Book Description
Using a computer doesn't have to hurt.

Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries
Cure carpal tunnel syndrome
End chronic wrist, shoulder, and neck pain
Ease eyestrain
Avoid surgery, drugs, and wrist braces


Using a computer should challenge your mind, not your body.

As computers become a larger part of our daily lives both at work and at home, complaints of painful wrists, sore shoulders, stiff necks, and blurry vision associated with computer use continue to soar.

But the good news is that this chronic pain can easily be prevented or cured without surgery or drugs--or expensive "ergonomic" equipment. There's no need to move your monitor, wear wrist braces, or sit in a specially designed chair.

Instead, Pete Egoscue, using the techniques and principles developed at his renowned clinic, shows you how to keep pointing and clicking for hours--pain free.

You'll learn how to:

Avoid or treat common but debilitating repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome
Recognize and remedy problems in posture and movement before they cause pain
Do easy-to-perform exercises at your desk to eliminate chronic hand, wrist, shoulder, back, and neck pain
Quickly and easily correct damaging patterns of motion
And much more ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Pain Free at Your PC
Excellent book! A must read for people experiencing chronic pain.Don't let the title fool you.It's not just for people using a PC.It's for anyone who does any repetitive movement for long periods of time.

Good advice
I read this book several years ago when I was having major tendonitis in my arms that threatened my ability to work at a computer. It had gotten to the point where I was very limited in ability and in a lot of pain day and night.

I started doing the exercises in Chapter 6 - Ecises for those in Pain. I can tell you that they are not easy but they do work. When I do "Static wall" I can feel the knots in my upper back just melt away.The only problem I have with doing the exercises is the length of time they take. But taking time to improve our health is a choice we make for ourselves and probably most of us should take more time than we do.I did recover in large part to these exercises and a new concept of how the body compensates for poor posture. I don't do them now like I should but if I have pain and return to even some of the exercises - it does make a difference.

Pain Free
I was diagnosed with DeQuervain's Tenosynitis. This book helped me handle the pain in 48 hours!I started doing just a few of the exercises and in 2 days I was better and I had this for months!I am still doing the exercises daily and the pain has not returned.

This is an odd book
This is an odd book.He seems to talk out of both sides of his mouth:he tells you to use good ergonomic habits on one page, and on the next one to change the height of your chair, keyboard, etc., frequently so that you're not always "in the box" that makes everything be at the "right" angle.A good editor might have improved this book substantially.

What's best about this book is the inclusion of a couple of simple exercises that you can do almost anywhere, whenever you have a few minutes.I'd check this one out from the library rather than buying a copy for myself.

I might recommend his plain-vanilla "Pain-Free" book for most people instead.

Some ok advice; some downright silly commentary
First, nearly every exercise Egoscue includes here has been borrowed or adapted from Yoga -- either from Asanas or restorative poses.He pretty much says so, but he doesn't say the Yogic work is more thorough.He does have some really goofy comments such as there is not benefit from ergonomic computer devices.A good ergonomic keyboard places your wrist flexion at the proper angle, and your fingers are not cramped as with traditional keyboards.Another weird comment is his rationale for why typist in the old days didn't get carpal tunnel. He claims it is because people were stronger then.I don't think so, considering the huge leap in women sports in high school & college.The true reason is because the old typewriters had no place to rest the wrists, a habit nowadays that puts pressure right on the carpal tunnel area.He does make one good common sense observation that the human body was designed to move around and not be constricted, and the less the body is in contact with a chair or any other object for long periods of time, the less stress on the body.All in all, a very skimpy book that could have been a 10 page brochure with a poster sized pull out for the exercises. ... Read more

Book Description
Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, The Body in Pain is a profoundly original study that has already stirred excitement in a wide range of intellectual circles.The book is an analysis of physical suffering and its relation to the numerous vocabularies and cultural forces--literary, political, philosophical, medical, religious--that confront it. Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case histories, documents on torture compiled by Amnesty International, legal transcripts of personal injury trials, and military and strategic writings by such figures as Clausewitz, Churchill, Liddell Hart, and Kissinger, She weaves these into her discussion with an eloquence, humanity, and insight that recall the writings of Hannah Arendt and Jean-Paul Sartre. Scarry begins with the fact of pain's inexpressibility.Not only is physical pain enormously difficult to describe in words--confronted with it, Virginia Woolf once noted, "language runs dry"--it also actively destroys language, reducing sufferers in the most extreme instances to an inarticulate state of cries and moans.Scarry analyzes the political ramifications of deliberately inflicted pain, specifically in the cases of torture and warfare, and shows how to be fictive.From these actions of "unmaking" Scarry turns finally to the actions of "making"--the examples of artistic and cultural creation that work against pain and the debased uses that are made of it.Challenging and inventive, The Body in Pain is landmark work that promises to spark widespread debate. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Phenomenal, eye-opening work of amazing diligence
This is a masterful work of philosophy that explores a too often neglected force in our lives. So much has been written about the mechanics and the physiology of pain, but so little -- at least in terms of accessible literature -- has been written about its psychological ramifications. With unbelievable dedication and insight, Scarry looks at the role pain plays in culture and identity, spending half of the book on its destructive dynamic in war and torture and half of it on the constructive dynamics in just about every other situation. My only complaint about the book is the disconnect between the two halves and the intriguing but too specific focus on the Bible for the second half. Scarry makes some excellent points here, but ultimately it would have been more educational to hear what she has to say about constructive aspects of pain in non-literary contexts. She talks a lot about the body and creation without relying on her analysis of pain in the Bible, but then it ends up not being enough about pain.

Regardless, an astounding work of philosophy that feels like a critical stepping stone in understanding the ways our imagination, culture, and pain interrelate.

Fascinating and Flawed
The Body in Pain includes many interesting ideas and theories that could be made into engrossing analyses, yet Elaine Scarry manages to even make torture boring.Her frankly very intelligent observations would be much better suited to a 20 page scholarly essay than a 300 plus page repetitive rant that seems to care more about displaying her verbal acuity than proving a point, let alone attracting readers.I have counted the number of times she uses the word "sentient" and "sentience": some pagesinclude these terms more than 8 times.One would think that an author so obviously bent on proving her intelligence would deign to consult a thesaurus.Perhaps "feeling" is too plebeian a termfor her....

Helpful in Working With Torture Victims
I have worked with several individuals who suffered extreme physical torture sometime during their lives. Scarry's work helped me to understand the internal world of the sufferer in ways I would never have even begun to approach.Each one of these individuals lacked the language to discuss their experiences.What they were left with was inarticulatable images, physical sensations, emotions, profound helplessness and alienation. Scarry's book helped me find language to give to my patients -- language that helped to normalize their reaction to, and experience of inexplicable events.Her exploration of the abyss of human destruction is accomplished such original, humane, and thoughtful detail. Her book is an ingenius work of art.

Densely written but rewarding treatise
Elaine Scarry's "The Body in Pain", an influential study on the relationship between pain, torture, warfare and creativity is a stunning achievement, from the standpoint of Marxism. I confess that I have not readthe sections on the structure of warfare, but I was extremely impressedwith the passages on torture. Scarry's central premise is that pain, aradically subjective, hence inexpressible and incommunicable experience,results, during the process of torture, in destroying, or deconstructingthe victim's voice (his or her power of articulation) and by extension, thevictim's world. It is the prisoner's pain, incommunicable becauseunsharable, which is denied by the torturer as pain but translated as thewholly illusory phenomenon of power, that of the torturer and the regime herepresents. These parts of the book are expounded with considerable insightand sophistication, in dense and convoluted prose. The second part, dealingwith how pain is converted to creativity, explains how the radicalsubjectivity and inexpressibility of the sufferer's pain is mitigated intothe objective (hence sharable and communicable) activity of work, which isa self-imposed, milder and socially more profitable form of pain. Thistreatise is absolutely vital reading for any one who aspires to seriouslydabble in literature, psychology or philosophy. A tour de force.

Good but limited insights
What an odd and wonderful book! It attempts to address three topics -- pain/torture, warfare, and creativity. On the subject of pain/torture it is remarkably acute. The description of what pain is and what it does toconsciousness and life's enjoyment is terrific and, in my experience,unprecedented. Similarly, its description of torture and what torture meansis stunning in its immediacy. However, when it goes from torture towarfare, the book goes off the rails. It is clear that Ms Scarry has alimited knowledge of warfare and a very limited understanding of what itmeans and how it is carried out. Warfare is usually a last resort and ofteninvolves activity by those who are free against those who are trying tocreate and perpetuate some form of slavery. (see the work of Victor DavisHanson, e.g., The Soul of Battle.) This applies whether the war isconventional or nuclear. Her idea that taking the process of war to thecivilian population is somehow a function of nuclear war is simply wrong.This approach to war is thousands of years old and, as Hanson points out,important and -- in some contexts --virtuous. War is a horror, but it isbetter than slavery, torture, or conquest plus annihilation. Scarry doesn'taddress this. This book makes the experience of pain clear, but offers awooly and uncertain explanation of war. Its Marxist approach to creativityis shallow and forgettable. ... Read more

Book Description
New research suggests that most back pain is caused by underdeveloped multifidus muscles, those that connect the spinal vertebrae and are crucial in bending the back. This book presents exercises to strengthen the multifidus group. Simple explanations and black-and-white drawings throughout show readers how to work with these muscles. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

Unbelievable... a borderline miracle....10++ stars
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!! I had back surgery 2 years ago (L1-L2 thru L3-L4 lumbar diskectomy) to relieve severe lower back pain and sciatica pain in the left leg. Although the surgery relieved the sciatica, regularly every 4-6 weeks I subsequently had recurring "episodes" which took 2-3 weeks to subside.I was walking, swimming, stretching, etc., all to no avail. Skelaxin and Mobic became my best friends during this period. A random Google search turned up this book by Jim Johnson (and the excellent 8/23/06 Amazon review by G. Brennan of LA,CA), and I decided "what the hell".... Bottom Line: It works.Period.I bought 2.5 lb. ankle weights, do the recommended exercises < 10 minutes/day every day, and 3-4 weeks later, my back pain has disappeared and the numbness in my left heel has disappeared 80%.BUY THIS BOOK. IT'LL BE THE BEST $10 YOU HAVE EVER SPENT IN YOUR LIFE.

very helpful
I have been doing the exercises for 2 months.My lower back pain has not completely gone away, but has been greatly reduced. Best $10 I have spent in a long time...

Info my physical therapist did not give me!
I've been struggling with lower back problems for almost a year.Had an MRI that showed a bulging disc, but my symptoms didn't match that location.Had physical therapy (most of it made me worse), finally had a steriod injection that decreased the inflammation and eliminated the pain (although it is supposed to be temporary).No one (Doctor or therapists) seemed all that interested in helping me determine what to do to prevent a recurrence.I purchased several books -- this one was very helpful (although his focus is on just this one muscle) and I do believe the exercises are strengthing my back.Also helpful was one of the Robin McKenzie books.By combining these two approaches, I think I'm well on my way to preventing another painful flare-up.
I found his explanations of how the back works and his discussion of the research (upon which he bases his approach) to be enlightening.

An excellent book, even with the strange title
Well it is a strange title. But if you are one of the 80% of Americans who suffer from back pain, this is a very worthwhile quick read. It's 120 pages and can be finished in 60 to 90 minutes. The Multifidus Back Pain Solution... is really more of a booklet then a book. It covers the basic physiology of the back, as well as common types of back problems and many of the treatments that are used. And then offers a simple program which has shown proven results.

The multifidus is a little-known set of muscles that connect the vertebrae. The thesis of author Jim Johnson, who is a physical therapist, is that strengthening these muscles will help many people who suffer from back pain to either (1) have less pain when they have episodes of back pain or (2) have fewer back pain episodes or (3) have a happy combination of (1) and (2). Johnson backs up his thesis based on research (that is ongoing) from quite a number of back pain studies.

As a person whose own back pain problems have been reduced dramatically in the last three plus years by using a nautilus back machine (that's designed to strengthen all the muscles running along the spinal vertabrae), I am sure Johnson is on to something.

The exercises Johnson suggests are simple to do, require no machines or weights (well, small ankle weights can be used), and take very little time. I am going to incorporate them into my own gym time, on days when I'm not using the nautilus back machine.

The author admits his program will not work for everyone, but it does help the majority of people in his own practice and in the scientific studies.

DEFINITELY worth the small investment of time and money to get and read this book if you have a back problem.

A surprising one-exercise program for back pain relief.
Jim Johnson stopped looking for causes of chronic back pain after researching the studies on the subject. Scientific studies don't support the common theories about what causes chronic back pain. Many people without pain live happily not knowing that they have back conditions usually treated with surgery.

Johnson also found that people with pain usually have weakened multifidus muscles. Those without pain usually don't. So, instead of looking for causes, Johnson recommends that patients initially work to strengthen their multifidus muscles. These muscles weave around your spine from your neck to your low back. Their location on your spine indicates their importance to your back health. Johnson describes three different exercises that target the multifidus. He lets the reader choose the one that they prefer to do.

Most physical therapists recommend multiple exercises for chronic back pain. That shotgun approach can be effective if followed. But patient compliance drops as programs get more complex. Johnson's program requires performing only one exercise. Yet most of his patients improve or completely relieve their chronic back pain without any other treatment.

Johnson says most patients notice improvements within two weeks. If you don't improve within three months, try something else. He also acknowledges that his program is for chronic back pain: continuous or intermittent pain lasting for months. For acute pain, time heals better than any exercise program.

The book illustrates the exercises he recommends. Here is a basic description of them:

Johnson most highly recommends the "bird-dog" or opposite arm/leg extension. Start in an all-fours position on the floor. Raise one leg straight back and hold it up for a second, then lower. Alternate with the other leg. Work up to 20 repetitions with each leg or about two minutes of repetitions. Every other day or three times a week is enough. When that movement becomes easy, go to the next level by extending the opposite arm straight out while extending each leg. When that becomes easy, the final level is to add light weights to each arm and leg, depending upon your tolerance. Once you build up your strength, perform the exercise once a week to maintain it. You will find this exercise in many exercise books and on many websites. Alas, don't be alarmed that they all prescribe different "hold" times, number of repetitions, and other adjustments. Johnson explains why the pattern he describes should work fine for you.

The second exercise is commonly known as the prone or facedown extension. Lie on your stomach. Lift one leg straight up about 6 inches and hold for a second. Lower and repeat with the other leg. Work up to the same frequency and number of repetitions as the first exercise. When the exercise becomes easy, add light weights. Do this exercise if you can't do the first one.

The third exercise can be done sitting or standing. While exhaling, simply pull your stomach muscles in as tight as you can and hold them for a few seconds. Work up to 20 repetitions. This can be done daily. This exercise is for those unable to do one of the other two exercises.

Jim Johnson writes short convincing books. He presents simple self-care solutions. Do you want to avoid surgery, prescription drugs, supplements, pricey equipment, and complicated workout routines? Then try Jim Johnson's books for what ails you. If you have knee problems, look up his knee book on Amazon. He also has a book on treating your rotator cuff. Creating good health can sometimes be surprisingly simple. ... Read more

Book Description
Since it was first published in 1986, Growing Pains has become a classic resource for understanding how start-ups can make the transition to become large, professionally-managed organizations that maintain the special spark that launched them. In the fourth edition of Growing Pains, authors Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle have thoroughly revised and updated the book to include new ideas and concepts including information about strategic planning, Sarbanes-Oxley, family businesses, and overcoming growing pains, as well as new examples and cases of companies. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Growing Pains : Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm
This is a great book for anyone in business.It offers tools such as the Growing Pains Questionnaire that you can use in your organization to gather valuable information to work from.

Textbookish but useful
This is a book about an important topic - the transitions compnies must go through, from the struggle for surival to becoming a large, mature company. It contains a very useful and credible model in the form of a pyramid depicting the 'normal' growth stages of a company, beginning with defining product/market and ending with establishing a corporate culture. Two noticeable shortcomings: the authors seem to largely ignore strategy and business models in their description of the growth path, and second, it is written in a very lieless and textbookish style. The management jargon rolls on and on, dulling the reader's mind, and making him wonder if he is reading the same page again and again. The entire approach is extremely conventional, with very little appreciation for more modern theories of management. Overall, a good book, not great.

A High-level Roadmap for Building a "Professional" Business
Flamholtz (the author) does and excellent job of describing the various stages of organizational growth.In each stage he describes what an organization must be doing in order to grow into the next level.The book provides plenty of real-world examples that Flamholtz has himself been a part of.Flamholtz also does a great job of interjecting his business street smarts.The guy understands how to grow a business and he does an even better job of laying it out for the reader in this book through frameworks and human resource concepts.

A Must Read...
This book is a must read for anyone in business.For the entrepreneur, it can be used as a guide.For the more experienced business person, it can be used as a dose of reality. Having just completed my MBA and writing my thesis on this very topic, I only wish I had read this book 6 months earlier.

The authors provide an excellent framework for growing a business along with relevant case studies.And while it may look like a typical text book, it is less theory than most.This is one to be kept for years to come!

Thin on ideas, long on text
After having spent three years working at a pretty disorganized dot.com, I wanted to learn more about the right and wrong ways that young firms grow up.This book presents a fair framework that charts a company's growth, though it assumes that the troubles start when too many orders pour in and sales do not result in profits.(Not the case at a dot.com)

Firms are classified into four stages of development, and the text describes the good and bad of each.Some methodologies are presented for "scoring" the company for an offhand appraisal of its strengths and situation.(Kind of like the CMM scale, I guess)

But the worst part about the book was how tedious it was to read.The author spends hundreds of pages explaining just a few core concepts.The text describes, on and on, what the author is going to say next, then says it, and then reminds you about it for page after page.Just get to the point! ... Read more

Book Description
Back pain is such a common condition that many doctors and researchers consider the complaint a normal part of life, similar to having an occasional cold or flu. If you are a back pain sufferer, you are not alone:

• Back pain affects more than 80 percent of the population at some time during their lifetime.
• Back pain is second only to the common cold as a reason for visits to the doctor and it is second only to childbirth as a reason for hospitalization.
• Approximately 50 percent of the working population reports back problems every year.
• The total medical cost of back pain exceeds 20 billion dollars a year in the United States.

As you try to manage your back pain problem and investigate various treatment approaches, you can help yourself by being assured and hopeful that you can remedy your problem. This reliable reference gives you plenty to reason to believe that back pain does get better, and successful treatment is possible. You can expect to find the best treatment for your back problem when you have some understanding of who treats back pain, how he or she treats it, and why using a multidisciplinary approach is important &#8211; all of that awaits in Back Pain Remedies For Dummies. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

Superficial: Broad not deep; also it ignores the neck
This books covers a lot of territory but I did not find it particularly helpful. It feels like it has a lot of filler material to get it to "book length", without focusing in on the most useful information. Also, it completely ignores the neck, apparently assuming that all problems are lower-back problems.

Save your money on Back Pain Remedies for Dummies or just check it out of the library and skim it; in my opinion it is not worth the space it takes up on my book shelf.

Wow, I got better relief from Borders Cafe than a massage
I've been having back pain in the morning for the last few months after some furniture moving. I stopped at Borders for a coffee and picked this up to read (ok, I'm shameless). After about an hour with the book, I developed a game plan for dealing with the backache which I learned is of a very common garden type. It might be too early to declare victory but I woke this morning with almost no pain after sleeping in the prescribed position with a heating pad and taking a few NSAIDS before bed.

I have family members that opted for surgery years ago and it ruined their lives - possibly even led to a death of a cousin from OD of narcotics. I wish that they had had this book to read. A lot has changed in medicine and it seems like the author has much more modern thinking than most of the medical profession that still seems bent on drugs and surgery first.

Only one reservation - be careful doing the exercises.
Overall, a very informative book, as everyone else says. My only reservation - be careful doing the exercises in the book.The author also has a warning about this - he says "at no point during your back exercise program, should you feel that you are straining...to the point of significantly increasing your pain."

I tried doing a lot of the exercises in the book, and it did add to my pain, so I then got a referral to a physical therapist, who then worked with me, showing me the 9 exercises that were best for me - using the big exercise ball. Those exercises (and perhaps the glucosamine that I take) have gotten me back to where I can again play badminton once a week, and no longer have the serious back pain I had before.(The book does mention, of course, the possibility of getting help from a physical therapist.)I'd recommend the book - just don't increase your pain by overdoing the exercises - as the author warns, in that chapter.

Remedies for back pain
You will find dummy series books on any subject now. And this book is good for back pain.It is written in simple, easy to understand language.Exercises given are also easy to follow.Additional information is given on surgery for back pain, mechanics of spineetc.When you do exercise, make sure that you have this book somewhere near you, so that you will not miss any or clear your doubts.This book is a must read for people suffering from back pain

After eliminating my coffee habit with the help of a wonderful coffee substitute made from soya beans called "Soyffee", I'm feeling so much better. My doctor recommended it to help lower my cholesterol and promote strong bones. It's available online at www.S o y c o f f e e.com.

great book, easy to understand
i love this book! its so easy to understand, and it really put my mind at ease on alot of pain issues.it covers so many topics that you dont usually read about, such as: the pros and cons of back surgery, who to seek help from, exercises, getting back to work and the feelings associated with it,etc. a definite must read! ... Read more

Book Description
Despair.Emotional isolation.Self-loathing.Immaturity.Abusive actions.These are just some of the damaging fragments that remain embedded within our personalities, behaviors, and souls when we are broken as children.The memory of the past may seem distant and clouded, but within its scars deep wounds remain that continue to inflict pain upon our adult lives--and often end up spilling into the lives of others.InBroken Children, Grown-Up Pain,Paul Hegstrom, author ofAngry Men and the Women Who Love Them , shows us the scars from his broken childhood and shares practical and proven methods for facing and dealing with the pain of the past.By using scientific research, psychological studies, and biblical principles--especially those found in the Jewish model of raising children--he points us to the place of healing where we are finally free to pursue authentic relationships and build healthy emotional intimacy with others.This updated version ofBroken Children, Grown-Up Painis an excellent resource for pastors, teachers, counselors, psychologists, parents, or anyone wounded by an abusive past. ... Read more

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A great read.
This is a great read for anyone who is an abuse survivor or someone who lives or works with an abuse victim. It is easy to read and explains so much that other books on this topic don't. It is not full of psycho mumbo jumbo and written in lay mans terms. Highly recommended.

Dr. Paul Hegstrom has information that will change your life!
It was Dr. Paul Hegstrom's teaching that changed our lives forever. In 1994, we were struggling in a ten year marriage that had lots of problems including abuse and adultery.

Dr. Hegstrom's teachings began the miracle that we needed in our life and marriage. The next ten years of our marriage were so wonderful that in 2004, we wrote our first book on marriage, "The Man of Her Dreams/The Woman of His!" Dr. Hegstrom wrote the Preface to the book.

Let Dr. Hegstrom's teachings change your life and while you are at it, click on the following link and get a double blessing!The Man of Her Dreams The Woman of His!

If you like The Man of Her Dreams/The Woman of His! - then you will also want to check out The Man of Her Dreams The Woman of His 2 - Livin' It and Lovin' It! (Volume 2)


Joel and Kathy Davisson

Good Gondition and Service
Book received in good condition and delivery was received in a timely manner

Answers
This book provides an excellent complement to Paul's previous book on domestic violence. "Broken Children", reaches deeper into the hearts and minds of those who abuse and the people who find themselves living with abusers. Victims can identify with the helper and rescuer discussions and find motivation for change. Abusers can discover the root of their problems and address the shame vs. guilt thinking that motivates their behavior.

This is another wonderful effort by Dr. Paul Hegstrom that gives answers to some of life's toughest problems.

For Evangelicals Only
This is a truly terrible book that I'm very sorry I purchased.Not only is the advice weak (and vastly different from other excellent books on this topic), but it is entirely phrased from an evangelical Christian perspective.What our "Creator" wants us to do is repeated every couple of paragraphs.As you can imagine, our "Creator" pretty much wants us to forget the abuse ever happened, and joyfully commune with God's plan.I feel that I was misled in purchasing this book, because it is portrayed as another useful self-help book, and the underlying evangelical message is not mentioned in the reviews.Although you may like this book if you are a fundamentalist, unfortunately, from a psychological perspective, the advice is very very poor.If you are not a born again Christian who believes all we need to do is pray, you will not be helped at all by this book.I'd like my money back. ... Read more

Amazon.com
Foods have special effects on pain, and research studies substantiate this, says Neal Barnard, M.D., in Foods That Fight Pain, a book endorsed by fellow doctors Dean Ornish and Andrew Weil. You can use foods to fight pain in these ways:

1. Choose pain-safe foods. Reduce inflammation by avoiding foods that may be causing or aggravating your pain.

2. Add soothing foods that ease pain. Different foods may improve blood flow, relieve inflammation, or balance hormones.

3. Use supplements if needed. Herbs, extracts, and vitamins can relieve pain.

Barnard explores a variety of medical conditions, such as migraines, arthritis, digestive problems, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes, herpes, sickle-cell anemia, kidney stones, urinary infections, and back, chest, breast, menstrual, and cancer pain. For each, Barnard explains the causes of the pain and what dietary changes are likely to alleviate it, with exercise and lifestyle recommendations. Barnard backs up his points with 30 pages of research citations.

Most of the recipes are quick to prepare, and include an elimination diet to avoid trigger foods. A nutritional breakdown (calories, fat, protein, carbohydrate, and sodium) accompanies each recipe. Following the advice in this book will not only relieve your pain, but increase your overall health. Highly recommended. --Joan PriceBook Description
Did you know that ginger can prevent migraines and that coffee sometimes cures them? Did you know that rice can calm your digestion, that sugar can make you more sensitive to pain, that evening primrose can ease the symptoms of arthritis?
        
Drawing on new and little-known research from prestigious medical centers around the world, Neal Barnard, M.D., author of Eat Right, Live Longer and Food for Life, shows readers how they can soothe everyday ailments and cure chronic pain by using common foods, traditional supplements, and herbs.
        
Dr. Barnard reveals which foods regularly contribute to pain and how to avoid them. He guides the reader to specific pain-safe foods that are high in nutrition but don't upset the body's natural balance, as well as foods that actively soothe pain by improving blood circulation, relieving inflammation, and balancing hormones. Complete with delicious recipes, Foods That Fight Pain is a revolutionary approach to healing that will transform your life. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (19)

I wish I knew this book years ago
I wish I knew this book years ago.This is the best book on the topic of food and diseases.

After acting on book's principles, I have solved a number of healthy issues that have been with me and my wife.Just mention a few: 1) with immune system boosting, we rarely get cold as compared to previously, 2) arthritics pain is gone. 3) back muscle pain is gone.

In addition to solving problems, this is the best book on preventative medicine.

Awesome Book, MUST Reading...Very well-documented
Excellent book from a physician who has researched this topic thoroughly. Many of the studies here are so informative and crucial to our health, yet you may not find them in other places. Finally a medical authority brave enough to tell the truth and the whole truth with all the science and studies well-documented. More than just a way to treat disease, this book helps you to prevent it in the first place. The chapter about the early human diet is worth its weight in gold. Must read this book...it may save your life, a wise purchase.

Excellent reader-friendly book!
Literally anyone who eats will benefit greatly from reading Foods That Fight Pain. This reader-friendly book persuasively sorts out what foods can cause pain and what ones do not. Author Neal D. Barnard, M.D., has some ofthe late astronomer Carl Sagan's special gift for explaining complicatedand difficult issues in a lucid, lay-accessible manner. While the bookrecommends a vegan diet (free of animal products) as a good starting place,it documents that even normally terrific vegan foods such as citrus fruitsand tomatoes make the "dirty dozen" list of potential"trigger foods" for causing pain in somepeople. A samplesurprise: what you eat can cause back pain, because cholesterol- andfat-laden animal products can clog the arteries around yourspine. Thebook is supplemented by a tasty smorgasbord's worth of recipes and acredibility-boosting wealth of footnoted scientific references in the back.After devouring this book, you will probably want to try going vegan (ifyou aren't already). If you do, you will have full confidence that it's anabundantly healthy diet and just wish you had made the switch long ago.

No Relative Pain
I just wanted to post a quickie review of Foods that Fight Pain. One of myrelatives recently read the book and has since found tremendous relief forher arthritis. She has suffered for many years, always wondering if food could be part of her problem. As often seems to be the case, her doctors discounted her suspicions, telling her that food could not be to blame. However, she got a copy of Dr. Barnard's book, followed the eliminationdietin it, and discovered which her trigger foods are--dairy, coffee, andcitrus.Since changing her eating habits, she's had substantially lesspain and shecredits the book with her turnaround.

I think the book isa wonderful addition to the growing library ofinformation about how foodsaffect our health.

Top recommendations from this Amazon customer!

Food Alert
It is helpful to know the bias or preconceived notions of any author before blindly following his/her advice (including the bias of this reviewer).I am glad I noticed that he was a vegan (very strictvegetarian) before resigning myself to a diet of water, rice and a handfulof greens. For a migraine sufferer he bans dairy, eggs and all meat (fishas well), without telling the reader to make sure to eat every 5 hours andto stay away from alcohol in general until one finds one'striggers.

Also, he doesn't mention that hot, fresh yeast might be atrigger, but that the next day the yeast may be harmless.

I will statemy biases up front: MSG is one of my triggers. And I am a crusader to haveit labeled on food products, including the amount of grams, so that MSGsensitive persons can adjust their intake accordingly.

I know that when Iam hungry, I will eat what is on hand and it probably won't be cooked,because I don't have a cook and I am in too much pain to even pop things inthe microwave.In addition, when I need to take a pain pill, I must eat toavoid further nausea and I shall eat even forbidden or detested foods inorder to get pain relief.

People on such restricted diets need a safeharbor, like crackers or cookies that can be found almost everywhere(unlike cooked pears and string beans) to abate their hunger, withoutlosing the benefit of the trial diets; i.e. finding one'striggers.

Before a migraine patient starts an elimination diet, I implorethem to first get a list of suspect foods from the National HeadacheFoundation, 1.800.843.2256, instead of using the vegan list in the book. Ibelieve one's endeavors will be more fruitful (:-) if one has a variety ofsafe foods.

Also become familiar with ingredients that hide MSG(1.800.232.8674).Free glutamates that appear in food can turn intoMONO-SODIUM glutamates when ingested.A list can be found at thewww.nomsg.com site.

Each one of us can tolerate differing amounts, but wehave no way of measuring the amount we get due to the clever way foodcompanies disguise their ever-increasing use of the stuff.

The FDA admitsthat at least 2% of the US population might be sensitive. At theirextremely conservative estimate, at least 6 million people are sensitive inthis country and only a handful of them know about free glutamates.

MSGis not a preservative, but an "excito-toxin" that cons our braininto believing that what we are tasting is just downright delicious.

Amazon has books on this subject. Check for books written by StanleyBlayblock and George Schwatz, MD.

One food recommended by my own paindoctor is gelatin. However, the process that creates gelatin (descriptionnot for delicate stomachs) ensures that it is full of free glutamates. Also look out for malt, barley and hydrolyzed (insert name of proteinhere).Any soups, stocks or broths are to be regarded with suspicionunless made in your own kitchen until one is adept at reading ingredientlabels.

Avoid soup and therefore sauces when dining out; it is not worthgiving the cooks the third degree, especially if THEIR sources claim to bemsg-free. I have found that restaurant staff are quite willing to reviewtheir list of ingredients, however, if they know their customer will becomequite ill if unaware of the true nature of the food. Dr. Barnard advisesavoiding meats merely because it has no fiber or complex carbohydrates. Ihope the recipes included will tell the reader how to make a completeprotein with the right combination of vegetables.The reason I gave thebook 2 stars is that he does tell about international research results thatare probably not found elsewhere and mentions herbs and spices that shouldat least be given a fair trial to help fight migraines.

However, itwould be tragic for unsuspecting headache patients to waste weeks of usingthe elimination diet and not find their real triggers.

Sometimes it paysto be skeptical. ... Read more

Book Description
Take back your life from chronic pain!

Do you wake up every morning in pain? Do you avoid activities you love because you're afraid of a flare-up? Has managing your pain symptoms become a full-time job? If so, you're not alone. More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. From migraine headaches to arthritis, and sports injuries to back pain, chronic pain can affect anyone at any age. It is frequently undertreated, and worse, many doctors simply ignore it.

Now there is real help and hope. In Living with Chronic Pain, noted pain specialist Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D., offers expert advice and guidance in everyday language on symptoms, causes, and treatments. Here is all the information you need to start feeling better right away.

In Living with Chronic Pain you'll find:
*an up-to-date guide to the newest analgesic pain relievers (including NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors) and other medications that have proven helpful, such as antidepressants, local anesthetics, muscle relaxants and sleeping pills
*a detailed and no-nonsense discussion about opioids, their benefits and risks, why they are underprescribed, and whether they can help you
*the way your personality type affects your ability to cope with chronic pain, including tips from other patients on how they have dealt with their problems
*the latest non-drug approaches to pain management, including massage therapy, acupuncture, hypnosis, biofeedback, cognitive-behavioral therapy, counseling and much more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Enlightening
I found this book to be very informative and easy to read and understand. It is not full of medical jargon that real people can not comprehend. It hits the nail right on the head as far as how most Chronic Pain Patients feel from one time or the other.. I think it should be mandatory reading for all Dr.s that have Chronic Pain Patients......We are not crazy, we are in PAIN!

This is a "must have" if you have pain.
Dr. Schneider's book is a "must have" resource for anyone that lives with pain.She dispels the myths about pain medication and addiction, and offers insights into many other modalities that can be valuable tools for the patient.I am fortunate to live where she practices in Tucson, and I get to see the excellent results shehelps her patients achieve in living with chronic pain problems.I recommend this book highly to my patients and colleagues.

I Am Going To Buy This Book
to share with my loved ones; all of them. Chronic pain is so misunderstood by the general public, the patients, their families and yes even health care providers.

I have chronic pain for over six years which is intractable. This means there is no cure just treatments. One of these is opioid medications for the six sources of non-cancer type pain. My experiences have launched me into becoming a Advocate for persons in pain and an Activist for getting the word out about this misunderstood treatment for pain.

Society's view on opioid pain management is 30 years out of date. And in the past several years the government in the US is trying to put doctors who treat patients with opioids into prison. Some patients have been imprisoned for "Trafficking" for having 90 pills or more in their possession even though there was no indication these patients were selling their meds!

For 99.9 percent of patients (Lots of research out there) do NOT become addicts or addicted to opioids! True statement. Do they become physically dependent? Probably. But when a medication allows a patient to have some semblence of happiness and a good life; physical dependence is not high on their list of concerns.

Legistlation was created a few years ago in Congress calling for changes in how the government handles and views chronic pain. It also calls for national awareness of this issue. This bill is sitting in some Health Committee stagnating because not enough people have become motivated to write to their representative and senators on a state and federal level.

Check out Pain Relief Network for more information about this potential legistlation and please try to get on board and help out this very worth cause.

Personalised Pain Management
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Dr Schneider is a expert in pain management medicine, and if there is one thing that the Interstitial cystitis patient understands, it's pain. Urologists are very hesitant most times to offer pain management to their IC patients, ironic when the #1 complain of IC patients is the 24-7 pain factor. Although IC is not specified in this book, there are those case studies shown in the book that are by IC patients. All of the book can be incorporated as all IC patients live with chronic pain and illness. There are over 50 million Americans that suffer from chronic pain, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on their care. Tragically, these chronic pain suffers not only attempt suicide more than the average healthy population, they are 2-3 times more successful in the attempt.

Living with Chronic Pain is a guide to pain medications, alternative therapies, and a discussion of the myths of pain. It is a fabulous book that relates one's own personality type to the ability to cope with pain. Once you have identified "you" it is simple to see how you are dealing with the pain and what you can do to alter how pain affects you. It has chapters on the causes of pain, how to decide on the doctor that is right for you, opiods, and pain coping techniques. I find that this book is wonderful for anyone with auto immune disorders, as we are attacked at random and suffer "invisible" symptoms.

The book itself is 352 pages and priced at a lower than average $15.95. For anyone freshly diagnosed with IC I'd highly recommend it. It has several coping strategies and it will explain to each patient how their pain will affect them. The book personalizes itself to the individual reading it. This book should really be the second book you buy in your IC arsenal, after the Survival Guide. While the survival guide will help you understand your condition better, this book will help you understand how it will be to manage the everyday pain of living with the noncurable condition of chronic illness. I give this book 5 stars on the incredible techniques that can be applied to anyone. Ms Schneider truly is a professional that has gone out of her way (she's authored 7 books on the subject) to make sure that patients can find comfort and peace in their illness.

The All Info About Interstitial Cystitis website (AIA:IC) http://cystitis.allinfoabout.com highly recommends this book for its readers.

Pain De-mystified
I have just re-read her lastest book on pain. What a masterful job she did!
Dr. Schneider leaves nothing to the imagination or mis-conception that we as patients usually have. EVERYTHING is so carefully explained, I especially like the glossary addition, it leaves nothing to guess work. It is a wonderful piece of work, I have not seen anything that comes near to it in clarity and helpfullness!
It has become my handbook on the subject and I will refer to it as needed in the future. It is great when a doctor can put themselves in the patients place and know what the questions might be that usually go un-voiced by the patients, and give clear and understandable answers. What a great book! ... Read more

Book Description
Hurt No More

No one who works at a computer or drives a car will be surprised to learn that neck pain is on the rise. About 70 million people in the United States have had neck pain, and the incidence is increasing. Like back pain, neck pain can become a constant plague that is both mysterious and difficult to treat.

Here at last is help. In What to Do for a Pain in the Neck, one of today's leading experts on neck pain provides a broad range of treatments and preventive measures so that you do not have to learn how to live with pain -- you can banish it.

Combining his own extensive experience with the best scientific information available, Dr. Jerome Schofferman presents strategies ranging from such simple tips as rearranging your desk, workstation, and computer height to daily exercise routines to aggressive treatments requiring professional care. Among the areas he explores in depth are

• Potential causes of neck pain
• Neck-related headaches
• Whiplash (including the effects of litigation on the rate of recovery)
• What to expect from a chiropractor or physical therapist
• Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications
• Acupuncture, meditation, magnet healing, massage, and other complementary therapies
• First aid for intermittent flare-ups

Customer Reviews (6)

Wealth of Information
I'm about 1/3 through the book and already I've learned more in this book than years of doctors' appointments, physical therapy, chiropractic, orthopedists, etc.The reason - neck pain is a very complex problem that can't be explained quickly or effectively in the course of a 5-10 minute appointment with someone who does not specialize in spinal conditions.That's where Schofferman's book comes in.It is very, very thorough and I recommend it to anyone who suffers neck pain.It addresses different diagnostic exams, different types of neck pain and what causes them, posture (with diagrams), many different treatment options, and much, much more.If you have chronic neck pain, buy this book.

Addendum to my original review (Feb 19, 2008):I still stand by my review.The book has some great info in it.However, if you want to TREAT your neck pain, go buy the "Trigger Point Therapy Workbook" by Clair Davies.I've had almost some immediate success, though I understand it will take a long time to be completely healed.However, since reading the book 2 months ago, I have been able to do Pilates and start Hiking again with only minor flare ups.

Wish I bought it sooner
22 years in IT has left me with major neck pain that I really had no idea how to combat.I did PT, went to the Chiros, Acupuncturists, etc with no help.This book has given me a plan that seems to be helping, tho I'm sure I will never be pain free.

Life is a lot more complicated when you have chronic pain and you need a multifaceted plan of attack.This book gives it to you.

He explains the neck structure and where the pain can come from and what can be done in layman's terms about each situation.Try to get that out of your doctor. He goes thru exercises(really the key to minimizing neck pain if you don't need surgery), drugs, psychological issues(your brain can make you worse) and posture.

Posture sounds simple, but there are so many situations you can get into that can hurt your neck, you really need to be ever vigilant and the book tells you how to handle it.

It was all trial and error before I read this book which never works because you have good days and bad days and you think you know the causes, but you don't.This book gives a no nonsense practical approach to dealing with the situation.It is the only book you will need.And if your neck is hurting YOU NEED IT!!

So much information for less than a co-pay
I am so grateful for this book.I woke up one Sunday morning unable to stand due to severe pain in my upper back and right shoulder.I had an MRI which showed a herniated disk and bulging disks in my neck.I saw an orthopedic doctor and a neurosurgeon, neither of whom provided me with detailed information about my condition. ("You have a ruptured disk.") I got prescriptions for Motrin and physical therapy, and that was about it.When I got this book, I read almost the whole thing in one sitting.Just understanding the anatomy and physiology of my condition was comforting.I have been recovering, and I refer to this book often for information and suggestions.I highly recommend it to anyone with severe neck pain.

Excelent Book, my headaches are gone!
This book is amazing. I did regularly for a week the series of "First Aid Neck Exercises" and my neck related headaches went away.It is super simple to understand and very educational.I know a lot more about necks now.My massage therapist, who has a herniated disk in the neck, is now practicing the exercises and he has seen much improvement.If you have pain in your neck, BUY THIS BOOK.

Indispensible for anyone with neck problems
This book is a truly complete guide to explaining and treating neck problems. Written by an MD in easily understandable language, it does not stop at discussing classical remedies physicians offer for spine problems. It incorporates and validates non-classical methods such as chiropractic manipulations and acupuncture. The best part are the chapters on physical therapy: The exercises are clearly explained and can be understood and performed with or without professional help. I had serious neck pain with nerve involvment, which made it impossible for me to lie on my back without pain. Within a month of doing the exercises(on my own), I am completely pain free and back to my former activities. All of this without one doctor's visit. What a bargain! ... Read more

Book Description
More than 50 million Americans suffer today from chronic pain. Dr. Scott Brady was one of them. Doctors told him that he would live with his back pain for the rest of his life. Having exhausted all options offered by conventional medicine, Dr. Brady overcame his pain using a mind-body-spirit approachin an incredible four weeks. In 2000, he founded the Brady Institute, where more than 80 percent of his patients have achieved 80100 percent pain relief without surgery or drugs. Dr. Brady reveals the techniques behind his remarkably effective recovery plan, including innovative applications of spiritual and emotional self-analysis, depth journaling, and prescriptions to boost the power of personal belief. His 40-day program produces results in as little as 30 minutes a daythe key to becoming PAIN FREE FOR LIFE. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Becoming pain free
While being simplistic and over the top at times, his message is a good one. I would recommend this book to most people. It has helped me manage a lot of my pain and I am only a few weeks into the program. The basic idea of journaling through emotions is so simple it is profound. I can't think of a single person who would not benefit from this method of inner reflection. I've only experienced growth and a developing self-awareness from this insightful approach to health. It makes sense- we can develop ulcers from worrying, migraines from stress- why not chronic pain from never dealing with our emotions?
The only concerns I have are in Brady's 'yelling' at the unconscious. I don't think that barreling over your interior life after ignoring it for so long is going to make for a long-term healthy balance between emotions and will. There are better ways to handling the blocks that one comes to in this program.

best information needed
Dr Brady gives the information missing in Dr Sarno,s books..A must for all pain sufferers if you are looking for the TREATMENT!!

Pain free!
I began this book after having 2 MRI's this year with a degenerative disc diagnosis and a lovely treatment plan of multiple drugs and months of physical therapy!!InsteadI opted to buy this book first.After finishing the 6 weeks, my life has gone from being consumed with back pain to, as the author says "not even thinking about it"!!!It has truly been life changing-and it's not just for back pain.

Most hope I've had in a long time!
I checked this book out of the library and was a bit skeptical.I went straight to the program and skipped all the explanation.I decided to just sit there in the library 'talking' to my pain, and I know it sounds crazy, but it was as if someone unzipped an overtight jacket off my body!I immediately felt like this will work for me.I went home told my husband about it and just burst into tears, for joy I think.I voraciously read everything and decided I can do this.After all my 8 years of testing saying, no lupus, no RA, no, no , no!slightly herniated disc.possible whiplash at one time.blah, blah blah,and oh yes, you must have a stubborn case of fibromyalgia - and sorry, no cure.You'll always have to be careful.Now in 3 days, I can say this is going to work for me.The journaling isn't giving me any surprises but the emotion behind it has shocked me!I'm not there yet, just starting to 'unlayer the onion', but from a continual pain scale of 7 - 9now to about 3 and I'm smiling and hopeful - that in itself is a miracle!I am ordering this book today because I already know, I won't want to turn it in at the end of my Library 3 weeks!!Try it, what will it hurt - and it could be what you need!

DOes anyone believe that all these reviews were written by independentpeople?
I have this book, and I am going to begin applying its concepts. Since I have not done so yet, Ic annot vouch for its effectiveness. However I post here for one reason. I have been reading the 8 other reviews on this page and I am quite convinced that almost all are shill reviews by PR people.

Compare teh style of my writing to their style of writing. ALmost no mispellings, very articulate, very commercial-like.

"When I heard of blah blah, I decided to give it a try. What did I have to lose?"


"After years of Migraines I was finally able to control them with Dr. Brady's...thank you for giving me my life back!"


"This book is good for anyone seeking a greater understanding, a path to wholeness, blah blah blah."


FIrst of all, anyone who suffers form chronic pain would be far more ecstatic, effusive (even rambling!) than some of these well written, concise, highly edited posts. MOst real posts wont end with tight, strong "closes" like we see in these posts.

Just read them, and ask yourself: "DOes this sound like something I or my neighbor would write, or does it remind me of a script from an ad?"

My God isnt it obvious.... ... Read more

Book Description
We all experience pain! Every day millions of people live in a world of heartache. We're forced to smile and pretend that everything is all right. You've been wounded, and you just can't seem to heal. You try to get on with your life, but you just can't move on. You forgive, but you can't forget! Every day exhumes the pain you try to bury. It cripples your relationships with people, God, and life itself. It destroys your ability to pursue your dreams.

This paradigm-shattering book will free you from the forces that would turn you into a victim. It will lead you step-by-step through a simple process that will free you from the pain of the past and protect you from the pain of the future.

Highlighted Contents:
* Break the secret link to the pain of the past
* Identify the number one source of suffering
* Never be hurt by another insult
* Learn the only biblical way to prevent pain
* Free yourself from the need to judge others
* Experience freedom from critcism

Discover the emotional freedom that everyone wants but few experience!Download Description
We all experience pain! Every day millions of people live in a world of heartache. We're forced to smile and pretend that everything is all right. You've been wounded, and you just can't seem to heal. You try to get on with your life, but you just can't move on. You forgive, but you can't forget! Every day exhumes the pain you try to bury. It cripples your relationships with people, God, and life itself. It destroys your ability to pursue your dreams.This paradigm-shattering book will free you from the forces that would turn you into a victim. It will lead you step-by-step through a simple process that will free you from the pain of the past and protect you from the pain of the future.-Break the secret link to the pain of the past -Identify the number one source of suffering -Never be hurt by another insult -Learn the only biblical way to prevent pain -Free yourself from the need to judge others -Experience freedom from criticism ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Practical, Biblical, Transforming
Pastor Richards' messages always go beyond "what does the Bible mean?" to "what does the Bible mean for my life today?"This is why his teachings are so practical, embracing the whole man--the body, mind and spirit.His mission is to change the way the world sees God, and he has done that for me.God is no longer a taskmaster that can not be pleased; I now see that God completely delights in me and this confidence in the love of God is revolutionary.I highly recommend any of Dr. Richard's books, along with his Heart Physics 30 day meditation program.I have met him in person, and he is very real and genuine and imperfect!It is very refreshing.

Highly recommend
This book is great.If everyone dealt with people as this book suggests it would be quite a different world.We can do it one person at a time!

This book will help you grow!!!
There is so much I can say about this awesome book, but I'll just stick to the basics. This is one of the books that has really transformed my life. I was so impacted by it I decided to do a teaching on it. This book is a must READ!!!

Excellent Resource
Most people have no idea of how many judgements they have made over their life time that keep them in bondage.This book will expose the way you think and the significance you placed on actions of other people that really were not about you in the first place.This book is excellent material for a small group book study.

A book for those who are serious about changing their lives
Every time I read one of James Richards books (I've read five) I declare it to be the "most amazing" Christian teaching book Ive ever read!

How To Stop The Pain truly delivers a 'most amazing' biblical view on a difficult, rarely embraced (personally embraced) subject.I have underlining on nearly every page!

This is NOTone of those "C'mon solider, pull your self up by the boot straps, suck it up, stuff it down and "act" like a good Christian" books!At no point will you feel condemned, instead you will feel motivated and greatly encouraged to truly release the source of the pain in your life.

Imagine what life would be like if you never got your feelings hurt, got offended, felt inadequate or judged again.......
Joy,
Peace,
FREEDOM.

If you really what to break out of some paradigms, this is the read for you.

Get ready to enjoy many many "ah-ha" revelations.

"It IS for freedom that Christ set us free"

(Check out James Richards "Heart Physics" 30 day program for a more indepth launch into the life Christ died to give you.)

... Read more

Book Description
Reversing Chronic Pain offers a dynamic framework for joining body and mind to speed the healing of traumatic pain from the body level up. Each chapter presents a body-centered skill set that can be mastered through a broad menu of practice exercises. The resulting interlinked somatic building blocks help readers shift from physical pain to body awareness, and from unstoppable suffering to heartfelt connection and peace.

Building on the AIDS cocktail approach that reflects the fact that chronic pain is complex and no one tactic is likely to solve the problem, renowned expert Maggie Phillips presents a 10-1 pain plan comprised of easy strategies based on somatic experience. Even if the reader&#8217;s pain is perceived as a &#8220;10&#8221; at the onset of the program, with 10 being intolerable, the somatic building blocks help shift the pain one point at a time until it gradually diminishes to &#8220;1&#8221; or even &#8220;zero.&#8221; Showing how the common professional interventions&#8212;medication, physical therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback&#8212;may be more harmful than healing, Reversing Chronic Pain stresses self-treatment throughout, involving sufferers in attaining lives not simply endured but actively enjoyed. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

helpful advice
I think that Dr. Phillips has a clear and effective writing style and an abundance of knowledge about pain and healing. Her advice and case studies are interesting as well as helpful. Great book for professionals and for sufferers or caretakers dealing with chronic pain.

BEST B00K ON PAIN
As a psychologist I have treated chronic pain for many years. This is by far the best resource for learning to manage chronic pain that I have ever seen. The author combines informative and accurate information about chronic pain from medical science with the discoveries of mind-body techniques that can help in coping with pain. Amazingly, the author has been able to do this without excessive professional talk so the average reader can benefit from what she has to offer. James L. Helmuth, Ph.D.

Self help for pain
This book is a great guide to finding ways to reduce personal perception of pain. The author makes no claims to cure the underlying problem but offers many options to help one manage pain. Each chapter has several options and each person can choose what combination of activites works for them. Highly recommended.

READ THIS BOOK
Phenomenal!Maggie Phillips has written an outstanding book on how to overcome chronic pain by using a variety of simple strategies.Here you create your own recipe--what works best for YOU!READ THIS BOOK and experience the help you've been seeking. --Dr. Fred Gallo, author of Energy Tapping for Trauma: Rapid Relief from Post-Traumatic Stress Using Energy Psychology

Reversing Chronic Pain
Congratulations on writing a straight-forward book that draws on the best of information from the field of Chronic Pain Treatment, Somatic Experiencing and Energy Psychology.It is no easy task to extract the relevant elements and show how they can be applied to this specific population.You have done an excellent job.This book will be an on-going resource for myself as well as my patients.Phyllis Mabbett, RN, PhD ... Read more

Product Description
The third edition of Prolo Your Pain Away- what's new? We are very excited to be marking the tenth anniversary of the original Prolo Your Pain Away with this new third edition. In this new edition we included a brand new chapter all about the role of nutrition in controlling chronic pain. If you didn't know it already, what you eat, and what you don't eat can contribute to your fight with chronic pain! To help you determine what foods maybe hurting you and what foods maybe best for you, we give you helpful tips and guidelines to determine what diet maybe best for you. Should you eat hi-protein meals to feel better or should you be eating grains and low fat foods? You maybe very surprised! We also talk about dietary supplements, the good and the bad and in our opinion what may be the most beneficial for you. In this new edition, we updated the information on the ingredients used in Prolotherapy solutions including the up-and-coming platelet derived growth factors, and new research in the area of Prolotherapy.Plus a few more changes, if you found Prolo Your Pain Away helpful in battling chronic pain, then we are sure you will find this new edition very informative.Ross & Marion ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

Prolotherapy
Factual book by good author. Had prolo 3 times and it helped me with lower back pain. Even after the 1st time I gradually had less pain. It can take 1-2 months but it is real healing not just covering the pain.

Prolo works...
After spending a lot of money on visiting dentists, oral surgeons, and purchasing a dental appliance that was supposed to allow the joint to heal and fix the problem (which it didn't), I decided to try prolo. After three treatments I could open my jaw far enough to actually be able to yawn again! I have become a firm believer in natural medicine and helping your body heal itself, and prolotherapy does just that. Prolo doesn't involve surgery, which means that you can walk out of the office that day and not be laid up for weeks and months recuperating. Besides...prolo works! Read the book to find out why it works and how people are getting rid of their pain and are regaining their mobility. You'll be glad you did.

Comprehensive yet understandable
The book covered a lot of ground, yet was easy to understand and read. You will definitely understand more about the types of problems prolo handles, and how it works. Highly recommended to anybody considering this form of treatment.

Promising but am still somewhat skeptical
I have suffered from dire chronic muscular pain in my neck and shoulder and low buttocks regions for well over two years and it's been hell to say the least. I have done everything imaginable to fight this - I have seen three accupuncturists, three massage therapists and four physical therapists, taken NSAIDs, RICE techinques and yet my pain still persists.

One doc i saw had the arrogance of telling me that i had to live with this condition, as yet still undiaganosed. But after a lot of patient persistence, doctor shopping (over 10 docs believe it or not), opening up books like this and a subtle hint from a very kind chinese massage therapist that i had injured ligaments i finally found out that i had upper body myofascial pain syndrome (great sigh of relief) and then i came across ligament reconstruction therapy (aka prolotherapy). Given my persistent nature, i have compiled a countless amount of research on this and this book is one great source of it.

And then came Dr. Hauser's explanation of myofascial pain on page 198 and a light went off in my head. I made an appt to see a prolotherapist (from the getprolo.com referral list), asked him a ton of Qs and eagerly looking forward to my first visit.

One of the problems i have with this book is the lack of information on bad things that can happen as a result of prolotherapy. I realize the authors are enthusiatic about their realm of expertise but in real life there has to be risks for everything we take, the disclaimer glosses over these, it's too bad the authors did not elaborate on what a bad result means.

Nevertheless for me, the risks are well worth taking given the alternatives and living with chronic pain.

Bottom line, do your homework and research this. If it proves effective for me, i will come back and add two more stars.

prolo Miracle!!!
I found this book and the treatment of Prolo for my wife. She had suffered for two years after a fall that caused chronic whiplash syndrome. She was off of work for months at a time and had severe headaches, vertigo, insomnia, terrible constant migraines, memory loss, shooting pains in arms, neck, and shoulder, as well as depression. We had mri's, cat scans, x- rays, accupuncture, accupressure, physical therapy, chiro., and nothing helped. Other doctors said there was nothing wrong and she was faking it!!!! Within days of first treatment we knew something was different. Within 6 weeks she was back at work and has been