Hi, JimJam,

You're right, this isn't new. I don't know how much success individuals have had with rewiring the pain loop in their brain.

All pain is perceived ONLY in the brain. For example, people who have had amputations often perceive what is called phantom pain: pain from a limb that is no longer there.

The pain message appears in the brain, and yet there is NO possible source of the pain.

I would only suggest that neuropathic pain is probably not (only) the problem of 'learned pain'.

Learned pain, a I understand it, happens when the brain remembers (and senses) pain long after the source (in nerve stimulation)is gone.

In my neuropathic pain, the small nerve fibers in my upper body are 'broken' and send a constant signal of burning, stabbing, itching pain. The signal is being sent. My brain gets the signal so I feel the misery.

Do keep us posted on how you are progressing.

Regards, ElaineD