Practical Pain Management

How Nervous System Regulation Forms the Basis for Comprehensive Pain Management

Peter Behel 4-28-2012

Chronic pain is a condition affecting more than 100 million Americans a year, yet pain sufferers are commonly directed to interventions lacking a comprehensive approach. Chronic pain is a byproduct of the very manner in which chronic pain transmission is structured. Effective treatment must, therefore, include an understanding of the attributes of pain signal transmission architecture.

This workshop will focus on the nature of pain signal transmission , and how the structure of the nervous system lends itself to pain signal modulation. We will examine the impact positive emotions have on the pain experience, and how gloomier outlooks can amplify pain. Shortfalls of currently accepted chronic pain approaches will also be investigated, as well as what can be expected when employing approaches based on functional restoration. You will emerge with a greater understanding of the physiology of the chronic pain process, and the most efficient means of regulating pain.

Peter Behel is a biofeedback specialist who has spent 13 years specializing in the treatment of chronic pain. He began treating chronic pain patients in 1987 as a member of a multidisciplinary pain management program at Mt. Diablo Hospital Medical Center in Concord, California. He has also been involved in treatment of acute care psychiatric disorders as a member of a behavioral health treatment team at the Community Psychiatric Hospital in Santa Rosa. Peter currently sees clients at a physical rehab facility in Mill Valley, and in his private practice in Santa Rosa. He can be reached at 707-579-7982, peterbehel@earthlink.net. His website is www.PacificBio.net.