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“For many patients, what’s worse is the invisible nature of their condition.
‘You can’t see pain, and this is a very big thing for these people,’ says Gustin.
‘With my work, I can educate people that it’s a physical pain that results from subtle changes in the brain.’
According to Gustin, the research demonstrates that interaction between brain cells is damaged in the brains of people with chronic pain.
‘It’s in an unhealthy way, and we can change that.
The border, the thalamus, can actually close, and we can do that with neuro-feedback.
‘We can change the way the cells talk to each other and we can actually rewrite the painful memories.’