Chronic back pain changes brain responses, making everyday sounds feel more distressing than physical pressure.

The big takeaway is that chronic back pain appears to be a whole-brain, whole-body sensitivity disorder—not just localized to one physical site—and that psychological treatments targeting the brain’s ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to ...

Chronic back pain causes the brain to amplify everyday sounds, but Pain Reprocessing Therapy can "turn down the volume." ...