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Author
Publisher
Health Communications Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In April of 2016, Adam Smith found himself at rock bottom after a yearslong struggle with debilitating anxiety and searing physical pain. His search for the right diagnosis and treatment for his mental and physical pain lasted over six years and over a hundred different healthcare systems. He had to deal with the stigma of mental health issues, but ultimately learned that life isn't about finding a quick fix; it's about learning who you are and understanding...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented opioid crisis that is killing more than 65,000 people a year. It is destroying our families and decimating our neighborhoods. And it is costing us billions. As more and more people are dealing with chronic pain, and as the opioid crisis reaches epic proportions, alternative approaches to understanding pain and its management are necessary. Here, Dr. Akhtar Purvez, a seasoned researcher, pain specialist,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Navigating Life with Chronic Pain provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family, and caregivers face when confronted by chronic pain. No two pain experiences are the same, so your chronic pain depends on where you have pain, how long you have experienced pain, and how the pain symptoms developed. Everyone needs a customized approach because pain symptoms, other medical conditions, past pain experiences,...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
From a nationally recognized somatic-movement educator and manual therapist, a breakthrough self-treatment system that stimulates the body's connective tissue to combat chronic pain, and erase the effects of aging and active living--in as little as 10 minutes a day.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ten years after her husband's catastrophic injury, author Kara Stanley embarks with him on a journey to understand his chronic pain and find pathways into joy and relief. Throughout, they seek answers to profound questions about the nature of suffering and pain: Is it helpful to conceptualize pain as a disease, or not? What does it mean to understand that pain is always a creation of the brain? What is the difference between healing and curing? Is...
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Back and Neck Health looks at common back and neck conditions and what can cause them. The book also discusses different ways to treat back and neck pain, including self-care at home, several interventional approaches, and different types of surgery. The final chapter focuses on lifestyle strategies to keep your spine strong and healthy."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
In this 'Very Short Introduction', Rob Boddice explores the history, culture, and medical science of pain. Charting the shifting meanings of pain across time and place, he focusses on how the experience and treatment of pain have changed. He describes historical hierarchies of pain experience that related pain to social class and race, and the privileging of human states of pain over that of other animals. From the pain concepts of classical antiquity...
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