The BMSA Chronic Pain Program
was developed over several years by researching clinician Christine
Sutherland, when she noted that chronic pain patients who were coming
to her for treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma or anger, were
almost universally distressed by the failure of their pain program to
deliver any real or lasting relief.
Christine quickly noted that many times her treatment also completely
eliminated (or very much reduced) her clients' pain levels, and this
led her to examine chronic pain in much more detail. The brain
scans she examined provided solid evidence for her theory of the causes
of chronic pain, and she began to build a comprehensive understanding
of the variety of nervous system behaviour that could generate chronic
pain.
Following this Christine began to offer specific chronic pain treatment
and achieved results in the clinic that she estimated were around
85-95%. But of course this needed to be rigorously tested in
order to prove to fellow health professionals that the method was far
better than anything else currently being offered.
So in 2001 Christine ran the first research trial, the technical report of which you will find
HERE.
In 2003 another smaller trial was held, this time utilising individual
treatment instead of group treatment. The treatment effect was
100%. There was no technical paper for this trial, and no
follow-up.
Christine is currently seeking funding for a major collaborative
trial with other pain specialists who may be interested in further
examination of the proposed mechanisms behind the success of the
treatment, via brain mapping and pathology testing. Please email
HERE if you are interested in helping to fund or collaborate.
