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A built-in 'off switch' to stop persistent pain

J. Nicholas Betley has led collaborative research seeking the neural
basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from reaching
the rest of the brain. Their findings could help clinicians better
understand chronic pain and lead to new, more efficacious treatments.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/select-neurons-brainstem-may-hold-key-treating-chronic-pain

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On 11/10/2025 02:02, JAB wrote:

J. Nicholas Betley has led collaborative research seeking the neural
basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from reaching
the rest of the brain. Their findings could help clinicians better
understand chronic pain and lead to new, more efficacious treatments.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/select-neurons-brainstem-may-hold-key-treating-chronic-pain

Most interesting. Forwarded this to my wife, who suffers from just such
pain.

Cheers,
--
Rob
"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational
in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary
to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7

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On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:48:48 +0100, Robert <monstoor@spammedia.com>
wrote:

Forwarded this to my wife

I'm not current, but biofeedback might assist. It could be done at
home, but homework is required for say buying EEG brainwave monitoring equipment.

I just grabbed an URL below, but imho, EEG type of equipment would be
a start....years ago, I saw some for around $100.00. https://www.narbis.com/blog/top-ten-neurofeedback-devices/

There is a cheaper way without equipment...explained in Beyond
Biofeedback by the Greens.

https://elmergreenfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Beyond-Biofeedback-Green-Green-Searchable.pdf

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Biofeedback for Pain Management

Biofeedback is a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
technique that uses electronic sensors to monitor and provide feedback
on physiological processes, such as muscle tension, heart rate, and
skin temperature. This information helps patients gain awareness of
their body's responses and learn to control them, potentially reducing
pain and improving overall well-being.
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On 14/10/2025 22:36, JAB wrote:

I'm not current, but biofeedback might assist. It could be done at
home, but homework is required for say buying EEG brainwave monitoring equipment.

I just grabbed an URL below, but imho, EEG type of equipment would be
a start....years ago, I saw some for around $100.00. https://www.narbis.com/blog/top-ten-neurofeedback-devices/

There is a cheaper way without equipment...explained in Beyond
Biofeedback by the Greens.

https://elmergreenfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Beyond-Biofeedback-Green-Green-Searchable.pdf

Interesting, thanks!
--
Rob
"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational
in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary
to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7

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On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:04:04 +0100, Robert <monstoor@spammedia.com>
wrote:

Beyond Biofeedback by the Greens.

Interesting, thanks!

Early days of biofeedback research by scientific means.

Scientific awareness then was not aware a human could control
different "parts" of the autonomic nervous system

Anatomy, Autonomic Nervous System
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539845/

Book's focus is valid, but a few tidbits might be off the charts.

Pain - When a child is in pain, if their attention can be redirected,
their pain may disappear.

If a person can slow down their brainwave frequencies, and focus
elsewhere, pain will not be experienced.

AI Overview

Alpha, beta, gamma, and delta are brainwave frequencies measured by
EEG biofeedback (also called neurofeedback) to help individuals learn
to control their brain activity. The process involves using real-time
feedback on these brainwave patterns to guide the user toward desired
states, such as relaxing to increase alpha waves or focusing to
increase beta waves
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When in beta state, pain will be perceived....

A person must take the time to relax....

EEG biofeedback equipment is not needed, but it can measure where a
person's brainwave freq is. Amazon has something, https://www.amazon.com/Biosensing-Meditation-Headband-Real-Time-Neurofeedback/dp/B0D3PY2W7N
but I can't say much on this topic, buying something. I know nothing
on this topic.

Green's book does explain how to do it without equipment.








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