After a long hiatus, Paintalk returns and wants to start off the new year strong with a look at new and interesting developments in how we understand and manage chronic pain. We first want to take what we’ll call is a chronic pain update, mainly focusing on some of the skills that are being advocated for in regards to Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). In particular we’ll talk in relation to a new book released by Alan Gordon, an individual who has a lived experience with chronic pain. The book is called The Way Out, and was written together with Alan Gordons’ colleague.
Referenced In This Episode
Gordon, Alan: Healing Chronic Pain: The Way Out. ISBN: 9780593086834
Hashmi, J. A., Baliki, M. N., Huang, L., Baria, A. T., Torbey, S., Hermann, K. M., … & Apkarian, A. V. (2013). Shape shifting pain: chronification of back pain shifts brain representation from nociceptive to emotional circuits. Brain, 136(9), 2751-2768.
Accessed: Here (https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/136/9/2751/291636)
Lumley, M. A., & Schubiner, H. (2019). Psychological therapy for centralized pain: an integrative assessment and treatment model. Psychosomatic medicine, 81(2), 114.
Accessed at: Here (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6355353/pdf/nihms-1512285.pdf)
Chronic pain: Can our brain fix it? (Podcast)
Accessed: Here (https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/episodes#show-tab-picker)