PAIN EXPLAINED PART 2:
How the Brain Influences Pain
Part 2 will cover how our thoughts, emotions, and our bodies interact with each other and why this is important to understand for people living with chronic pain.
HOW THE BRAIN INFLUENCES PAIN:
Understand How Pain Works in Less Than 10 Minutes
Understand how pain impacts various areas of your life, the role of the brain and the spinal cord in how you process pain, and the relationship between pain and thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
This audio recording has also been transcribed and is available for you to keep in the resource section at the end of Part 2. For closed captioning, press the CC button at the bottom right hand side of the video player.
Pain Explained: Gate Theory – 1/2
The podcast Pain Explained: Gate Theory features leading pain researcher Beverly Thorn, PhD, former professor and chair of the department of psychology at the University of Alabama. Dr. Thorn also serves as an advisor on this project. Dr. Thorn will share how you can allow and block pain signals, which can then impact the way you experience pain.
Pain Explained: Gate Theory – 2/2
This audio recording has also been transcribed and is available for you to keep in the resource section at the end of Part 2. For closed captioning, press the CC button at the bottom right hand side of the video player.
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Click on the links below to continue learning how to better manage your chronic pain. We hope this information has been helpful.
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How the Brain Influences Pain? Audio Transcripts
How the Brain Influences Pain: Understand How Pain Works in Less Than 10 Minutes
‘Pain Explained: Gate Theory podcast with Beverly Thorn, PhD
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been proven to be effective in treating various conditions and has shown to be helpful tool in managing pain. Read more of Dr. Thorn’s research:
More on Gate Theory: Constructing and Deconstructing the Gate Theory of Pain
Special PMT Publications
Learn About Managing Pain (LAMP): Patient Workbook
Literacy-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Education for Chronic Pain at Low-Income Clinics: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Find out how a CreakyJoints patient closes the gates to her pain signals through art:
This Is the Art That Speaks My Truth About Living with RA and Chronic Illnesses.
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Connect with our dedicated channels:
PainSpot
CreakyJoints
ArthritisPower
50-State Network
Global Healthy Living Foundation
WHAT’S NEXT?
Part 3 – Where to start
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