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Chronic Back Pain? You May Find Relief With Behavioral Medicine
Understanding the brain’s relationship to pain
No pain, no gain? Not true for people suffering from chronic back pain. Instead, it’s the opposite: Back pain is one of the main causes of missed work (and missed paychecks).
But could the key to coping with chronic back pain be in your mind? “We actually know that pain is not just a sensory, or physical, experience,” says psychologist Sara Davin, PsyD, MPH. “It is also an emotional experience.”
Dr. Davin explains how you can harness your pain management super-powers by understanding the very real connection between pain and your thoughts.
Understanding the brain’s relationship to pain
No pain, no gain? Not true for people suffering from chronic back pain. Instead, it’s the opposite: Back pain is one of the main causes of missed work (and missed paychecks).
But could the key to coping with chronic back pain be in your mind? “We actually know that pain is not just a sensory, or physical, experience,” says psychologist Sara Davin, PsyD, MPH. “It is also an emotional experience.”
Dr. Davin explains how you can harness your pain management super-powers by understanding the very real connection between pain and your thoughts.