Reversing Chronic (Neuroplastic) Symptoms

E.g. Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, long covid, POTS, etc 
To be used alongside standard medical care

— Informational Handout —
2 BOOKS TO READ
Unlearn Your Pain: The science of recovering from chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression (2026 edition)
Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD
→ Read here (An advance reader copy. Sorry about the watermark!)
The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook (2024 edition)
Vanessa Blackstone & Olivia Sinaiko
→ Read here
2 STUDIES TO CHECK OUT
Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial (Jama Psychiatry)
→ Read here
The Apkaring reference is a landmark study showing, with fMRI, how the development of chronic pain involves shifts in brain activity to include more emotional centers.
→ Read here
2 REPORTS TO CHECK OUT
The Goldsmiths Report by Dr. Sarah Cefai, University of London
→ Full report
→ Executive summary
The Long COVID Report, EU-funded research project led by Helsinki University Hospital studying the biological mechanisms behind Long COVID. (They found none.) The final report includes 18 peer reviewed publications.
→ Summary
2 INTERVIEWS TO WATCH:
→ Your Brain Can Keep You Sick: How to Break Free 
Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD
Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine
→ The Longer You've Had Chronic Symptoms, The Easier You CAN Recover 
Dr. Paul Hansma, Phd
The UCSB Physics Hansma Research Lab
2 APPS TO TEST OUT
→ Curable App: 6 weeks FREE trial
→ FreeME App: 6 sessions FREE
2 PLAYLISTS TO FIND A STORY LIKE YOURS
Raelan Agle YouTube channel is the largest publicly available archive of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis) & long covid recovery experiences.

→ All Recovery Stories Playlist

→ Insights from Medical Doctors Playlist
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Annotated Bibliography for Neuroplastic Symptoms
Compiled by: Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD, Georgie Oldfield, MCSP, David Clarke, MD
Updated May 1, 2026 
→ Read here
UPCOMING RESEARCH:
Recovery Study by Prof. Chris Mitchell
University of Plymouth
→ Research Status Note
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Croatia

Psychologist Mario Mandarić (+385 91 501 5665) is currently the only healthcare professional based in Croatia trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), at least as far as I know.