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    From JAB@here@is.invalid to sci.misc on Fri Oct 10 20:02:05 2025
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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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  • From Robert@monstoor@spammedia.com to sci.misc on Sun Oct 12 20:48:48 2025
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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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  • From JAB@here@is.invalid to sci.misc on Tue Oct 14 16:36:23 2025
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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

    =============

    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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  • From Robert@monstoor@spammedia.com to sci.misc on Sat Oct 18 13:04:04 2025
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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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  • From JAB@here@is.invalid to sci.misc on Sun Oct 19 06:55:46 2025
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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
    ====================

    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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