For Return to Work Programs
Support clients with chronic symptoms while they rebuild function
Nervana gives clients private, function-focused education, guided exercises, journaling, and AI-powered coaching as they rebuild confidence around symptoms, activity, and work readiness.
Why this matters
Chronic symptoms can keep people stuck even after serious causes are ruled out
Clients may be navigating pain, fatigue, migraines, IBS, dizziness, sleep disruption, brain fog, or other symptoms that make daily function feel unsafe. Nervana helps people learn why symptoms can persist and how to practice safety again.
Fear and avoidance
When symptoms feel dangerous, people may naturally avoid movement, work tasks, meals, sleep routines, or normal activity.
Multiple symptom types
A nervous-system approach can apply across symptom categories, not only musculoskeletal pain.
Between-provider support
Clients need practical help during the days and weeks between appointments and care-plan steps.
Outcomes measurement
Nervana provides portal access so you can review engagement, symptom trends, and client-reported progress over time.
Research foundation
Nervous-system approaches are often the missing layer
Groundbreaking research suggests that persistent symptoms can improve when care helps people reduce fear, reinterpret danger signals, process emotions, and practice safety.
JAMA Psychiatry
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
In a randomized clinical trial for primary chronic back pain, 66% of people receiving PRT were pain-free or nearly pain-free after treatment, with gains largely maintained at 1 year.
Read the PRT trialJAMA Network Open
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy outperformed CBT
A 2024 randomized trial for chronic musculoskeletal pain found EAET produced clinically significant pain reduction in 63% of participants, compared with 17% in CBT.
Read the EAET studyPain Reports
Psychophysiologic Symptom Relief Therapy
A randomized PSRT pilot for nonspecific chronic back pain found greater improvements in disability and pain bothersomeness than mindfulness-based stress reduction or usual care.
Read the PSRT study
We translate clinical research into an easy-to-understand app.
Product walkthrough
See how it works
See how Nervana helps people understand symptoms, practice nervous-system regulation, and keep building confidence outside formal appointments.
Meaningful results
Strong engagement from Nervana users
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Helpful by session 10
85% of users find Nervana helpful by their 10th session.
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NPS score
We're proud people using Nervana would recommend it to family and friends.
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Symptom severity reduction
Average reported symptom severity reduction by week 5 of using the app.
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Support clients with chronic symptoms as they rebuild function and confidence
Nervana can complement vocational support, clinical case management, and provider-led care by helping clients practice skills that are hard to maintain alone.
Prevalence snapshot
Chronic symptoms are more common than you might think.
Estimated U.S. adult prevalence
Request a return to work demo
Tell us about your client population or program goals and the Nervana Team will follow up with a demo.