Pain Neuroscience Books
These books explore contemporary understanding of pain neuroscience and the relationship between the nervous system, perception, and lived pain experiences. They are intended as educational resources for individuals and clinicians interested in learning more about how pain is understood and explained within modern pain science.

The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook
The Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) Handbook outlines a structured, three-stage approach commonly used in pain rehabilitation settings. It describes techniques such as left/right discrimination, imagined movement, and mirror therapy, which are used to explore how the brain represents the body and movement following injury or persistent pain.
The handbook focuses on education, clinical reasoning, and application within a supervised therapeutic context.

Explain Pain
Explain Pain presents contemporary pain science in accessible language, drawing on research from neurophysiology, psychology, immunology, and clinical practice. The book explores how pain is influenced by biological, psychological, and contextual factors, and how understanding these processes may support informed engagement in pain management.
This book is widely used as an educational resource in pain care.

Explain Pain Supercharged
Explain Pain Supercharged is designed for clinicians and healthcare professionals working in pain-related fields. It expands on pain neuroscience education, covering neuroimmune science, learning theory, and communication strategies relevant to pain education and clinical practice.
The book supports professional development rather than prescribing treatment outcomes.

The Explain Pain Handbook: Protectometer
This handbook introduces the concept of the ProtectometerĀ®, a tool used to help individuals reflect on factors that may influence pain sensitivity and perceived threat. It is intended as an educational aid to support understanding of pain within a broader biopsychosocial framework.
The content focuses on awareness and reflection rather than promises of symptom resolution.

Painful Yarns: Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of Pain
Painful Yarns uses stories and metaphors to explain complex pain concepts in an accessible and engaging way. Written by pain science researchers, it is often used alongside educational pain resources to support understanding of how pain works.
This book is intended for educational purposes and does not replace professional assessment or care.
The books listed on this page are provided for general educational purposes only. Reading these resources does not replace assessment, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified healthcare professional.
