Why Tracking Your Pain Helps You Heal
Pain tracking improves how you manage and recover from persistent or chronic pain. By regularly noting your pain levels, activities, mood, and/or triggers, you can better understand your condition, communicate clearly with healthcare providers, and enhance your treatment outcomes.
- Understand Your Pain: Recognize patterns and triggers for better pain management.
- Effective Communication: Clearly documented pain helps healthcare professionals recommend precise treatments.
- Improved Treatment Outcomes: Tailored treatment plans may reduce medication use and enhance quality of life.
- Empowerment and Control: Engage actively with your pain and manage it proactively.
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More resources (english only)
Chronic Back Pain: Major Research and Reviews
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Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
Randomized Clinical Trial, University of Colorado Boulder
JAMA Psychiatry (2021) – Full Study -
Pain Reprocessing Therapy: Five-Year Outcomes
Long-term Follow-up Study, University of Colorado Boulder
JAMA Psychiatry (2024) – Full Study -
Psychophysiologic Symptom Relief Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
Pilot Study, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Frontiers in Pain Research (2024) – Open Access -
Long-term Trajectory of Non-Specific Low Back Pain
Scoping Review, University of Southern Denmark
European Spine Journal (2022) – Full Article
Pain Tracking & Digital Mapping
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Digital Pain Mapping: Remote Tracking of Pain Intensity & Distribution
Study, University of Nottingham, UK
NIH PMC (2020) – Full Article
Mind-Body & Psychological Approaches
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Mindfulness vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
Randomized Trial, Group Health Research Institute (Seattle), University of Washington
Plain Language Summary – Realsimple.com (2024) -
Mindfulness-Based Pain Management (MBPM): Evidence & Reviews
Meta-analysis and clinical follow-ups, Breathworks, Manchester, UK
Wikipedia (with scholarly references)
Movement & Lifestyle Interventions
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Only 1 in 10 Treatments for Low Back Pain Effective
Systematic Review, University of New South Wales, Australia
UNSW (2025) – News & Links to Study -
Tai Chi, Qigong & Meditation for Back Pain
Controlled Trial, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Times (2024) – Article
Medical and Physical Treatments
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Exercise, Acupuncture, and Conservative Treatments: Systematic Review
Review, University of Minnesota, USA
NIH PMC (2010) – Full Article
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