How can psychological therapy be part of a pain treatment plan?

How can psychological therapy be part of a pain treatment plan?

Marc Darrow (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joint Rehabilitation Sports Medical Center, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How can psychological therapy be part of a pain treatment plan? and more...

Psychological therapy is probably one of the most important facets of a very good pain management program. And the reason for that is there is a mind-body connection. John Sarno is a very famous doctor in New York who became famous with a book called “The Mind-Body Connection.” He discovered that with people who had low back pain, a certain sub-set of them had actually what he called repressed anger. After many years of treating them physically he learned he could talk to them and reduce their back pain psychologically as well.