<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ChronicPain OT]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChronicPain OT by Energize Occupational Therapy Services helps people with chronic pain recognize and change pain patterns.]]></description><link>https://www.chronicpainot.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:43:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chronicpainot.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity in chronic pain: insights into diagnosis and treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 1, 2025 Korean Journal of Pain Author: Sahar M. Jaffal Link: https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.24393 TLDR: Researchers have found specific changes in the brain and spinal cord that seem to be caused by chronic pain, and in turn make chronic pain worse. These areas are related to how pain feels (sensitivity, intensity, characteristics of pain), how we emotionally process while in pain and how we think when in pain. Treatments that influence the nervous system to change may be helpful in the...]]></description><link>https://www.chronicpainot.com/post/neuroplasticity-in-chronic-pain-insights-into-diagnosis-and-treatment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f52777edf5696920d2e179</guid><category><![CDATA[Pain Articles 2025]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:39:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lisa Crowder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concordance of cortical morphological anomalies with genetic predisposition to multisite chronic pain in females]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study looked at how the genetics of females with Multisite Chronic Pain (MCP) were related to changes in the thickness and surface area of the outer layer of the brain (grey matter).]]></description><link>https://www.chronicpainot.com/post/concordance-of-cortical-morphological-anomalies-with-genetic-predisposition-to-multisite-chronic-pai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f529157b1c42fb24f3b650</guid><category><![CDATA[Part Articles 2026]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:29:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lisa Crowder</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>