CHRONIC PAIN
Living with chronic pain can be extremely challenging and frustrating. Chronic pain can affect every part of your life and can even bring it nearly to a stop. Your NeuroRescue Program is designed to help identify the nervous system pathways that may be contributing to your pain, with therapies chosen to support how those systems work, and the goal of helping you get back on the path to the life you want to live.
Our care works alongside your physician, pain specialist and other providers, never in place of them. Please don’t change or stop any medication without talking with your prescriber. If you are struggling with thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911.
WHAT IS CHRONIC PAIN?
Chronic pain is pain that lasts three months or longer. The term covers many different pain conditions, including chronic low back pain, chronic headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS), irritable bowel syndrome and chronic jaw joint (temporomandibular) disorders. These conditions aren’t fully understood, and they often occur together in the same person. The National Institutes of Health calls them chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs).
CONDITION TYPES
Cervical Radiculopathy | Allodynia | Chronic Low Back Pain | CRPS | Thalamic Pain Syndrome
OUR TREATMENTS
Pain usually starts with an injury to the body’s tissues. Once pain becomes chronic, it may no longer need an injury to keep going, and it can last long after the tissue has healed. This is because pain involves both the systems that send pain signals to the brain and the brain systems that normally turn those signals down. Chronic pain can involve changes in how pathways work in the brain’s frontal and parietal lobes, basal ganglia, thalamus, limbic system and spinal cord. Research suggests it may even involve the systems that help you make sense of where you are in the world, such as the visual and inner ear pathways. We use computerized testing and a detailed neurological exam to help identify which pathways may be contributing to these changes. We look at the systems that may be involved and create a rehabilitation plan designed for you, with the goal of helping you get your chronic pain under better control. Read More
RESEARCH-GUIDED CARE
Clinical research keeps providing new insights into the causes of chronic pain and the systems involved. A number of testing methods and therapies have been studied for improving quality of life for people living with chronic pain. We use this research to help guide your testing and to design a therapy program aimed at the best possible outcome for you. Results vary from person to person. You can find some of this research here. Learn More
“I have dealt with chronic pain for over 10 years. I have had 8 back surgeries and multiple procedures. As people with chronic pain know, it changes your life… During the course of the treatment I was able to see changes happening in me. I started to laugh, and not with my fake laugh. I actually was really laughing! I smiled a ton more and my pain was becoming more controlled. I am so thankful for Dr. Z and his team. I am so thankful for what he and his team were able to help me with. I can never express my thanks enough.”
Our Brain-Based Approach To Chronic Pain
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We use computerized neurological testing and targeted rehabilitation strategies designed for your brain and condition.
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We offer intensive programs with frequent therapy sessions over 5 to 10 days, designed to give your nervous system consistent, repeated stimulation in a short period of time.