Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT):
A New Way to Heal Chronic Pain
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) helps you understand and calm your body’s alarm system, so pain can fade naturally, and life can feel safe and free again.
What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)?
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a gentle, mind-body approach that helps people reduce — and often eliminate — chronic pain by retraining the brain to understand that the body is safe.
When pain lasts for months or years, it can stop being a signal of actual injury. Instead, it becomes a habit of the nervous system — like an alarm that keeps ringing even after the fire is out. Sometimes, there was never even a fire at all.
PRT helps you turn down that alarm by changing how your brain interprets signals from your body. Through awareness, emotional connection, and nervous system retraining, your body can finally relax and learn that it doesn’t need to stay on high alert.
PRT is backed by neuroscience and clinical research showing that chronic pain can be reversed when the brain learns new patterns of safety.
Benefits of PRT
☑️ Reduced or eliminated chronic pain
☑️ Improved mobility and confidence
☑️ Better emotional regulation and stress resilience
☑️ A calmer, more balanced nervous system
☑️ Greater overall quality of life
Many people describe their experience as getting their life back, not because they’re ignoring their pain, but because they’ve taught their brain that pain is no longer necessary.
How Does Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Work?
PRT combines principles from neuroscience, mindfulness, and emotional awareness to help rewire the way the brain processes pain signals.
Here’s a simplified overview of the process:
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Education
Learn how chronic pain develops and how the brain can misinterpret safe signals as danger.
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Awareness Practice
Begin noticing sensations with curiosity instead of fear, helping the brain feel safe again.
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Emotional Processing
Gently explore emotions that may be connected to pain, often freeing up tension in the body.
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Greater Self-Compassion
Use visualization, positive reinforcement, and mindful attention to teach your brain new, pain-free pathways.
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Integration
Over time, these new patterns become second nature, and the body learns to relax, often leading to lasting relief.
Is Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Right for You?
PRT may be a great fit if you experience chronic pain without a clear ongoing physical cause, or if medical treatments haven’t provided full relief.
It can be particularly effective for conditions such as:
Back pain, neck pain, or tension headaches
Fibromyalgia or myofascial pain
TMJ (jaw pain)
Chronic fatigue or pain syndromes
Unexplained pain that seems to “move” or flare up with stress
If your pain feels unpredictable or connected to stress, PRT could offer the missing piece — helping your body feel safe again so true healing can begin.
FAQs about Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
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No. PRT doesn’t deny pain, it helps retrain the brain so that real, physical sensations are no longer misinterpreted as threats. The result is often genuine relief, not suppression.
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Everyone’s journey is unique. Some people feel relief within weeks, while others notice gradual improvement over several months as their brain and body learn to relax.
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Not at all. PRT can complement other medical or physical treatments. Many people integrate it alongside physiotherapy, counseling, or gentle exercise.
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Yes. Clinical studies, including research at the University of Colorado Boulder, have shown significant pain reduction for chronic back pain patients using PRT techniques.
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Yes! Because it targets how the nervous system processes threat, PRT often leads to improvements in both physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?
Chronic pain doesn’t have to be permanent.
With Pain Reprocessing Therapy, you can teach your brain and body that you are truly safe and that healing is possible.
Please reach out for a free consultation with me.
Email: ben@benorlandocounseling.com
Phone: 571-721-1950