Curable: Chronic Pain Relief

I’m my professional life, I’ve advised corporations on why and how to turn customers into advocates. I am writing this review to advocate for Curable. I cannot endorse it anymore. After years of unsuccessful diagnoses and treatments from numerous medical providers, a doctor and nurse at Mayo recommended Curable and Dr. Hanscom’s book Back in Control. That was the turning point in my journey. I’ve been improving ever since then. It has not been a straight line, and it has not been easy. However, in a strange way it’s been beautiful, and I’m learning so much about myself I never knew. Fortunately, after many years, I finally found a team of medical providers that espouse the mind-body approach. However, medical providers can only do so much. They have limited time and resources. You the patient need to be in control of your journey. Curable is always there for you when you need it or want it. It supplements even the best team of medical providers and empowers you as the CEO of your own recovery. I can safely say it’s been the lynchpin in my recovery story. I’ve recommended Curable to medical providers, and they in turn have recommended it to other providers and patients. They have told me Curable helps fill a known gap that many pain management clinics and hospitals have due to limited time, money, and resources. It feels good to advocate for Curable and pay it forward because I can attest to the value it brings to patients. Thanks Curable Team!

This app is so good! If you have any uncontrollable pain, or even a persistent discomfort, this app can help you. There is a wealth of knowledge that helps you understand that your brain is what tells us that we have pain. All pain originates in our brain - this does NOT mean the pain is in our heads, but that our brains generate the amount of pain we feel. We can also change our brain’s response to something that has caused us pain, and therefore reduce the pain. Knowledge is power, and in this case it is a scientifically proven, therapeutic way to reduce pain. I also love the recovery stories and expert interviews. There is guided meditation to help you relax (not my favorite because I don’t like her voice - I use a different exercise app), writing activities, and brain training. The only thing I wish were improved was that there would be more education and brain training into opportunities. For me, these alone helped get rid of my pain. It also reduced or eliminated other uncomfortable sensations I was feeling in my body (e.g., a really weird metallic/sour taste in my mouth I experienced for 9 months with no other medical explanation). I really think it was stress, and this app took it away for me! Please don’t hesitate to buy this app. It is worth it’s weight in gold (and cost of medical and psychotherapy sessions)!

Using the word swap technique I learned from curable in this review :) (use less negative words to describe a situation to reframe it in your mind). I have been on the app for only 8 days, but have already committed many hours to it and am using the techniques I have learned throughout the day seeing better results than I have in years. Most importantly, I feel more optimistic about my situation than I have in a long time, finally feel like I cracked the nut behind this nagging sensations that have help me back from living my life. Even my partner has noticed a remarkable improvement in my mood and overall well-being. I downloaded the app a few years ago, but wasn’t full convinced (I did not have a traumatic childhood) or too busy to dedicate myself to it, but just read a recent article about chronic pain in WaPo that mentioned the app and that made me give it another whirl. Also, I had a full year of remission from any symptoms about 4 years ago and realize now the missing piece to that remission was daily/multiple times a day journal writing and meditation (I always attributed it to medications and PF PT, which I think helped, but when I went back to those modalities when symptoms came back, they did not remit like they did the first time - and now I see why.) I will try to post again after a few months to give more of an update (but when you feel good or are better, it is hard to post). I wanted to give anyone out there feeling stuck that this is something I would highly recommend.