Take Charge of Your Chronic Pain The Latest Research, Cutting-Edge Tools, And Alternative Treatments For Feeling Better

by Peter, MD Abaci

• ISBN13: 9780762754090
• ISBN10: 0762754095
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-22
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press

Summary

In Take Charge of Your Chronic Pain, Dr. Abaci sets forth a comprehensive approach to chronic pain, one rooted in cutting-edge research and case studies. He empowers readers by teaching them how they can take control of their pain by pairing traditional medicine with unconventional treatments - such as meditation, tai chi, art therapy, diet, supplements, acupuncture, and yoga. Writing in a reassuring tone throughout, he also reveals groundbreaking new information about how functional MRIs can now measure pain for the first time before and after treatments, as well as startling information about the pharmaceutical industry and the surprising new discovery that narcotic pain medications can actually worsen the pain.

Author Biography

Peter Abaci, M.D., is a nationally recognized pioneer in transforming the traditional pain clinic into a multidisciplinary wellness center. Since 1996, he has worked in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, and he cofounded what today is known as the Bay Area Pain & Wellness Center. He lives in Monte Sereno, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Truth
Introducing Good Health	p. 9
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Don't Let Your Doctor Treat the Wrong Problem	p. 21
A Fistful of Dollars: Your Pain Is Making Someone Very Rich	p. 37
Opioids: The Karl Marx of the People	p. 51
The Verdict Is In: What Evidence-Based Medicine Says about Treating Pain	p. 61
Think
Stress: The Silent Killer	p. 74
The Brain in Pain	p. 85
Spirituality and Healing	p. 97
Move It or Lose It: Why Inactivity Hurts	p. 112
Dare
Seven Steps to an Extreme Makeover	p. 125
Breathing	p. 132
Acceptance: Your Path to Happiness	p. 143
Art Imitating Pain	p. 151
Facing Addiction	p. 160
Feed Your Health: Nutrition to Fight Pain	p. 169
Shake Your Groove Thing: Develop Your Exercise Program	p. 189
Eastern Moves for the Western Soul	p. 205
Common Western Medical Treatments for Chronic Pain	p. 225
Lights Out: Simple Ways to Better Sleep	p. 240
At Home: Helping Your Family Help You	p. 248
Aging Gracefully	p. 259
Conclusion: Final Words	p. 276
Resources	p. 278
Acknowledgments	p. 283
Index	p. 284
About the Author	p. 292
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