So you try to stay strong. You smile on the outside, but inside, you’re worn out. You lose hope with every treatment that fails. Wondering if this will ever end.

Worse still, it feels like no one understands what you’re going through. So you suffer in silence, while your life gets smaller and smaller.

And then you might be told your only option is surgery. Or that there are no options left to try. And you just have to learn to live with the pain.

If any of this sounds familiar. 
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​If you feel like you’re a prisoner of pain, living on the sidelines of life.

You’re worn out and running out of hope... 

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And you suffer from:

Ground-breaking new research provides some of the strongest evidence yet that a non-drug, non-surgical approach can provide potent and lasting relief from chronic pain.

Source: Ashar YK et al. (2022) Figure 2. Clinical Outcomes

As you can see, the new approach clearly beat the placebo treatment. And after 12 months, the pain stayed low or vanished completely.

Source: Ashar YK et al. (2025) Figure A. Pain Intensity Through 5-Year Follow-Up

Keep in mind these are average pain levels across the whole group. Most of the group stayed pain-free or almost pain-free.

Most people with chronic pain feel like they’ve tried everything and run out of options. Even doctors are scratching their heads, wondering what to do with all their pain patients.

You may have even tried all of these options already. If not, it’s only a matter of time before you work your way through the list. People with pain will try anything to find relief.
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*You can find these studies at the bottom of this page

These treatments might give you some relief, for a short period of time. Yet, there’s no scientific proof they work better than a placebo. Even most surgeries are no better than placebo, and can actually make things worse.

It’s why chronic pain continues to affect over a billion people worldwide, without any sign of easing. It’s why even doctors are throwing up their arms in frustration, heartbroken each time they spot you in their waiting room.
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What’s more, this new approach puts you back in the driver's seat, and can be done from the comfort of your home. No more painful travel, frustrating waiting rooms, or scheduling conflicts.
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This free, downloadable book also includes self-assessments, exercises, and example therapy sessions.

It was developed to help you decide if this approach is right for you. And if it is The Missing Link will help you explore the options available to you, to resolve your chronic pain for good.
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Also, if you find this approach is right for you, you might choose to work with us moving forward. Our hope is this book will answer all your questions and give you much needed clarity.

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Simply add your details in the form below. As soon as you do, a digital copy of the book will be sent to your email address.

In a few days we’ll reach out by phone to answer any questions you might still have. We’re generally quite busy so if you want to chat sooner just reply by email and we’ll take it from there.


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Please note: This call is intended solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a diagnostic consultation. If you're left with any uncertainties after our conversation, we strongly recommend discussing your condition further with your primary healthcare provider.


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Sources:
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​1. Ashar YK et al. (2022). Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry

In this ground-breaking, placebo controlled scientific study 66% of participants – who had chronic pain for an average of 10 years – were either completely pain free or almost pain free (pain level of 1/10) after the study. Without drugs, surgery or other invasive or expensive treatments.

2. Donnino, Michael et al. (2021). Psychophysiologic symptom relief therapy for chronic back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial. PAIN Reports

This is another similar yet smaller study where 63.6% reported being pain free (pain of 0/10) after engaging in a similar approach, compared to a placebo.

3. Ashar YK et al. (2025). Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain 5-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry
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​In this study the researchers followed up with the participants of the original study. They discovered that most people maintained their pain relief after 5 years. This is simply unprecedented.
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​4.  Furlan et al. (2015). Massage for low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

This study shows that things like massage and trigger point therapy show short-term relief, at best. But very little change in long-term pain outcomes.
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​5. Searle et al. (2015). Exercise interventions for chronic low back pain. Clin Rehabil; Hayden et al. (2005). Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain. Ann Intern Med.
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​These two studies show that the same is true for most forms of physical therapy. Again and again, the evidence shows that these things rarely produce lasting change in chronic pain. 
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​6. Gattie et al. (2021). Effectiveness of dry needling for musculoskeletal pain. Phys Ther; Staal et al. (2008). Injection therapy for subacute and chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 
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​These studies show that injections, dry needling, and things like kinesio taping show the same pattern: short- term relief, minimal long-term benefit.

7. Rubinstein et al. (2019). Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

Spinal manipulation, used by chiropractors, has been studied extensively. This large meta-analysis (the strongest kind of evidence we have) found only modest short-term improvements in pain and function, with no better results than exercise or medical care. Even more concerning, over half of the studies reported side effects, including increased pain, worsened disability, and in rare cases, serious complications.



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