Pain is real. And it is more complex and more changeable than many of us have been led to believe.

This group medical visit helps you understand why pain can persist, even when tissues have healed or scans don’t show a clear cause. Using modern pain science, we explore how pain is produced by the nervous system, why the body’s “alarm system” can become overprotective, and how many different factors like stress, fear, sleep, past experiences, and feeling unsafe can turn pain up or down.

We introduce clear, compassionate frameworks to help make sense of pain, including the idea of danger and safety messages in the nervous system, and the role of neuroplasticity or the brain’s ability to change. This session is not about blaming your body or pushing through pain. It is about understanding how pain works so fear can soften and confidence can grow.

You will learn why imaging findings do not always explain pain, why persistent pain does not mean damage, and how active strategies like movement, knowledge, connection, rest, and supportive care are more effective than passive treatments alone. We also discuss practical ways to calm the nervous system and begin shifting the pain system toward greater safety and resilience.

This session is often a starting point at Pain Recovery and helps lay the foundation for movement classes, skills-based programs, and mind body therapies. By the end, most people leave with a clearer framework for their pain, reassurance that change is possible, and a stronger sense of direction for their recovery.

Pain is complex. But understanding it can be a powerful step toward feeling safer, more capable, and more in control.

This session is led by Jennifer Lei (occupational therapist) & Dr. Noah Alexander.

Current patients can book here.