The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study.

Background: The autonomic nervous system is a system that operates at the subconscious level and has been associated with neurobehavioral aspects of pain. Overall, persistent pain has a stimulating effect on the sympathetic nervous system. A promising emerging nonpharmacological treatment to manage persistent pain is neuroscience-based pain education.