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Symptomatic.me We are a nonprofit founded by physicians and psychologists dedicated to relieving your chronic symptoms.

WHAT WE DO
✅ Educate health professionals and the public
✅ Provide recovery resources for patients
✅ Advise healthcare organizations and awareness projects
✅ Sponsor clinical research
✅ Raise awareness globally

WHAT IS PPD? Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD) is the clinical term for mindbody symptoms. PPD are physical conditions and pain symptoms in the body that develop in response to stress, trauma and other psychological factors. These mindbody symptoms can affect almost any structure, organ system or region of the body. Conditions such as chronic pain, migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, and pelvic pain syndromes are just a few of the very real chronic conditions that can be diagnosed as PPD. In fact, you may be surprised by just how many different symptoms are actually mindbody disorders. The good news is that after years of clinical research, there is now evidence that many of these mindbody symptoms (previously thought to be incurable) can be relieved and even cured without surgery, physical therapy or medication. With an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment, sufferers can achieve relief from their chronic pain. Learn more at EndChronicPain.org

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The ATNS is delighted to announce that Becca Kennedy, M.D., has been elected Board Chair. Dr Kennedy has been treating p...
11/19/2025

The ATNS is delighted to announce that Becca Kennedy, M.D., has been elected Board Chair. Dr Kennedy has been treating patients with neuroplastic symptoms at Resilience Health Care since 2023 and joined the ATNS Board in the same year, where she has also been a key organizer of speakers for the annual Conference.

Rebecca Kennedy, M.D., has been a family medicine physician for over 20 years with a lifelong interest in the mind-body connection and the body’s ability to heal itself. She worked at Kaiser Permanente in Portland, Oregon, for 15 years and developed an intense curiosity to find better ways to help patients the current medical model fails. After years of searching, she finally found the neuroplastic model and undertook extensive training. She worked with hundreds of patients in the integrative clinic at Kaiser Permanente using the neuroplastic approach over several years. She was the lead of the long COVID specialty group for the entire Northwest Kaiser Permanente region where she assessed hundreds of patients with long COVID, restoring many of them to good health. Witnessing the transformative impact of this model, Dr. Kennedy left Kaiser in 2023 to establish her own clinic and focus exclusively on treating chronic neuroplastic symptoms, called Resilience Health Care in Portland, Oregon. She provides virtual consultations for patients worldwide and is committed to spreading the word about neuroplastic symptoms.

11/17/2025

💡 Most Americans think psychological factors play a meaningful role in fatigue, back pain, headaches, and other common chronic pain conditions.

Fatigue, back pain, headaches, and muscle pain are the conditions people most often link to psychological factors.

If we clearly present the information, people are more open than we think to a neuroplastic approach.

New to Neuroplastic Symptoms? This Q&A is for You! 🚨If you're curious about a science-based approach to treating back pa...
11/10/2025

New to Neuroplastic Symptoms? This Q&A is for You! 🚨

If you're curious about a science-based approach to treating back pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, and other chronic symptoms, this is the perfect chance to learn. David Clarke, MD, Dan Ratner, PsyD, and Lee Canter, MSW, will be answering your questions live!

🟢 Perfect for beginners
🟢 Free access
🟢 Join from anywhere

🔗 Register here: https://www.symptomatic.me/qa-registration

11/10/2025

🤔 Have you ever stopped to think WHY there’s a $100 billion back pain industry?

It’s partly because so many people suffer from it. But it’s also because many of the advertised “solutions” work no better than a placebo. When that placebo effect wears off, people move on to the next device, supplement, or treatment, spending more money on things that lack real scientific support.

Fortunately, randomized controlled trials have shown remarkable results for people with chronic back pain, far better than both the placebo effect and conventional treatments.

Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/8rknf0jl8zs?si=O5wGY8zpj3NdOXdk

11/07/2025

🤨 "What's wrong with the placebo effect if it works?"

Becca Kennedy, MD and Howard Schubiner, MD answer this question in the latest episode of The Science Behind the Symptoms.

Listen to the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rivKAhOKqPA

🎙A new episode of The Science Behind the Symptoms is live!In this episode, Becca Kennedy, MD, and Howard Schubiner, MD, ...
11/06/2025

🎙A new episode of The Science Behind the Symptoms is live!

In this episode, Becca Kennedy, MD, and Howard Schubiner, MD, discuss how belief can trigger real physiological changes via the placebo effect.

They unpack the neuroscience of expectation, the brain’s role in symptoms, and how this understanding can transform the way we think about pain, chronic illness, and the healing process.

Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/rivKAhOKqPA

10/20/2025

Neuroplastic pain and illness are not caused by structural damage or disease. Instead, symptoms result from physical changes in the brain’s nerve pathways. This can cause severe symptoms that often last for years. These are not explained well by diagnostic tests or do not improve as expected with medical treatment. Fortunately, new research has found a pathway to lasting relief from improved nervous system regulation and expanded understanding of your past or present life challenges.

🎙️ New Episode: The Science Behind the Symptoms Podcasthttps://youtu.be/e4VH8fq0Pt8?si=Ts_ztevVwPGjf_i4In this episode, ...
10/18/2025

🎙️ New Episode: The Science Behind the Symptoms Podcast
https://youtu.be/e4VH8fq0Pt8?si=Ts_ztevVwPGjf_i4

In this episode, Dr. Becca Kennedy and Dr. Howard Schubiner break down the science of neuroplastic pain—how the brain, not the body, can create real pain. They explain how to distinguish neuroplastic from structural pain and show how understanding the difference can lead to lasting recovery.

Introducing a new ATNS podcast series🎙️https://youtu.be/meGX4NVO1aY?si=PBczUbdTmbx7iRTnTHE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SYMPTOMSBe...
10/01/2025

Introducing a new ATNS podcast series🎙️

https://youtu.be/meGX4NVO1aY?si=PBczUbdTmbx7iRTn

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SYMPTOMS
Becca Kennedy MD and Howard Schubiner MD discuss the role that the brain can play in our everyday life. Do we see with our eyes or with our brain? Do we hear with our ears? Can pain be caused by the brain in the absence of tissue injury? Find these answers in The Science Behind the Symptoms.

New episodes release twice monthly.

09/30/2025

"Don't you dare tolerate your nervous system"

Amazing presentation from Les Aria, PhD!

📣 Consider the comment section the conference RSVP list!Who’s gonna be there??👇
09/26/2025

📣 Consider the comment section the conference RSVP list!

Who’s gonna be there??👇

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About the PPDA

The Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA) is a 501(c)(3) Health Education Non-Profit Working to End the Chronic Pain Epidemic & Opioid Crisis.

To learn more, visit PPDAssociation.org