“It is more important to know what sort of person has the disease than what kind of disease the person has.”
- Hippocrates
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
An evidence-based treatment for chronic pain and symptoms
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a system of psychological techniques that retrains the brain to accurately interpret and respond to signals from the body, breaking the cycle of chronic pain. Although various treatments aim to manage pain, PRT stands apart as an evidence-based treatment to eliminate pain.
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) was developed to treat chronic pain and somatic symptoms by resolving underlying emotional conflict and trauma — not just managing symptoms.
Rather than changing thoughts and behaviours using techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EAET works by helping patients identify, experience, and express avoided emotions such as anger, grief, and guilt. This directly addresses the brain's role in generating pain driven by stress and unresolved emotional conflict.
Studies show EAET outperforms CBT for some patients, with 63% reporting clinically significant pain reduction — making it one of the most promising approaches for conditions like fibromyalgia, IBS, and musculoskeletal pain.
“To summarize, when we experience difficult or stressful situations, especially if we have had significant stresses earlier in life and if we are unable to express or show how we feel, we will be at risk for our bodies to experience pain.”
― Howard Schubiner,
Unlearn your Pain.
Clinical Studies
Both PRT and EAET have been well-researched in clinical studies. Not only are patients reporting less pain, but fMRI scanning shows changes in the way the brain interprets pain and symptoms - showing us in real-time how the brain can unlearn chronic pain and symptoms.
Emotional Awareness and Expression, as published in Pain Medicine & Future Medicine