In this 8th revised edition of Pain Control with EMDR, Mark Grant, MA, describes how to apply this method to the treatment of chronic pain and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). EMDR is indicated as a treatment for chronic pain/MUS because of its efficacy with trauma and the high comorbidity between trauma and pain. Somatic symptoms are an aspect of many psychological problems, offering a doorway to dissociated material and a pathway to healing to the trained eye.

Based on over 30 years of clinical experience and research, Pain Control with EMDR includes topics such as:

• Explanation of relationship between trauma (including emotional neglect/abuse) and pain


• Trauma, pain, and the brain


• Dissociative phenomena and chronic pain/MUS


• Trauma-informed case conceptualization


• EMDR pain protocol


• EMDR resourcing for pain


• EMDR, somatic interventions, and hypnosis


• Extensive treatment aids, resources, and patient handouts


• Numerous case studies