{"id":777,"date":"2017-12-04T20:06:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-hansmalab-physics-ucsb-edu.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=777"},"modified":"2023-12-09T02:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T02:30:38","slug":"description-for-chronic-pain-and-sensitization-3-activity-biofeedback-and-meditation-can-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hansmalab.physics.ucsb.edu\/?page_id=777","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Pain caused by Sensitization: 3. Activity, Biofeedback and Meditation can help!"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/live-hansmalab-physics-ucsb-edu.pantheonsite.io\/<\/a> Here are links you can follow to learn more about how to use activity, biofeedback and meditation, together with learning, to decrease or totally eliminate your chronic pain.<\/p>\n

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  1. Activity.\u00a0\u00a0Graded Motor Imagery <\/a>is a systematic, clinically tested way to gradually restore activity.\u00a0 You can learn Qigong from this popular video<\/a>\u00a0that has not only exercises, but also great explanations of how it works.\u00a0Corinne Cooley, DPT, teaches “Movement as Medicine<\/a>“. The downward spiral of pain\/(inactivity, lack of sleep, stress) and its reversal is covered in\u00a0Daniel J. Clauw M.D. Chronic Pain \u2013 Is it All in Their Head?<\/a>\u00a0starting at 1:14 after a discussion about the differences between chronic \u201cbrain pain\u201d and acute (nociceptive) pain.<\/li>\n
  2. Biofeedback. Stress is a major contributor to chronic pain as explained by Dr. Howard Schubiner in this YouTube video<\/a>. Biofeedback, especially hand warming biofeedback is very useful in decreasing stress.\u00a0Learning to warm your hands with your mind can be done with a Stress Thermometer\u00a0https:\/\/bio-medical.com\/stress-thermometer-sc911.html<\/a>\u00a0or with a wireless baby thermometer\u00a0https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B015Z7IXM4\/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1\u00a0<\/a>that can be coupled to a cell phone. A useful website is\u00a0http:\/\/pain-focus.com\/biofeedback-valuable-technique-chronic-pain\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Meditation. The\u00a0neuroplastix.com<\/a>\u00a0website teaches you to visualize pain centers in the brain decreasing in size. Consider purchasing the excellent workbook available on the website. Two dramatic stories of recovery from devastating long term chronic pain with this visualization techniques are in the book\u00a0 The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity<\/a>\u00a0by Dr. Norman Doidge. Another visualization approach involves imagining a life without pain<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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