Chronic Pain The Complete Guide to Relief

by Klein, Arthur C.; Argoff, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9780786708345
• ISBN10: 0786708344
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-30
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Distilling the wisdom of real experts on the matter of chronic painmore than a thousand people who have successfully overcome their disabilitiesthis guide to better health provides sound scientific information and practical techniques that enable sufferers of chronic pain to reverse conditions that have caused them years of misery. Especially valuable not only because the literature on chronic pain has remained scant and contradictory but also because medical doctors often treat chronic pain patients as people with "nothing really wrong," this self-help book offers proven alternatives for those who have visited physicians and don't know where to turn next. Out of findings based on the responses to a widespread survey of former chronic pain sufferers, Arthur C. Klein has constructed a five-step program to turn a life blighted daily by discomfort into one that's healthy and active. It includes overcoming isolation and despair; distinguishing between the myths that harm and the truths that heal; a bodymind recovery plan; implementing exercise and other self-healing strategies; and utilizing the helpful glossary of what works and what doesn't. Relief may be only a page away.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Foreword	ix
Charles E. Argoff
From Pain to Life: The Journey Starts Here	1	(2)
You Can Get Well Even If You are Filled with Doubts	3	(4)
An Overview of this Book's Success Plan	7	(5)
Medical Myths and Truths	12	(9)
General Myths and Truths	21	(9)
Finding the Starting Level that is Right for You!	30	(13)
Day 1: A Sixty-Second Checklist	43	(2)
Days 2-14 and Beyond	45	(43)
Instant Relief: The Best and Safest Non-Prescription Pain-Stoppers	88	(9)
How to Be Your Own Chronic Pain Expert	97	(20)
The Thirteen Best Exercises for Chronic Pain	117	(27)
Mind-Body Healing	144	(8)
How to Choose a Healthcare Practitioner	152	(12)
Healthcare Practitioners: Who to See, Who to Avoid	164	(21)
Treatments for Chronic Pain: Which Work, which Don't Work	185	(15)
Afterword	200	(3)
Index	203