Chapter 1 Flashcards

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What’s the significance of chronic whiplash in Lithuania

A

There is no chronic whiplash in Lithuania, which demonstrates that it is neuroplastic pain

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How did Alan Gordon’s pain journey start

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He started by developing back pain when he sat, and some time later he developed headaches. Over time he developed a multitude of symptoms.

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Define neuroplastic pain

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Pain not caused by sensory input

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Pain re-processing therapy is…

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It’s a treatment Allen Gordon developed for neuroplastic pain

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What conversation does every neuroplastic pain sufferer have when they hear about neuroplastic pain?

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Everyone asks if means if this means their pain isn’t real. If you feel it, and it affects your life, it’s real.

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What is the significance of Casey’s case?

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Casey was the first fMRI case study for eliminating chronic pain, and visually demonstrates the difference in a neuroplastic pain sufferers brain before and after pain reprocessing therapy.

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In what ways is chronic pain completely different from short-term pain?

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It acts differently
Responds to treatment differently
It involves different parts of the brain

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Who is Dr. Tor Wagner?

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A pain expert. He trained an AI to analyze brain scans and found 44 areas of the brain involved in pain.

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What were the pain reprocessing therapy results in Dr. Wagner’s pain study?

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98% showed improvement
66% were cured (rated pain as a zero or one after treatment).

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