Way Out
by Gordon, Alan, Alon Ziv · first published 2020
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"The Way Out" by Alan Gordon is a modern treatment of the idea that has been super effective for me. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50021854-the-way-out
on “Ask HN: I'm disabled and out of money. Now what?” ↗…"The Mind Body Prescription" is the book that's always mentioned on HN when this topic comes up. But there's a more up to date book with actual science to back up what you described, it's called "The Way Out" by Alan Gordon. In this book he uses the term "neuroplastic pain" for those sort of pains, it's also called central sensitization in some research papers. Anyone suffering from any sort of chronic pain…
on “Cursorless is alien magic from the future – Xe Iaso” ↗Some people need pain reprocessing therapy. Have you read the book The Way Out by Alan Gordon? https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-...
on “The startling rise of disability in America (2013)” ↗…and this general technique for solving it as "Pain Reprocessing Therapy". The pain is real but it's signal processing problem, not a mechanical injury! It changes the way we approach chronic pain. "The Way Out" by Alan Gordon is my go to book for this.
on “I healed RSI using only my mind” ↗Hi algo_lover, I also noticed that about the post. The approach being discussed is "pain reprocessing therapy". It was described in a book called The Way Out, by Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv. Here's my short summary of the book: - Chronic pain is often generated by the brain, not any actual injury. Not always, but often. Especially if it gets worse during stress…
on “Why I left my tech job to work on chronic pain” ↗I’m currently reading a book, The Way Out by Alan Gordon, on his research into this neuroplastic pain, which is when neural pathways carved by the pain remain after the cause is gone, and how he’s treated it in patients with mental exercises.
on “A built-in 'off switch' to stop persistent pain” ↗