trial at the University of Colorado Boulder validated Pain Reprocessing Therapy as the most effective current treatment for chronic pain. In the study, there were 150 chronic back pain patients. 50 patients received PRT twice a week for four weeks, 50 patients received treatment as usual, and 50 patients received an open-label placebo injection. In the PRT group, 98% of patients improved and 66% of patients were pain-free or nearly pain-free at the end of treatment. These outcomes were largely maintained one year later. Read the study here. Or watch the documentary here.

“The Boulder Back Pain Study (completed in 2019) validated Pain Reprocessing Therapy, not just as an effective treatment but as the most effective current treatment for chronic pain. By using our system of mind-body techniques, the study patients rewired their brains and turned off their pain. And you can too.”
“The Way Out” Alan Gordon, LCSW

Pain Reprocessing Therapy has helped people overcome every form of pain imaginable. The first step to treat pain is to understand it. What is pain? To start your journey to free yourself of pain, you have different options. You can read the book “The Way Out”, you can use the free resources from the Pain Reprocessing Therapy website here or you contact me and we make an escape plan together.