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Chronic pain can often be "more of a prediction error and a habit loop than a tissue issue." By understanding these brain mechanisms and actively engaging in mind-body techniques, individuals can effectively "desensitize and reduce these overprotective reactions and then initiate and progressively return to valued activities," thereby calming the "limbic horse" and alleviating pain.
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