
Why Do Physical Treatments Reduce Pain?(Hint: Probably Not for the Reason You Think)
Strengthening exercises and manual therapy really do reduce pain — but probably not for the reason we tend to assume.
24 July 202612 min read
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Strengthening exercises and manual therapy really do reduce pain — but probably not for the reason we tend to assume.

Studies show that mindfulness on its own has almost no effect on chronic pain. But when it's preceded by a shift in how you perceive the pain — it can become far more effective.

On the difference between understanding that pain is safe and experiencing it as such, and on the innovation of PRT, which takes a step beyond explanations about pain.