Question 1

How does Pain Reprocessing Therapy work?

Accepted Answer

PRT helps you understand that the pain you feel is often driven by the brain misreading safe signals from the body. Through practices like somatic tracking, mindfulness, and emotional awareness, you gradually retrain your brain to interpret these signals accurately, interrupt the pain-fear cycle, and dial down your nervous system's sensitivity.

Question 2

Can PRT help if my pain has a physical cause?

Accepted Answer

PRT is designed for neuroplastic pain, but it also helps when structural and stress-related pain overlap with conditions where fear, anxiety, and hyper-vigilance amplify what you feel. PRT won't replace necessary medical treatment, but it can meaningfully reduce the additional impact of an overloaded nervous system.

Question 3

Is PRT a substitute for medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

No. PRT coaching is not medical care, and it does not replace your doctor, medication, physical therapy, or any other treatment you need. It's best used alongside your medical care. If you have new, changing, or worrying symptoms, see your doctor first. Coaching works on the brain's role in pain, and your doctor can rule out other causes.

Question 4

Does PRT address chronic symptoms beyond pain?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The same brain-based approach applies to a wide range of persistent symptoms: back, neck, shoulder, hip, and knee pain, plantar fasciitis, repetitive strain injuries, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, migraines, neuropathy, osteoarthritis, IBS, tinnitus, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, nausea, and more.

Question 5

What is neuroplasticity?

Accepted Answer

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change itself. Every time you learn a skill or form a habit, your brain builds new neural connections. The same ability can work against you: after an injury or a stressful period, the brain can learn to keep sending pain signals even once the body has healed. PRT uses that same ability to help the brain learn that those signals are safe, so the pain can ease.

Question 6

What is somatic tracking?

Accepted Answer

Somatic tracking is a mindfulness practice of paying attention to a body sensation, such as an ache or tightness, with calm curiosity instead of fear. You notice what it feels like, where it is, and how it shifts, while reminding yourself that the sensation is safe. Over time, this teaches the brain that the signal is not a threat, which can help turn down the pain alarm.

Question 7

Do you coach remotely?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Coaching is by video anywhere. You do not need to be in Boulder, Colorado.

Question 8

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Click Book a Call below and we'll set up a free 30 minute discovery call to learn about your situation and see if coaching is a good fit.

Question 9

What If I have a question?

Accepted Answer

Just email hello@excelsior-prt.com and I'll get back to you!