Pain processing and regulation

Chronic pain and fibromyalgia

Chronic pain affects the body, nervous system, and daily life. Neurofeedback and biofeedback may complement medical treatment by addressing pain processing, muscle tension, and autonomic activation.

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  • Chronic Pain
  • Fibromyalgia & Autoimmune Conditions

When pain persists

Persistent pain can disrupt sleep, concentration, movement, and social activity. Fibromyalgia often involves changing pain, fatigue, sleep difficulties, and heightened sensitivity to stimuli.

With autoimmune conditions, inflammation, disease activity, and medical treatment can play an important role. Regulation training does not replace these aspects of care.

Pain involves several interacting systems

Pain is processed by the nervous system and may be influenced by muscle tension, poor sleep, stress, and previous pain experiences. This does not mean that pain is imagined or originates only in the brain.

Before training, we review the diagnosis, current medical care, tolerance for activity, and specific goals. Unexplained or newly changed pain requires medical assessment.

Possible areas for training

Biofeedback can display muscle activity, breathing, skin conductance, or heart rate variability. Neurofeedback can provide feedback on selected EEG patterns. The measure used depends on the clinical question.

  • Observe links between tension and pain
  • Practise influencing physical activation
  • Take recovery and sleep into account
  • Adjust training to better and more difficult days

Role within medical care

Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune conditions require appropriate medical care. Neurofeedback and biofeedback may form part of a multimodal plan. Response is individual, and evidence varies by condition and method.

Mechanism and training goal

Chronic Pain

Possible cause

Chronic pain is not merely a signal from the body; it is significantly "learned" and maintained by the brain. A persistently altered neural processing of pain stimuli can cause pain signals to be amplified or perceived for an inappropriately long time, even after the original cause has resolved.

How neurofeedback can help

Neurofeedback trains the brain to re-regulate its pain processing and reduce overactivation in pain-relevant networks. Combined with biofeedback (muscle tension, breathing), physical tension that often intensifies pain can additionally be reduced.

Fibromyalgia & Autoimmune Conditions

Possible cause

In fibromyalgia and many autoimmune conditions, an additional dysregulation of the nervous system is often present: the brain processes pain, stress, and immune signals differently, which can intensify symptoms and impair the body's self-healing capacity.

How neurofeedback can help

Neuro- and biofeedback address this neural dysregulation as a complement to medical treatment. The goal is to calm the nervous system, normalise pain processing, and strengthen the body's own regulatory capacity.

Discuss your pain situation

We review the main symptoms, current care, and whether complementary training may be suitable.

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