Patient Resources
The following is information on neurologic, physiologic and psychologic connections to your symptoms. The resources below describe these ideas and will help you to identify and address the various non-structural factors that may also be related to your symptoms.
The goal is greater understanding of your experience and a path towards more physical, mental and emotional empowerment – aka Health.
Featured
Living Proof - Stories of Hope
Recovery from Chronic Pain
Learn more at mindbodymedicineinfo.org
(12:44 min)

Researchers Doubt That Certain Mental Disorders Are Disorders At All
Forbes
by Alison Escalante, August 2020

Chronic pain is surprisingly treatable — when patients focus on the brain
Washington Post
by Nathaniel Frank, October 2021
Like Mind, Like Body
Can journaling help to release physical pain?
by Curable
Neural Pathways
(3:30 min)
Pain Neuroscience 101
Neuroscience is changing the paradigm for diagnosing and treating chronic pain.
Neuroplastic Sensitization & the MindBody Connection
Dr. Schubiner's "What is Pain" Video Series
Intro to What is Pain?
Intro to Dr. Schubiner's "What is Pain" Series
(1:01 min)
What is Pain?
Video #1 in Series
(6:12 min)
The Brain Creates Pain
Video #2 in Series
(6:12 min)
Predictive Coding
Video #3 in Series
(5:28 min)
How to Determine the Cause of Chronic Pain
Video #4 in Series
(7:00 min)
How to Reverse Chronic Pain
Video #5 in Series
(9:49 min)
All MRI's are Abnormal
Video #6 in Series
(5:28 min)
Dr. John E. Sarno
20/20 Segment
(13:36 min)
Working Toward Accepting the PPD Diagnosis
(17:25 min)
Breakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain
Dr. Howard Schubiner | Talks at Google
(53:23 min)
Know Pain, Know Gain
Persistent Pain Explained in 3 Minutes
Adrian Louw
(3:07 min)
The Pain Revolution
Professor Lorimer Mosely
(21:10 min)
Psychophysiologic Disorders, Central Sensitization Syndromes, Neuroplastic Pain, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Mindbody Syndrome, Functional Neurological Disorders, Medically Unexplained Symptoms, & Tension Myoneural Syndrome
(hint: they are ALL synonymous 😇🤓)
Acute pain is commonly produced by the brain in response to damage in the body, but chronic symptoms are often due to persistent, overly protective neural circuits in the brain that can amplify, perpetuate, or even cause pain, and they are not closely linked to damage in the body. Over time, these circuits get repeated, sensitized, and, through a process called “classical conditioning” (thank you, Ivan Pavlov), can be associated with triggers. These neuroplastic pathways can be DE-sensitized and RE-processed in the brain and frequently even cured (not just “managed” or coped with).
The following groups have done amazing work compiling evidence and resources for both patients and practitioners, and provide further direction on how to understand and recover from these conditions.
PPD Association
The Psychophysiologic Disorders Association is the most well-organized and clinician- and research-driven group doing this work. This video explains who they are and what they do. They also have a self-directed, online course to lead yourself to recover. Please explore this website, on which CIM’s website is modeled, for further information and help.
Dr. Howard Schubiner’s UnlearnYourPain.com
- This video that explains neurophysiological causes of what Dr. Schubiner calls “MindBody Syndrome”
- Patient success stories
- This thorough, research-based video lecture (approx. 1 hour) that is broken into four parts
The TMS Wiki
The Curable App
(and Community)
Like Mind, Like Body
Curable
Tell Me About Your Pain
Alan Gordon & Curable
The Path to Recovery - Curable Stories of Healing
Curable Health
(45:42 min)
Also, for the practitioners in their network who refer patients they’ve provided a perk of 6 free weeks of access to the app for patients who are referred (there are no kickbacks for the referring provider). If that interests you, please scroll to the bottom of this page, message Dr. Matt, and he’ll get you set – no strings attached!
Documentaries
All the Rage:
Saved by Sarno
Through interviews with Dr. John Sarno, esteemed patients, and experts, this film invites viewers to profoundly rethink our approach to healthcare.
This Might Hurt
This Might Hurt is a documentary that offers solutions to cure chronic pain. The film follows three chronic pain patients who have spent years searching for answers.
The Wisdom of Trauma
Dr. Gabor Maté gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society who are not concerned with fixing behaviors, but seeking to understand the sources from which troubling behaviors and diseases spring in the wounded human soul.
Other Helpful Resources
Neural Pathway Pain:
A Call for More Accurate Diagnoses [PDF]
Practical Pain Management
by Howard Schubiner, Mark Lumley, and Alan Gordon
December 2017
Miracles of Mindbody Medicine [PDF]
Healthcare Counseling &
Psychotherapy Journal
by Alan Gordon
January 2010
Hidden Stress Screening Test [PDF]
The Psychophysiologic Disorders Association
by PPDAssociation.org
Podcasts
The Cure for Chronic Pain
Nicole Sachs, LCS
The Art of NVC
Micah Salaberrios
Empowered Beyond Pain
Kevin Wernli, Professor Peter O'Sullivan, Dr JP Caneiro
Crushing Doubt
Dan Ratner
The Mind & Fitness Podcast
Eddy Lindenstein
The Physio Matters Podcast
Jack Chew