Chapter 1 Flashcards
What’s the significance of chronic whiplash in Lithuania
There is no chronic whiplash in Lithuania, which demonstrates that it is neuroplastic pain
How did Alan Gordon’s pain journey start
He started by developing back pain when he sat, and some time later he developed headaches. Over time he developed a multitude of symptoms.
Define neuroplastic pain
Pain not caused by sensory input
Pain re-processing therapy is…
It’s a treatment Allen Gordon developed for neuroplastic pain
What conversation does every neuroplastic pain sufferer have when they hear about neuroplastic pain?
Everyone asks if means if this means their pain isn’t real. If you feel it, and it affects your life, it’s real.
What is the significance of Casey’s case?
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.
In what ways is chronic pain completely different from short-term pain?
It acts differently
Responds to treatment differently
It involves different parts of the brain
Who is Dr. Tor Wagner?
A pain expert. He trained an AI to analyze brain scans and found 44 areas of the brain involved in pain.
What were the pain reprocessing therapy results in Dr. Wagner’s pain study?
98% showed improvement
66% were cured (rated pain as a zero or one after treatment).