Can we 'unlearn' chronic pain?
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Sat 13 Aug 2022
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/allinthemind/unlearning-chronic-back-pain-psychology-australian-survivor/14009724
Few sensations are as primal, as fundamental to our very survival, as pain.
But for a fifth of Australian adults, that useful protective mechanism lingers as chronic pain — persistent aching, searing, stabbing sensations, which can be incredibly stressful and debilitating.
What if you could dial down that pain — or even extinguish it altogether — by retraining your brain?
