Why Brain Retraining is the Best and Fastest Way to Cure Chronic Pain

The $12,000 Mistake That Changed Everything

If you're reading this, chances are you've been told your chronic pain is something you'll have to "manage" for the rest of your life. Maybe you've had the surgery, tried the injections, spent months in physical therapy—only to have the pain return or get worse.

I used to be one of these people.

For seven years, I lived with excruciating chronic back pain. I couldn't sit for more than 15 minutes without having to stand up and move around. The pain was so severe it came with crushing depression, anxiety, and brain fog that made simple tasks feel impossible.

Like you, I tried everything. I spent $12,000 going from one chiropractor to another in Los Angeles, desperately searching for someone who could "fix" me. My MRI showed normal, which meant doctors couldn’t explain why I was having so much pain.

The New Science of Pain

We're living through what I can only call a quiet revolution in pain science. Over the past two decades, advances in neuroscience have given us insights that are completely reshaping how we understand chronic pain. These discoveries are literally changing lives, yet somehow most people (and even most doctors) haven't heard about them yet.

Here's the breakthrough that blew my mind: all pain is processed and created by the brain. Every single sensation you feel—whether it's the warmth of sunlight on your skin or that stabbing pain in your back—exists because your brain decided to create it.

Think of your brain as the world's most sophisticated security system, constantly scanning for threats. But here's the crucial part: it doesn't just relay signals from your body like some passive messenger. Instead, it's actively interpreting every signal using your past experiences, current stress levels, and emotional state to answer one critical question: "Am I in danger right now?"

The equation is beautifully simple: Perceived Danger = Pain.

This isn't some new-age theory—this is established neuroscience. And once you understand it, everything about chronic pain starts to make sense.

When the Alarm System Gets Stuck

In chronic pain conditions, this incredibly protective alarm system essentially gets stuck in the "on" position. Not because your body is falling apart, but because your brain has learned to perceive ongoing threat where none actually exists.

Scientists call this "learned neural pain" or "neuroplastic pain." Through the same neuroplasticity that allows us to learn languages or recover from strokes, the brain can literally rewire itself to generate pain signals even when there's no structural damage that needs protecting.

Dr. John Sarno was calling this TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) back in the 1970s, decades ahead of his time. Today, researchers use terms like neuroplastic pain, nociplastic pain, or central sensitization. Different names, same revolutionary idea.

The Two Types of Chronic Pain (And Why This Distinction Is Important)

Here's something every person with chronic pain needs to understand: there are actually two completely different types of pain, and they require completely different approaches.

Type 1: Structural Pain
This is pain from actual physical damage—broken bones, nerve damage, infections, tumors, or cancer. These conditions show up clearly on MRI scans, and doctors can usually treat them successfully with medical interventions. This is the kind of pain the medical system was designed to handle.

Type 2: Neuroplastic Pain
This is pain that occurs without any structural damage. Take fibromyalgia, for example—one of the most debilitating pain conditions on the planet. People with fibromyalgia know the crushing frustration of normal MRI results and doctors who can't find anything "wrong." Some have even been told "the pain is in your head."

Well, guess what? The pain is in their head—literally in their brain's pain processing centers. But that doesn't make it any less real or any less treatable.

Here's the statistic that should be on every pain clinic wall: according to research published in JAMA Psychiatry, an estimated 85% of all chronic pain conditions are neuroplastic in nature.

Let that sink in for a moment. If you're suffering from chronic pain, there's an 85% chance it's being generated by your brain, not structural damage in your body.

Interestingly, conditions like fibromyalgia affect women in 80-96% of cases. Dr. Howard Schubiner, one of the leading researchers in this field, theorizes this might be because women often score higher on measures of emotional sensitivity and compassion—traits that can lead to internalizing stress and suppressing difficult emotions.

The Truth About Those "Abnormal" Scans

Remember how my MRI looked normal despite my severe pain? Turns out that's incredibly common. But here's what's even more interesting: even when scans do show abnormalities, they're usually not the cause of chronic pain either.

A groundbreaking study published in The Journal of Pain followed 222 chronic pain patients and found something that should fundamentally change how we think about pain:

Despite 97.7% of patients showing spinal abnormalities on imaging, 88.3% were diagnosed with primary neuroplastic pain, only 5% with structural pain, and 6.8% with mixed pain.

The patients with neuroplastic pain were much more likely to have central sensitization, associated conditions like migraines and TMJ, pain that spreads or worsens with stress, and sensitivity to light touch.

These results align perfectly with existing research showing that 85-90% of chronic back and neck pain has no clear structural cause.

But, What About My Herniated Disc?

Dr. John Sarno, a pioneer in mind-body medicine, explained this apparent contradiction: structural abnormalities are simply the natural result of aging and normal wear and tear. Nearly everyone develops these changes over time, but they rarely are the cause chronic pain.

Here are common "abnormalities" that typically don't cause pain:

• Bulging discs

• Herniated discs

• Degenerative disc disease (DDD)

• Spinal stenosis (mild to moderate)

• Osteoarthritis/spondylosis

• Spondylolisthesis

• Loss of disc height/narrowing of disc space

• Minor scoliosis or posture abnormalities

• Minor leg length discrepancy

In other words: The structural problems on your MRI probably aren't causing your pain. Your brain is and that's incredibly good news.

As Dr. Schubiner puts it: "Brain retraining is the best and fastest way to cure chronic pain." Having studied under him and experienced this transformation myself, I can tell you he's absolutely right. His published research shows that 70-80% of patients with neuroplastic pain achieve significant improvement through brain retraining approaches within just 30 days.

Why such dramatic results? Because when pain is neuroplastic in origin, you're not trying to heal damaged tissue—you're retraining neural pathways. And the brain learns fast.

Is Your Pain Brain-Generated? The Simple Test

Dr. Sarno developed a simple framework to help identify neuroplastic pain. Does your pain fit these patterns?

F – Fluctuating or Functional

• Symptoms shift or move to different areas

• Pain changes with stress, mood, or time of day

• Often worse at rest or after working out but not during

I – Incongruent with Medical Findings

• MRI shows no clear explanation for your pain level

• You've received conflicting diagnoses from multiple doctors

• Pain persists long after normal healing time (3-6 months)

T – Triggered by Emotional or Psychological Stress

• Onset followed a stressful life event

• You tend to be a perfectionist, people-pleaser or put pressure on yourself

• Pain improves when you're distracted, on vacation, or feel emotionally safe

Sound familiar? You're definitely not alone. Millions of people suffer from neuroplastic pain, especially those who are conscientious, caring, and tend to put everyone else's needs before their own.

My Personal Breakthrough (And Why It Gives Me Hope for You)

Once I understood that my pain was neuroplastic, everything shifted. Instead of desperately trying to "fix" my back, I began addressing the psychological and emotional stress I'd been carrying my entire life.

The pain didn't vanish overnight—this isn't magic, it's neuroscience. But week by week, month by month, it began to fade. More importantly, I learned practical techniques to regulate my nervous system and bring my body back into what scientists call "parasympathetic dominance"—the calm state where your body can rest, digest, and heal properly.

Today, I'm not just pain-free. I'm more emotionally balanced, happier, and more resilient than I was before the pain started. The skills I learned didn't just eliminate my symptoms—they fundamentally transformed my relationship with stress, emotions, and my own body.

I'm not the only one. Brain retraining is helping thousands of people reclaim their lives from chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, and other neuroplastic symptoms:

The Revolution That's Already Here

We're living through a revolution in pain science, but here's what breaks my heart: most people never even hear about this option. They continue suffering through treatments that can't work for neuroplastic conditions because the medical system simply hasn't caught up to the science yet.

This is exactly why my chronic pain lasted seven years. I didn't know what I didn't know.

You don't have to make the same mistake I did.

Your Next Step (If You're Ready)

I'm launching a comprehensive brain retraining program in the coming weeks—the same approach that eliminated my chronic pain and has helped hundreds of others do the same. This isn't just theory; it's a practical, step-by-step system based on the latest neuroscience research.

If you're ready to discover whether your pain is brain-generated and learn the exact techniques that can retrain your nervous system, I invite you to join our exclusive waitlist.

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I know it sounds almost too good to be true. I thought the same thing years ago when I was spending my last $1,000 on yet another treatment that didn't work.

But what if it is true? What if your brain created your symptoms—and can uncreate it just as easily?

What if the solution you've been searching for isn't in another doctor's office, but in understanding how your own remarkable brain works?

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P.S. I'm often asked: "What if this doesn't work for me?" Here's my honest answer: If you have neuroplastic pain (which 85% of chronic pain sufferers do), this approach will work for you. The brain that learned to create pain can learn to stop creating it. If you've tried everything else without lasting success, isn't it worth finding out if you're in that majority?

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The neuroscience behind chronic pain

Isn't it amazing that the same brain that can create chronic symptoms has the power to heal them? I find neuroplasticity absolutely fascinating, and I can't wait to share this journey with you.

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To your success and joy,

—Kimia