Psychophysiologic Disorders Association

What Psychophysiologic Disorders Association does

The Psychophysiologic Disorders Association, operating as the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS) and transitioning to the Neuroplastic.org brand, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The organization educates patients, practitioners, and the public about neuroplastic pain and illness, defined as chronic symptoms arising from physical changes in the brain's nerve pathways rather than structural damage or disease. Its core platform is built on the neuroplastic recovery therapy methodology, supported by clinical research from institutions including Harvard and cited publications in JAMA Psychiatry and Deutsches Ärzteblatt, with reported patient outcomes such as a 75% pain decrease after eight one-hour sessions and a 64% pain-free rate at six months in a Harvard study.

The product surface includes a Neuroplastic Recovery Tools section with patient and practitioner assessment quizzes, a self-treatment course, a curated Practitioner and Coach Directory, and a Common Conditions resource center covering 14 neuroplastic conditions including chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, migraines, IBS, long COVID, and Functional Neurologic Disorder. Content distribution is anchored by three podcast series, a blog, and a national survey partnership with research firm XandY to measure symptom prevalence. Community engagement is delivered through members-only forums, monthly Q&A events, special interest groups, local chapters, and an annual 2026 ATNS Conference.

The business model is a community-led nonprofit GTM: revenue is generated primarily through recurring monthly membership fees (with a free trial via promo code 'FREE' and cancel-anytime terms) and donations processed through Givebutter, with no institutional funding rounds, no enterprise contracts, and no parent company disclosed. The organization is run by a small team of 1–10 employees and a volunteer board of practitioners and patient advocates, serving both individuals with chronic neuroplastic symptoms and the medical and mental health practitioners who treat them.

Name

Psychophysiologic Disorders Association

Legal name

Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms

Website

https://ppdassociation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (ATNS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates patients and practitioners about neuroplastic pain and illness, providing self-treatment courses, a practitioner directory, podcasts, and community forums through a membership and donation model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chronic Pain Education & Recovery Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

General Neurology (HLAKAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurodevelopmental & Behavioral Therapy Platforms (ADHD/Autism/Behavioral Coaching) (HLALAEAJ), Neurologic Rehabilitation (Stroke, TBI, Parkinson’s, MS) (HSADAIAC)

Keywords

• Neuroplastic recovery therapy
• Chronic pain education
• Functional disorder research
• Mindbody medicine
• Pain science resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that generates revenue through membership fees offering access to forum, exclusive monthly events, self-treatment course, curated resources, and practitioner discounts.
2. Donations: Accepts donations through Givebutter platform to support the nonprofit mission of educating the public about neuroplastic pain and illness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates the public, patients, and practitioners about chronic pain and illness caused by physical changes in the brain's nerve pathways rather than structural damage. It sells a subscription Membership Program that includes a self-treatment course, members-only forum, monthly events, curated resources, and practitioner discounts, and operates a Practitioner & Coach Directory, three podcast series, a Common Conditions resource center, and community infrastructure (Special Interest Groups, local Chapters, annual conference).

Product overview

The Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates primarily as an educational platform and membership-based resource center for neuroplastic pain and illness. The core offerings include: the Neuroplastic Recovery Tools platform with self-assessment quizzes and educational content; a Membership Program providing access to exclusive resources, self-treatment courses, and community forums; a Practitioner & Coach Directory connecting patients with trained professionals; three podcast series (The Story, Science, and Solution Behind the Symptoms); a Common Conditions Resource Center covering 14 neuroplastic conditions; and research initiatives including national surveys and scientific research repositories. The organization also facilitates community engagement through special interest groups, local chapters, monthly Q&A events, and an annual conference. ATNS is currently undergoing a rebranding to Neuroplastic.org, reflecting its mission-focused approach to solutions rather than symptoms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Story Behind the Symptoms Podcast: Podcast exploring the personal stories behind neuroplastic symptoms
• The Science Behind the Symptoms Podcast
• The Solution Behind the Symptoms Podcast

Products and services

• Membership Program Paid monthly subscription giving individuals access to a self-treatment course for neuroplastic recovery, a members-only community forum, exclusive monthly events and activities, curated resources, and discounts on practitioner/coach services; designed for people with chronic neuroplastic symptoms and the practitioners who treat them.
• 2026 ATNS Conference Annual in-person conference for neuroplastic symptom professionals and patients to network, learn, and exchange practice insights around neuroplastic recovery therapy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% pain decrease in patients with back pain after eight one-hour sessions of neuroplastic recovery therapy (average symptom duration: 10 years)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• XandY Research FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATNS partnered with research firm XandY on a national survey to understand how many people experience neuroplastic symptoms and what they believe about their pain or illness. The results are described as revolutionary for making neuroplastic symptoms common knowledge.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lin Health: Lin Health is a digital chronic pain program that pairs patients with clinicians using evidence-based behavioral and educational protocols. It overlaps directly with ATNS on chronic pain recovery methodology and direct-to-patient delivery, though it operates as a venture-backed commercial offering rather than a nonprofit.
• Kaia Health: Kaia Health offers a digital self-management program for musculoskeletal pain and chronic conditions. It shares ATNS's emphasis on non-opioid, self-directed behavioral therapy for chronic pain, though it is positioned more broadly across MSK and respiratory conditions.
• National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association: The NFMCPA is a nonprofit patient-advocacy organization serving the same fibromyalgia and chronic pain communities ATNS addresses. It shares ATNS's nonprofit, education- and advocacy-led model and competes for the same patient awareness, donations, and policy influence.
• Curable: Curable is a direct-to-consumer digital program applying a mind-body, neuroplastic approach to chronic pain recovery. It is the closest commercial analog to ATNS, addressing similar patient populations with comparable self-directed behavioral techniques and targeting the same unmet need for non-pharmaceutical chronic pain relief.
• Mahana Therapeutics: Mahana Therapeutics develops digital therapeutics for chronic conditions including IBS, a flagship condition on ATNS's Common Conditions list. Both organizations deliver condition-specific behavioral interventions for functional/psychosomatic symptoms where conventional treatment has failed.

Broad incumbents

• Sword Health: Sword Health is a large, well-funded digital MSK and pain care platform serving employers and payers. It overlaps with ATNS's chronic-pain population but delivers care through AI-enabled physical therapists and is pursuing the enterprise B2B channel ATNS does not address.
• Hinge Health: Hinge Health is a leading digital musculoskeletal and chronic pain platform sold to employers and health plans. While ATNS focuses on neuroplastic symptoms specifically, Hinge Health's broad chronic pain offering and integrated care model represent the scaled commercial benchmark for ATNS's eventual addressable market.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a large online therapy platform that delivers behavioral and mental health support via subscription. While ATNS is condition-focused (neuroplastic symptoms) and nonprofit, BetterHelp represents the scaled, consumer-facing behavioral-health channel that some ATNS members may use as a substitute or complement.
• Headspace Health: Headspace Health combines the Headspace meditation app with the Ginger therapy platform to offer mental health and behavioral care. It overlaps with ATNS's behavioral and self-care content approach but is positioned as a broad mental wellness offering rather than a chronic-pain specialty.

Emerging players

• Calm Health: Calm Health is the emerging clinical arm of Calm, extending the consumer meditation app into chronic condition management including pain. It is an emerging adjacent player with partial overlap to ATNS's behavioral, mind-body content for chronic symptom populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PPDAssociation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Symptomatic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ppdassociation
• Facebookfacebook.com/PPDAssociation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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