Orange County Pain Management:
The Chronic Pain Clinic at Neurish Wellness
Innovative, integrative care for pain and mental health—designed around you.
Living with chronic pain changes everything—how you work, connect, sleep, and focus. At Neurish Wellness in Orange County, our Chronic Pain Track helps you move beyond “just managing it.” We blend science-centered education with restorative body-based therapies and compassionate mental health care so you can understand your pain, calm your nervous system, and participate more fully in life.
Why Our Program is Different
This track was created in collaboration with Dr. Dmitry Foox and Dr. Maryam Javanbakht—partners who bring deep expertise in pain science and mental health. It’s a true partnership: clinical knowledge meets the care and emotional intelligence of integrative wellness.
Dr. Dmitry Foox, PT, DPT
Dr. Maryam Javanbakht, DPT
As a certified Therapeutic Pain Specialist with a Fellowship in Pain Science from Evidence in Motion, Maryam brings cutting-edge expertise to her practice. Her passion extends beyond patient care to educating healthcare practitioners and empowering communities with evidence-based pain neuroscience knowledge.
Maryam is proud to be working with Neurish Wellness and HP Mental Health in providing an innovative and comprehensive program to help patients find relief from chronic pain.
Chronic Pain Clinic: Who We Help
At our Orange County pain management program, we serve people with:
- Three broad pain types: injury-originating pain, nerve pain, and nociplastic pain (nervous-system–driven sensitivity).
- Co-occurring concerns like anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and stress.
- Occupational injuries (including Labor Union members and VA populations) who want to get back to work and daily life.
A quick gut check: Do you see your physical pain as one of the top limiting factors in your life? If yes, this track was built for you.
Orange County Pain Management:
What to Expect, From Intake to Discharge
1) Comprehensive intake & plan of care
- Pain Index & Functional Review: At admission, you’ll complete a pain index and functional measures we’ll track throughout your stay.
- Interdisciplinary plan: Our team creates your Neurish plan of care with expert input across disciplines.
2) Daily rhythm: learn it, then live it
We structure each treatment day to pair knowledge with practice so what you learn “sticks” in your body.
- 90 minutes Psychoeducation: Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) makes complex topics digestible with metaphors, stories, and guided visualizations. You’ll learn how pain works as a protective alarm system—and how to calm it.
- 90 minutes Movement & Somatic Work: Gentle, guided classes to down-regulate the nervous system, restore confidence in movement, and integrate emotions rather than isolating from them.
3) Targeted individual sessions
- CranioSacral Therapy and Physical Therapy (often up to twice weekly, as clinically indicated).
- Individual somatic sessions focused on safety, breath, interoception, and pacing.
4) Repetition that builds mastery
You’ll hear core ideas echoed by your therapists and practitioners—on purpose. This consistent language and repetition helps your brain and body reorganize toward safety and ease.
5) Self-guided tools that empower you
- A workbook, journaling prompts, and at-home activities foster ownership, insight, and continuity between sessions.
6) The outcome: your personalized Pain Flare-Up Plan
By discharge (often around 30 days), you’ll leave with:
- A custom Pain Flare-Up Plan that fits your real life.
- A toolbox you’ve already practiced in real time—for both emotional and physical flare-ups.
- Greater self-efficacy and reduced shame around pain.
- Measurable progress on your Pain Index, plus a plan to stay connected with your care team.
Core Modalities we Integrate at Our Chronic Pain Clinic
- Pain Neuroscience Education: Understand the “why” behind your pain so your brain can quiet the alarm. Knowledge itself can reduce pain.
- Daily Movement & Somatic Practices: Graded, compassionate movement rebuilds trust in your body and calms overactivation.
- CranioSacral Therapy: Gentle, hands-on work to support nervous-system down-regulation.
- Physical Therapy: Function-forward care that respects your limits while expanding your capacity.
- Psychotherapy: Process the emotions and beliefs that amplify pain; learn skills to meet them with steadiness.
What “Innovative” Means Here
- Not just management—moment-to-moment change. We teach skills you can use during a flare, not only between them.
- Integration over isolation. Instead of splitting off difficult sensations or feelings, we help you integrate them safely through movement and mindful awareness.
- Science-centered and gentle. We translate pain science into everyday language and practice it slowly, so your system has time to trust the process.
Results We Aim For
- Using skills in the moment to dial down flare-ups.
- Improved sleep, focus, and mood.
- Increased capacity to show up for work, relationships, and what matters to you.
- A clear return-to-work plan when that’s your goal.
Is a Chronic Pain Clinic Right for You?
- Your pain has lasted 3+ months and touches multiple areas of life.
- You’re curious about the science of pain and open to movement and somatic work.
- You want a plan that’s individualized—not one-size-fits-all.
- You’re ready to replace fear-driven avoidance with calm, practiced action.
Take the Next Step for Orange County Pain Management
Reach out to our team to get started.