Holistic pain management practitioner and certified yoga instructor, Laura works with adults and children experiencing Amplified Pain Syndrome (APS), a condition which the individual's perception of pain is increased due to abnormal firing of nerves which sense pain and control vascular tone.  Pain can be localized to one area of the body, can be generalized throughout the body, and sometimes includes other physical symptoms in addition to pain. APS can be triggered by stress, illness or prior injury.  APS can include juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and other types of nerve-related pain.  The pain is real and can get better.  Successful treatment for those diagnosed with APS requires focusing on physical function and pushing through the discomfort to retrain the over-firing nerves and blood vessels. Treatment includes intense exercise and desensitization therapy guided by physical therapy recommendations, decreasing attention to pain, and focusing on performing normal daily activities, as well as stress management. Often, individuals who have continued pain have not fully addressed the stress component. Laura facilitates group workshops here at the Capstone office and provides virtual sessions for individual clients to promote and support optimal comfort, health, function and enhance quality of life.