Hello! We’re still beaming from our recent screening at the Freep Film Festival. It’s an incredible experience to be able to share This Might Hurt in a theater with an in-person audience! We hope we can bring it to your organization soon. If you’d like to help with that, sign up to host a screening. In the meantime, we have some other updates to share.
BOULDER BACK PAIN STUDY: JAMA Psychiatry recently published the randomized control study on back pain that Howard Schubiner, Alan Gordon, Yoni Ashar, Christie Uipi, Tor Wager, and other colleagues conducted with the Wager Lab at the University of Colorado.
The results from the study are that 66% of participants randomized to 4 weeks of pain reprocessing therapy were pain-free or nearly pain-free at posttreatment, compared with 20% randomized to placebo injections and 10% to usual care. This is an important step in validating this medicine as evidence-based, so please help us share the results far and wide.
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL: We’ve been asked to present This Might Hurt at this year’s APHA film festival as part of their Addressing Mental Health and Stigma Through Personal Stories panel. We’re honored to be included in this important festival.
PPDA CONFERENCE: Join the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association for the largest mind-body conference in history! On October 28-30, twenty-two experts will share how to eliminate chronic pain, chronic functional syndromes and medically unexplained symptoms through an evidence-based, biopsychosocial approach. 12 CE/CME hours available. Attendees will have access to the conference on-demand with enduring credit for one year. Learn more and register here. A discounted rate without credit is available for students/patients here.
WISDOM OF TRAUMA: Dr. Schubiner recently spoke on a panel hosted by Dr. Gabor Mate as part of the latest Wisdom of Trauma talks. Check out the informative conversation below!
FROM AROUND THE WEB:
Dr. Schubiner’s interview on Body of Wonder from the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
A new study from Harvard found that 64% of people with back pain became pain-free after a Mind-body + Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) treatment. For a second group of patients — who were given only MBSR without the mind-body component — 25% of them become pain-free. This suggests that making a clear mind-body diagnosis and educating patients about neuroplastic retraining of the brain can be critical for healing.
Watch the replay of our conversation with Dr. Allan Abbass & the IEDTA.
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