- 281 pages
- English
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Managing Pain Before It Manages You
About this book
Join the hundreds of thousands of readers who have found help and hope for getting their lives back from chronic pain in this empowering workbook. Top pain specialist and physician Margaret A. Caudill spells out 10 steps that can radically change the way you feel--both physically and emotionally. Dr. Caudill provides state-of-the-art information about the causes and treatment of pain and guides you to:
*Identify what increases and decreases your symptoms.
*Identify what increases and decreases your symptoms.
*Reduce your pain and emotional distress.
*Make informed decisions about medications and nutritional therapies.
*Benefit from relaxation (including audio downloads), meditation, and gentle exercise.
*Communicate effectively about your pain.
*Learn essential skills for coping and problem solving.
*Use worksheets to help set and meet doable personal goals.
The fully updated fourth edition incorporates important advances in pain management and mind–body medicine. It features new content on mindfulness; a "Quick Skill" section in each chapter with simple exercises that can have an immediate impact; updated supplementary reading and resources, including smartphone apps; and more. At the companion website, you can access the audio tracks and download and print additional copies of the worksheets.
The fully updated fourth edition incorporates important advances in pain management and mind–body medicine. It features new content on mindfulness; a "Quick Skill" section in each chapter with simple exercises that can have an immediate impact; updated supplementary reading and resources, including smartphone apps; and more. At the companion website, you can access the audio tracks and download and print additional copies of the worksheets.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Before You Begin: How This Book Can Help You
- 1. Beginning to Take Control of Your Pain
- 2. Understanding Pain
- 3. The Mind–Body Connection
- 4. The Body–Mind Connection
- 5. The Power of the Mind
- 6. Adopting Healthy Attitudes
- 7. Nutrition and Pain
- 8. Effective Communication
- 9. Effective Problem Solving
- 10. The End of the Beginning
- Appendix A. Common Chronic Pain Conditions
- Appendix B. Complementary Alternative Medicine
- Appendix C. Working Comfortably at a Computer
- Appendix D. Managing Osteoarthritis Pain with Medicines: A Review of the Research for Adults
- Appendix E. Electronic Resources
- Appendix F. Worksheets and Other Materials
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- List of Audio Tracks