The Chronic Pain Solution: Your Personal Path to Pain ReliefEvery morning, more than 50 million Americans wake up to another day in pain. If you are one of them, you know the way chronic pain can take over your life: the lost work and missed pleasures, the harsh drugs or surgeries, the feelings of anger and frustration, the endless search from doctor to doctor. It doesn’t have to be that way. This remarkable book, by one of the leading pain specialists in America, puts in your hands the resources usually available only at the most sophisticated pain clinics. Recent research has shown that the solution to the puzzle of pain is almost never one “magic bullet” treatment. What works is a combination of therapies--often three or more--customized to your individual needs. Some drugs or surgeries can actually make your condition worse, while surprisingly gentle alternative therapies can provide measurable, lasting relief. The key is knowing how to combine the best of both conventional and alternative medicine. Dr. James Dillard offers you what few physicians today are trained to provide: • fascinating new information on how pain affects your body and mind--including six myths that can keep you from healing • a detailed guide to more than 40 treatment methods, from state-of-the-art microsurgery and pharmaceuticals to acupuncture, yoga, and biofeedback • individual chapters on the 12 most common types of pain, from arthritis and back pain to fibromyalgia and migraines--clearly indicating what works and what to avoid • The Pain-Control Diet--and 20 top supplements for pain relief • how to build your pain-management team and get what you need from your insurance company • checklists, self-evaluations, and guides for tracking treatment • special chapters on children, seniors, pregnant women, terminal pain--plus how you can help a loved one in pain You can take back your life from pain. The Chronic Pain Solution will guide you every step of the way. |
Contents
17IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME | |
18NECK PAIN | |
19FIBROMYALGIA | |
20CHRONIC SPRAINS STRAINS AND TENDINITIS REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES | |
21PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES | |
22FACIAL JAW AND DENTAL PAIN | |
23PELVIC PAIN | |
24MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME | |
5BUILD YOUR PAINMANAGEMENT TEAM | |
6CREATE A PLAN FOR PAIN CONTROL | |
PART III | |
PHYSICAL THERAPIES | |
8MINDBODY MEDICINE | |
PLUS THE TOP TWENTY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PAIN RELIEF | |
10DISTRACTING YOURNERVOUS SYSTEM FROM PAIN | |
11ENERGY HEALING | |
12PAIN PILLS AND OTHERPHARMACEUTICALS | |
13DEEP INJECTIONSIMPLANTS AND SURGERY | |
PART IV | |
14HEADACHE | |
15BACK PAIN | |
16JOINT PAIN | |
25COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME | |
PART V | |
26PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY | |
27PAIN AND TERMINAL ILLNESS | |
28IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO? FOR LOVED ONES OF PEOPLE IN PAIN | |
29THE LESSONS OF PAIN | |
APPENDIX A | |
APPENDIX B | |
APPENDIX C | |
APPENDIX D | |
APPENDIX E | |
APPENDIX F | |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | |
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The Chronic Pain Solution: Your Personal Path to Pain Relief James N. Dillard, M.D.,Leigh Ann Hirschman No preview available - 2003 |
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