Conditions we treat
Chronic Pain
All pain is created in the brain, which means the brain can learn to turn it down.
Understanding chronic pain
It starts with your brain activity
When you step on a nail, the nail does not create the pain. It starts a signal that travels up your nerves and spinal cord to your brain’s Pain Network, where the decision to feel pain is made. In chronic pain, the Pain Network often stays overactive long after the original cause has healed, or without any clear structural cause at all.
A qEEG brain map can show that excess activity, most often fast High Beta brainwaves in the thalamus, somatosensory cortex, insula and anterior cingulate. Neuro EP treatments then train those specific areas to calm down, without the whole-brain side effects of pain medications.
Conditions we treat
- Migraines
- Persistent daily headaches
- Fibromyalgia
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Occipital neuralgia
- Atypical facial pain
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Chronic back, neck and shoulder pain
- Arthritis
Our approach
How Neuro EP treatments help
Every plan starts with a qEEG brain map, so treatment targets your specific pattern, not a generic protocol.
Find the pain signature
Your brain map shows where the Pain Network is overactive, and the location reveals where in your body the pain is felt.
Turn the volume down
Neurofeedback trains the overactive areas toward calmer activity, strengthening your brain’s own pain-inhibition pathway.
Unlearn the danger signal
Pain Reprocessing Therapy teaches your brain that persistent signals are safe, and biofeedback releases protective muscle tension.
Recommended treatments
Services often used for chronic pain
Traditional EEG Power Neurofeedback
Real-time feedback that helps your brain turn down overactive brainwaves and strengthen underactive ones.
Learn morePain Reprocessing Therapy
An evidence-based approach that helps the brain re-interpret persistent pain signals as safe, turning down the Pain Network.
Learn moresEMG Biofeedback
Surface electromyography measures muscle tension so you can learn to release chronic guarding and tightness.
Learn moreHRV Training
Heart rate variability biofeedback uses paced breathing to strengthen your rest-and-digest response.
Learn moreIR/NIR Photobiomodulation
Infrared and near-infrared light penetrate tissue to support mitochondrial energy production and healthy blood flow.
Learn moreGSR, Hand Temperature & HR Biofeedback
Skin conductance, hand temperature and heart rate feedback teach you to consciously lower physical arousal.
Learn moreExplore other conditions
Ready to see what your brain map reveals?
Book a consultation in our Nashville office or by video from anywhere in the world. Our team will review your symptoms and recommend a personalized plan.