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Chronic Pain

When pain won't let up,
your nervous system needs a way down.

A guided Tapping program for adults living with chronic pain.

NeuroTap is a guided Tapping program that helps calm the stress and fear that amplify chronic pain — so your body can ease out of high alert. Built on a technique with decades of research, and $0 out of pocket for eligible adults with Original Medicare.

Built on The Tapping Solution
300+ studies on Tapping
$0 with Original Medicare
A woman tapping gently near her eyebrow during a calm moment at home

If you live with chronic pain, you know it's more than a physical sensation. It's the bracing. The worry about the next flare. The exhaustion of being on guard. Pain and stress feed each other — and that loop is exactly what Tapping helps interrupt.

Why it works

Pain is real — and shaped by the nervous system

When your brain senses threat, it turns pain up to protect you. Chronic stress keeps that system switched on. Tapping works on it directly.

01

Calms the alarm

Stress and fear turn pain up. Tapping — light fingertip taps on specific points on your face and hands — sends your brain a calming signal, helping your body come off high alert.

02

Breaks the fear–pain cycle

Fear of the next flare creates tension and bracing, which makes pain worse. Tapping softens the fear, so the body can stop guarding.

03

Lowers stress chemistry

One study found Tapping cut cortisol — the body's main stress hormone — by 43% in an hour. Less stress load can mean less pain amplification.

04

Retrains the response

With practice, Tapping helps your nervous system learn a calmer pattern — so relief has a chance to last.

What Tapping is

A precise signal to your nervous system

Tapping (clinically, EFT — Emotional Freedom Techniques) uses light fingertip pressure on specific points on the face and hands. Those points sit over dense clusters of mechanoreceptors — the body's touch and pressure sensors. Tapping them generates real signals that travel to the brain and help quiet its threat response, while you focus on what's troubling you. It draws on the same sensory pathways the body uses for touch and balance, directed deliberately at calming the stress system. NeuroTap turns this into a guided, structured program that builds session by session.

The Tapping points diagram — top of head, eyebrow, side of eye, under eye, under nose, under arm, collarbone, and side of hand
The evidence

A technique with a real track record

Tapping's clinical name is EFT — Emotional Freedom Techniques — and it's among the most-studied techniques of its kind, including research on chronic pain.

300+

research studies on EFT, including randomized trials and meta-analyses.

43%

drop in cortisol after an hour of EFT, vs. 19% for talk-based education.

Decades

of published research behind Tapping (EFT), including trials for chronic pain.

Sources: Feinstein, Frontiers in Psychology (mechanism of action); Stapleton et al., 2020 (cortisol); plus published trials of EFT for chronic pain.

800,000+

The Tapping sessions at the heart of NeuroTap come from The Tapping Solution, where more than 800,000 pain-focused sessions have been completed.

Real voices

What people feel going through it

Real, anonymized feedback from people using the Tapping programs NeuroTap is built on.

"I felt calmer and mentally and physically lighter after. My body has taken a breath and lost a lot of tension. My shoulders have dropped and my back pain has eased. I have also more energy."

"I feel excited about life again!"

"I completed it a while ago and I am still seeing positive shifts. My back pain has also eased and my chest feels light. So much physical tension has left my body."

"It is definitely worth the 10-15 minutes per day."

"My experience was life-changing on a scale I found hard to believe."

"I felt guided, accompanied, and understood at all times. I felt a great sense of relief. Now I know I have a tool that can help me at any time."

Individual experiences from people using these Tapping programs. Results vary from person to person.

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$0 out of pocket — for you, or for someone you love.

If you or a family member has Original Medicare and lives with chronic muscle or joint pain, NeuroTap may be available at $0 out of pocket for the program — we don't collect the Medicare coinsurance. No subscription, no copay, no hidden costs.

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Questions

Common questions about pain & Tapping

Can Tapping really help physical pain?
Pain is real — and the nervous system shapes how intensely you feel it. By calming the stress and fear that keep the body on high alert, Tapping can help turn down that amplification. It's supported by research on EFT and by real feedback from people in our program. It's support, not a cure, and results vary.
Is this instead of my pain medication or my doctor?
No. NeuroTap is meant to complement your care, not replace it. Keep taking your medications and following your providers' advice — think of this as another tool alongside them.
What does a session involve, and how long is it?
Short guided sessions — typically around 10–20 minutes — where a calm voice walks you through Tapping while you focus on your pain and the feelings around it. The program builds session by session.
How do I get it, and is it really free?
At launch, NeuroTap participates in Medicare's ACCESS Model, and eligible adults with Original Medicare pay $0 out of pocket for the program — eligibility is confirmed at enrollment. Join the early-access list and we'll guide you from there.
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