English-language resources on recovery from Long Covid and neuroplastic symptoms
“Knowledge is the first step towards recovery.”
Dr Howard Schubiner
A curated selection of English-language resources featuring recovery stories and the neuroplastic model of Long Covid, chronic pain and other persistent symptoms. The material draws on modern pain science and neurobiology.
Jann's recovery story
The story at the origin of the SO LONG COVID podcast
Further recovery stories
WEBSITES
VIDEOS & AUDIO
Knowledge and therapy
APPS
WEBSITES
VIDEOS
Positively COVID How pain becomes chronic
Healing Track How to reverse chronic pain
Dr Howard Schubiner
BOOKS
Documentaries & podcasts
Documentary, 2023
The film follows a study of Pain Reprocessing Therapy for chronic back pain and uses personal stories to explore the potential of this neuroplastic treatment approach.
This Might HurtDocumentary, 2021
An introduction to Dr Howard Schubiner's work and to a different understanding of chronic pain and persistent symptoms.
Podcast series, 2021
Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv respond to people living with chronic pain and explain neuroscience-based techniques aimed at recovery.
Changing Your Mind: Chronic Pain and The BrainShort documentary, 2022
Leading voices from neuroscience, medicine and psychology explain how the brain and neuroplasticity can open new approaches to chronic pain beyond medication and surgery.
Articles & publications
“There are well-evidenced psychophysiologic therapies based on this science of 'nociplastic' or 'neuroplastic' pain, including Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) [...].”The Painful Truth About Long Covid 01.06.2026 - Wired
“There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it.”The mind/body revolution 26.01.2025 - The Guardian
“[It is] a huge untapped source of possible improvement in symptoms for people who are ill, and by ignoring it we are directly making people more sick than they need to be.”Patients with severe ME/CFS need hope and expert multidisciplinary care 14.05.2025 - British Medical Journal Is Long Covid 'all in the mind'? 11.09.2025 - Science Norway
“All symptoms [no matter whether they arise from physical injury or from learned neurological circuits] are 'in the mind' - not because they are imaginary, but because the brain continuously makes inferences based on bodily signals and expectations.”Oslo Chronic Fatigue Consortium Offers a Fresh Perspective on Chronic Fatigue Syndromes and Post-Covid Conditions 24.09.2023 - University of Oslo The Mystery of Long COVID 07.12.2021 - Psychology Today I Have to Believe This Book Cured My Pain 09.11.2021 - The New York Times Magazine
“The idea that chronic pain can be unlearned challenges decades of medical orthodoxy — and offers real hope to patients.”Chronic pain is surprisingly treatable — when patients focus on the brain 15.10.2021 - The Washington Post If you have long Covid, as I did, don’t give up hope. Recovery is possible 10.06.2021 - The Guardian Hope for COVID Long-Haulers 14.05.2021 - Psychology Today