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  • Digestible

    The Brain-Gut Regulation App for IBS Relief

    Struggling with pain, bloating, diarrhea, or constipation and feel like you've tried it all?

    Learn how to end the brain-gut miscommunication behind IBS, to finally feel like yourself again.

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  • Curable

    Curable is a mobile app for treating NS, offering a treatment level between a great book and working with a practitioner. Several members of the ATNS Board serve on Curable’s board of advisors.

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  • Freeme

    Freeme is a mobile app that supports recovery from ME/CFS, Long Covid, and related fatigue conditions. It offers science-based tools to regulate the nervous system and manage flares.

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  • Nervana

    Nervana: Chronic Symptom Coach is a mobile app that relieves neuroplastic pain or illness through daily brain retraining micro-lessons, conversations with an AI Coach and personalized information

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Courses

  • Neuroplastic Symptoms 101

    This course builds on the Neuroplastic Symptoms 101 Treatment course and is jargon-free for everyone to benefit from. It provides deeper insights into all patients with NS and advanced techniques of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy by focusing on those who are particularly difficult to diagnose or treat. Please note, this course uses psychophysiologic disorders (PPD) terminology.

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  • Challenging Cases

    This course builds on the Neuroplastic Symptoms 101 Treatment course and is jargon-free for everyone to benefit from. It provides deeper insights into all patients with NS and advanced techniques of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy by focusing on those who are particularly difficult to diagnose or treat. Please note, this course uses psychophysiologic disorders (PPD) terminology.

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  • The MindBody Healing Journey

    From Dr. Schechter comes an online course designed for those dealing with neuroplastic symptoms. Developed by Dr. David Schechter and TMS therapist Justin Barker, Psy.D., this program offers 39 videos, 9 PDFs, and bonus content, totaling five hours of focused learning. Gain valuable insights and practical tools for your journey to pain relief.

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Recommended Documentaries

  • All the Rage

    A life-changing documentary, ALL THE RAGE, was created by Michael Galinsky and our friends at Rumur and featured John Sarno, MD, and several NS colleagues.

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  • Pain Brain

    PAIN BRAIN is a feature documentary that explores the new understanding of chronic pain that will provide hope to millions who suffer. As an Executive Producer, ATNS President David Clarke MD led the effort to crowdfund this compelling look at the University of Colorado (Boulder) clinical trial with groundbreaking results. Directed and Edited by Mitch Dickman, Tim Kaminski & Laurie Polisky.

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  • This Might Hurt

    A stunning documentary by filmmakers Kent Bassett and Marion Cunningham, THIS MIGHT HURT, follows Howard Schubiner, MD (ATNS Co-Founder) in his work treating, and even curing, patients with neuroplastic symptoms including chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine attacks, and other conditions previously thought to be incurable.

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Resourceful websites

  • Medical Myopia and Common Sense  - Blog post by PPDA Co-Founder Dr. Howard Schubiner commenting on several recent publications in the news media and scientific journals.

  • MindbodyMedicine.com - Educational programs and books by Dr. David Schechter

  • PathwaysToPainRelief.com - Book, continuing education and other resources by Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD and Eric Sherman, PsyD

  • SIRPA.org - The Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners’ Association founded by Georgie Oldfield, MCSP. SIRPA, like the PPDA, also educates health professionals on how to diagnose and treat PPD and provides patient resources.

  • StressIllness.com - Educational resources by Dr. David Clarke, M.D.

  • TMSWiki.org - Founded by Rob Munger, the TMS Wiki focuses on Tension Myoneural Syndrom recovery success stories as a healing resource for patients, with lots of forums for patients to share their stories and ask questions with a TMS/PPD practitioner. Alan Gordon’s free pain recovery program is also available as one of many resources.

  • UnlearnYourPain.com - Online Mind Body Program, continuing education, books and other offerings by Dr. Howard Schubiner, M.D.

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The Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to educate the public, patients, and practitioners about diagnosis and treatment of neuroplastic pain and illness that affects over 50 million adult Americans. Founded and led by volunteer medical and mental health practitioners, researchers and patient advocates with decades of experience, ATNS provides the information and tools needed to recognize and treat neuroplastic conditions; explains and promotes the latest scientific research; advocates for healthcare policies that support access to quality treatment; and empowers people to advance their own healing.