Download or read book The Truth about Chronic Pain Treatments written by Cindy Perlin and published by Morning Light Books. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don't let your doctor talk you into unnecessary surgery or dangerous drugs to treat your chronic pain. There are safer, more effective ways to achieve relief from your suffering. This book is a guide to the treatments that will lead you to a pain-free life." P. [4] of cover.

Download or read book The Painful Truth written by Lynn Webster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most common medical problem in America today, chronic pain is more prevalent than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. Yet tens of millions of people struggle with pain because they can't find someone who understands how much pain affects their lives--and because they live in a culture where pain is dismissed. Internationally recognized pain specialist Dr. Lynn Webster validates the debilitating nature of pain, offers practical answers, and helps you become a catalyst for changing the way pain is viewed in society. Drawing on his years of experience and the inspirational stories of others, he explores: - What a difference it makes to be heard - Why pain is much more than a symptom of disease - The benefits and risks of opioid prescriptions - How cultural attitudes toward pain affect us - The role of a caregiver in the journey of pain and recovery - How, even in the worst pain situations, you can have a fulfilling life The Painful Truth offers a path toward awareness, hope, and healing.

Download or read book The Truth about Chronic Pain written by Arthur Rosenfeld and published by . This book was released on 2004-12-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's all in your head. "Learn to bear it." "That drug will make you a junkie."For the more than 75 million Americans affected by chronic pain, these are fighting words.Despite extraordinary medical progress in recent years, millions of people, debilitated by the pain of incurable cancer, crippling arthritis, unremitting headaches, and a host of degenerative disorders, continue to suffer needlessly. Here, in their own words, are the stories of more than forty people whose lives are dictated by pain-patients, healthcare professionals, ethicists, social commentators, and scientists-shining a powerful searchlight on America's most misunderstood health problem.The Truth About Chronic Pain reveals why pain is so often ignored or under-treated. Among the reasons are the widespread belief that pain is a sign of weakness and the unfounded fears that properly administered painkillers will cause addiction. As bureaucrats, doctors, and pharmacists become adversaries in the War on Drugs, people in pain are often denied the relief they need.The voices on these pages are an eloquent testament to individual courage and a powerful plea to medical institutions, political leaders, and insurance companies to implement effective solutions to the problem of pain.

Download or read book Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain and containing the rising toll of the harms that can arise from the use of opioid medications. Chronic pain and opioid use disorder both represent complex human conditions affecting millions of Americans and causing untold disability and loss of function. In the context of the growing opioid problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an Opioids Action Plan in early 2016. As part of this plan, the FDA asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a committee to update the state of the science on pain research, care, and education and to identify actions the FDA and others can take to respond to the opioid epidemic, with a particular focus on informing FDA's development of a formal method for incorporating individual and societal considerations into its risk-benefit framework for opioid approval and monitoring.

Download or read book Under the Medical Gaze written by Susan Greenhalgh and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-05-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain. It is a medical whodunit full of mysterious misdiagnosis, subtle power plays, and shrewd detective work. Setting a new standard for the practice of autoethnography, Susan Greenhalgh presents a case study of her intense encounter with an enthusiastic young specialist who, through creative interpretation of the diagnostic criteria for a newly emerging chronic disease, became convinced she had a painful, essentially untreatable, lifelong muscle condition called fibromyalgia. Greenhalgh traces the ruinous effects of this diagnosis on her inner world, bodily health, and overall well-being. Under the Medical Gaze serves as a powerful illustration of medicine's power to create and inflict suffering, to define disease and the self, and to manage relationships and lives. Greenhalgh ultimately learns that she had been misdiagnosed and begins the long process of undoing the physical and emotional damage brought about by her nearly catastrophic treatment. In considering how things could go so awry, she embarks on a cogent and powerful analysis of the sociopolitical sources of pain through feminist, cultural, and political understandings of the nature of medical discourse and practice in the United States. She develops fresh arguments about the power of medicine to medicalize our selves and lives, the seductions of medical science, and the deep, psychologically rooted difficulties women patients face in interactions with male physicians. In the end, Under the Medical Gaze goes beyond the critique of biomedicine to probe the social roots of chronic pain and therapeutic alternatives that rely on neither the body-cure of conventional medicine nor the mind-cure of some alternative medicines, but rather a broader set of strategies that address the sociopolitical sources of pain.

Download or read book The Painful Truth written by Lynn Webster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most common medical problem in America today, chronic pain is more prevalent than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. Yet tens of millions of people struggle with pain because they can't find someone who understands how much pain affects their lives--and because they live in a culture where pain is dismissed. Internationally recognized pain specialist Dr. Lynn Webster validates the debilitating nature of pain, offers practical answers, and helps you become a catalyst for changing the way pain is viewed in society. Drawing on his years of experience and the inspirational stories of others, he explores: - What a difference it makes to be heard - Why pain is much more than a symptom of disease - The benefits and risks of opioid prescriptions - How cultural attitudes toward pain affect us - The role of a caregiver in the journey of pain and recovery - How, even in the worst pain situations, you can have a fulfilling life The Painful Truth offers a path toward awareness, hope, and healing.

Download or read book Living with Chronic Pain Second Edition written by Jennifer P. Schneider and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain—but with the right management and treatment plan, you don’t have to be one of them Chronic pain can be a symptom of a variety of illnesses, injuries, or chronic conditions. From back pain to migraine headaches to arthritis, from sports injuries to cancer, chronic pain can afflict anyone at any age. It is one of the most frequently under-treated conditions and, even worse, many doctors simply ignore it. Chronic pain specialist Dr. Jennifer Schneider offers expert advice and guidance to the millions of Americans who suffer with chronic pain. In Living with Chronic Pain, you’ll learn: • How to choose a pain specialist doctor • The latest information on the warnings and recalls of popular Cox-2 inhibitor and NSAID painkillers such as Vioxx • The truth about opioids and why they are under-prescribed • The most up-to-date non-drug approaches to pain management including physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, brain stimulation, biofeedback, counseling and more • Details on clinical trials, the new analgesics and cutting-edge endorphin research Now updated with the latest information about medications and treatments, the second edition of Living with Chronic Pain is essential reading for anyone suffering with or treating this debilitating condition.

Download or read book The Truth about Back Pain written by Todd Sinett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SINETT/TRUTH ABOUT BACK PAIN

Download or read book Healing Back Pain written by John E. Sarno and published by Balance. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery. Dr. Sarno's program has helped thousands of patients find relief from chronic back conditions. In this New York Times bestseller, Dr. Sarno teaches you how to identify stress and other psychological factors that cause back pain and demonstrates how to heal yourself--without drugs, surgery or exercise. Find out: Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS) How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms How people condition themselves to accept back pain as inevitable With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno reveals how you can recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain...and start recovering from back pain today.

Download or read book Managing Chronic Pain written by John Otis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been proven effective at managing various chronic pain conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic back pain, and tension/migraine headache. The CBT treatment engages patients in an active coping process aimed at changing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that can serve to maintain and exacerbate the experience of chronic pain. Overcoming Chronic Pain, Therapist Guide instills all of these empirically validated treatments into one comprehensive, convenient volume that no clinician can do without. By presenting the basic, proven-effective CBT methods used in each treatment, such as stress management, sleep hygiene, relaxation therapy and cognitive restructuring, this guide can be used to treat all chronic pain conditions with success.

Download or read book Living Beyond Your Pain written by JoAnne Dahl and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using mindfulness-based techniques and cognitive behavioral tools, a leading expert on the use of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) teaches readers to transcend the experience of chronic pain by reconnecting with other, more valued aspects of their lives.

Download or read book Treatment of Chronic Pain by Interventional Approaches written by Timothy R. Deer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From reviews of Deer, eds., Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches: "Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches is a major textbook... [I]t should be a part of all departmental libraries and in the reference collection of pain fellows and pain practitioners. In fact, this text could be to pain as Miller is to general anesthesia." Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Edited by master clinician-experts appointed by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, this is a soft cover version of the Interventional sections of the acclaimed Deer, eds., Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches. It is intended as a primary reference for busy clinicians who seek up-to-date and authoritative information about interventional approaches to treating chronic pain. State-of-the-art coverage of full range of techniques: neural blockades, neurolysis blocks, and neurostimulation Review of clinically relevant anatomy and physiology "Key Points" preview contents of each chapter

Download or read book The Pain Truth written by Nike Azoros and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of Chronic Pain is Unraveled in The Pain Truth Migraine, Back Pain, Tinnitus, Neck Pain, Fibromyalgia, Frozen Shoulder, Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia and more are all forms of chronic pain,learn why standard medical treatments make them worse. This is a book about how to heal, not another pain management book that tries to convince you there is something wrong with your mind and you need to think differently. Chronic pain patients have a genuine physical condition requiring special treatment that current standard medical practices fail to provide. Truths are revealed such as: · Migraine is not a headache, it is inflammation of the brain. Reduce the inflammation and the migraines will cease. · Tinnitus is not a noise, it's the vibration of inflamed molecules. Reduce the inflammation and the ringing sound will stop. · Vertigo is not dizziness, it is the battle between your muscular system and gravity to keep you upright. Fix the muscular spasms and the vertigo will go away. · Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a psychosomatic condition, it is a real physical condition and a form of chronic pain, as is Fibromyalgia. · Why all those expensive tests don't show anything wrong. Stop feeling depressed each time test results or MRI's show nothing. Stop feeling no-one believes you. There really is something wrong with you but it is at a cellular level where no X-ray or MRI can reach.The problem is physical, biological, no amount of psychotherapy or Cognitive Behavioral techniques will heal chronic pain, but the 7 Simple Steps will. Now you can stop trying to cope and start really healing.The reason medicine doesn't help? It doesn't know how! It's not taught in medical school and the establishment won't change its thinking. It offers pharmaceutical drugs which only provide temporary relief of pain and pose a serious risk of addiction. Pain is not a disease. It is the body's way of saying something is wrong. Chronic pain means something is continuing to be wrong within your body. The Pain Truth frees the patient from painful physical therapies and harmful exercises that only cause more pain. Use the 7 Simple Steps, to finally begin the healing process, remove the painful inflammation producing stress, and activate cellular renewal for a whole new, pain free you. Common sense, simple to understand. It is essential reading for anyone in chronic pain. About the Author'The Doctor' is a genuine doctor forced to write anonymously due to the strict laws of his country. He is an acknowledged expert and leader in the field of chronic pain treatment. A former migraine, tinnitus, neck and back pain sufferer himself he was frustrated by the fact that he could not heal himself let alone his patients. His profession and years of medical training provided no solutions for the problem of chronic pain. His own pain battles eventually led him to a scientific discovery that finally provided a common sense, science- based solution. The physician healed himself. His migraines stopped, his tinnitus ceased, and his neck and back pain went away. When he applied his Principles to his patients, they also healed. 'The Doctor' then embarked on years of intensive research and re-training to become the world expert he is today. His journey,his methods, and his patients' stories are all told in The Pain Truth'My patients tell me that their healing began once they learnt the truth. The mystery and the frustration melt away and at last they feel they have a positive plan for their future.' 'The Doctor'

Download or read book Marijuana As Medicine written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people suffer from chronic, debilitating disorders for which no conventional treatment brings relief. Can marijuana ease their symptoms? Would it be breaking the law to turn to marijuana as a medication? There are few sources of objective, scientifically sound advice for people in this situation. Most books about marijuana and medicine attempt to promote the views of advocates or opponents. To fill the gap between these extremes, authors Alison Mack and Janet Joy have extracted critical findings from a recent Institute of Medicine study on this important issue, interpreting them for a general audience. Marijuana As Medicine? provides patientsâ€"as well as the people who care for themâ€"with a foundation for making decisions about their own health care. This empowering volume examines several key points, including: Whether marijuana can relieve a variety of symptoms, including pain, muscle spasticity, nausea, and appetite loss. The dangers of smoking marijuana, as well as the effects of its active chemical components on the immune system and on psychological health. The potential use of marijuana-based medications on symptoms of AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and several other specific disorders, in comparison with existing treatments. Marijuana As Medicine? introduces readers to the active compounds in marijuana. These include the principal ingredient in Marinol, a legal medication. The authors also discuss the prospects for developing other drugs derived from marijuana's active ingredients. In addition to providing an up-to-date review of the science behind the medical marijuana debate, Mack and Joy also answer common questions about the legal status of marijuana, explaining the conflict between state and federal law regarding its medical use. Intended primarily as an aid to patients and caregivers, this book objectively presents critical information so that it can be used to make responsible health care decisions. Marijuana As Medicine? will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, health care providers, patient counselors, medical faculty and studentsâ€"in short, anyone who wants to learn more about this important issue.

Download or read book The Pain Truth written by The Doctor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of Chronic Pain is Unraveled in The Pain Truth Migraine, Back Pain, Tinnitus, Neck Pain, Fibromyalgia, Frozen Shoulder, Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia and more are all forms of chronic pain, learn why standard medical treatments make them worse. This is a book about how to heal, not another pain management book that tries to convince you there is something wrong with your mind and you need to think differently. Chronic pain patients have a genuine physical condition requiring special treatment that current standard medical practices fail to provide. Truths are revealed such as: . Migraine is not a headache, it is inflammation of the brain. Reduce the inflammation and the migraines will cease. . Tinnitus is not a noise, it is the vibration of inflamed molecules. Reduce the inflammation and the ringing sound will stop. . Vertigo is not dizziness, it is the battle between your muscular system and gravity to keep you upright. Fix the muscular spasms and the vertigo will go away. . Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a psychosomatic condition, it is a real physical condition and a form of chronic pain, as is Fibromyalgia. . Why all those expensive tests don't show anything wrong. Stop feeling depressed each time test results or MRI's show nothing. Stop feeling no-one believes you. There really is something wrong with you but it is at a cellular level where no X-ray or MRI can reach. The problem is physical, biological, no amount of psychotherapy or Cognitive Behavioral techniques will heal chronic pain, but the 7 Simple Steps will. Now you can stop trying to cope and start really healing. The reason medicine doesn't help? It doesn't know how! It's not taught in medical school and the establishment won't change its thinking. It offers pharmaceutical drugs which only provide temporary relief of pain and pose a serious risk of addiction. Pain is not a disease. It is the body's way of saying something is wrong. Chronic pain means something is continuing to be wrong within your body. The Pain Truth frees the patient from painful physical therapies and harmful exercises that only cause more pain. Use the 7 Simple Steps to finally begin the healing process, remove the painful inflammation producing stress, and activate cellular renewal for a whole new, pain free you. Common sense, simple to understand. It is essential reading for anyone in chronic pain. 'My patients tell me that their healing began once they learnt the truth. The mystery and the frustration melt away and at last they feel they have a positive plan for their future.' 'The Doctor'"

Download or read book Chronic Pain and Addiction written by Michael R. Clark and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between chronic pain and addiction Patients with chronic pain understandably seek relief from their distress and discomfort, but many medications that alleviate pain are potentially addictive, and most chronic pain conditions only have a temporary response to opiate analgesic drugs. This volume reviews the fundamental topics that underlie the complex relationships of this controversial domain. The authors review behavioral models and practical methods for understanding and treating chronic pain and addiction including methods to formulate patients with complex comorbidity and screen patients with chronic pain for addictive liability. Finally, the authors describe the current findings from clinical and basic science that illuminate the role of opiates, cannabinoids and ketamine in the treatment of chronic pain. Up to date and comprehensive, this book is relevant to all professionals engaged in the care of patients with chronic pain or addiction and all others interested in these contemporary issues, particularly non-clinicians seeking clarity in the controversy over the best approach to patients with chronic pain.

Download or read book Treatment of Chronic Pain by Integrative Approaches written by Timothy R. Deer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From reviews of Deer, eds., Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches: "Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches is a major textbook... [I]t should be a part of all departmental libraries and in the reference collection of pain fellows and pain practitioners. In fact, this text could be to pain as Miller is to general anesthesia." Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Edited by master clinician-experts appointed by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, this is a soft cover version of the Integrative section of the acclaimed Deer, eds., Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches. It is intended as a primary reference for busy clinicians who seek up-to-date and authoritative information about integrative approaches to treating chronic pain. Behavioral dimensions of the experience and management of pain Integrative approaches for treating the "whole person" Legal issues, such as failure to treat pain First-hand patient accounts "Key Points" preview contents of each chapter