Anxiety Regulation to Reduce Chronic Pain — Pain Reprocessing Therapy with Alan Gordon, LCSW

This is a live demonstration of a new treatment to reverse chronic pain called Pain Reprocessing Therapy, which uses a form of guided mindfulness called "somatic tracking" to re-process danger signals.

PRT was recently demonstrated to cure chronic back pain for 66% percent of people who were randomly assigned to it in an NIH-funded trial. PRT retrains the brain to unlearn pain through neuroplastic changes and fear reduction.

More info about the film, the study, and the treatment at:

We were fortunate to film a live demonstration with one of the innovators of PRT, Alan Gordon, LCSW, founder of the Pain Psychology Center. He was presenting at a conference with Howard Schubiner, MD called “Breaking The Pain Cycle” — Beyond Pain Management, at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI. Check out Gordon's book, The Way Out.

[JMoolah]

I'm a service-connected disabled veteran who has suffered with intense chronic pain for now more than half of my life. These techniques work. I have a shattered tailbone, a shortened femur head (bad hip) on my left side, ruptured S1/L5 and herniated 3 and 4. Shamefully, eventually I turned to fentanyl. I had been ready to depart this Earth a decade ago. Pain SUX.
Neglecting myself is how I got here. Put everything else first. Distractions can be a great bandaid. So despite my injuries I'm either in bed or more likely on my feet most of the day. Granted much of that is exercise, yoga, PT.
My point is, it works, it makes sense and I am grateful for your works. Without folks like you my kids would surely lose their dad and soon. Thankfully, I am able to focus on self and self heal, to the best of my ability. Very new to it but it is saving me as we speak, from addiction and ultimately an early death. THANK YOU!

[leandravannevel]

I listen to this a lot and it’s helping me, just wish there was more of this kind of videos from Alan that I could listen to. His voice is very soothing to me!

[darrend]

I actually watched that documentary last year it was incredible
That one kid was 10 out of 10 pain and after working using emotional exercises and understanding about his past he was 100% out of pain
Running and jumping playing basketball
I’m always skeptical but this stuff is fucking real man

[phyllisboyle]

Please do more anxiety regulation videos.

[annabennett]

This is so helpful to me - Alan is brilliant and somatic tracking works. I love that he says 'and now do... nothing' - the pressure is off.

[bethg]

Please do more anxiety regulation videos. These are so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to help others. ❤

[MistaTwitch]

amazing this worked for me, life changing

[theresacentrone]

I wish to apply this to white coat syndrome which I have had for many years. How can I further calm my anxiety for blood pressure checks and Dr visits? I have been using this video while taking my BP at home. Much better. Thanks!

[MrSantoshbjadhav]

Excellent I tried it was relaxing looking forward to connect with you. Thanks

[JmmyMack]

It's interesting, he's using affirmation and flattery to calm her down and thus cure the anxiety.

[bjrnbrynemo]

So a good approach, if you have similar problems as this woman, is to just use the audio from this video and listen to (and follow the instructions) it 3 times a day?

[kimgee]

I have the Audio book
This is life saving

[mouseddd]

Ive had lower back pain for 9 months or more and 7 months from mri, disc bulges and some stenosis. I also have back pain;when i cough is this a sign of structural over mindbody pain? Or can coughing hurt even in mindbody connection?

[fifiearthwanderer]

I have full body spasms. And i recognize my brain is doing anything it can to not feel the emotions but how do i begin undoing the habitual patterns of bracing and freezing up my muscles? I am working on feeling the emotions now slowly. Bot with CPTSD i have triggers all day with things i dont even recognize. So my body was always bracing to not feel. But now i am learning to feel but i have this intense need to brace. Not sure how to undo it. 😢

[Transformed-You-Experience]

Lovely and so much value in all this ❤️

[RK-qkow]

What if my brain associates danger with food therefore when I eat I get symptoms. Where my focus has to be? With the symptoms as they arise? Pay attention to them with reassurance of my adult self?

[siriquispe]

I do understand that migraines triggered by stress can go away by these techniques, but when my migraine is triggered by hormones it feels like the medicine is the only way to stop it. Or is there hope that I can somehow trick my brain into interpreting the hormonal fluctuations as something different than migraine and depressed thoughts?

[charlessoukup]

Wish I could identify any anxiety...or feel like I HAVE any anxieties! Then I could work on it! But nope! Only pain. I have both acute & chronic & can identify them...but they both HURT!! : (

[anndurheim]

Is this part of Somatic Experiencing, or is PRT a different modality?

[leek]

I want to believe but I am finding it difficult...
I have nerve damage and get severe inflammation after any sitting, standing, bending etc...
My pain doesn't fluctuate with any stress levels or triggers...