Physical Pain

This book is written for you if you are a woman with fibromyalgia, ages fifty and better, who still has a lot of living to do. In Living Your BEST Life with Fibromyalgia, Dr. Robin Pfaff is your guide on the side, helping you to create your unique holistic game plan so you can love your life again. Throughout the book, you will learn skills and strategies to revitalize not only your physical well-being but also your emotional and mental wellness, your social well-being, and your experience of self-transcendence or spirituality.

A busy and hectic life can profoundly affect your ability to get a good night's rest. And it's even more difficult to feel relaxed when you stay awake worrying that you won't fall asleep. This vicious circle can quickly rob you of your quality of life, which is why it is so important to seek the most effective treatment for your insomnia.

Inflammation is what happens when our body's own defenses turn on us - and it is a huge and growing problem. Written by the author of the groundbreaking Syndrome X, this essential updated edition of The Inflammation Syndrome draws on cutting-edge research conducted around the world to provide a revolutionary approach to healing inflammation-related problems through an easy-to-follow nutrition and supplement program.

Explore real women’s tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny with this “masterfully written” (Sophia A. Nelson, bestselling author of The Woman Code and Black Woman Redefined), meticulously researched, in-depth examination of the women’s health crisis in America—and what we can...

If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything, so I quit my college teaching job and went to learn healthcare myself. I want to share as much as I can with you so you can help yourself and your loved ones self-manage your conditions or at least be informed when discussing your problems with the healthcare community. For practical purposes, this book is focused on the most common neuromusculoskeletal chronic pain conditions: particularly conditions having a joint, tendon, ligament, or muscular component to them.

Les douleurs au dos et au cou ne sont pas une condamnation : elles peuvent être prévenues et soulagées. Vous êtes la personne la mieux placée pour intervenir rapidement, dès les premiers signes, en faisant des gestes simples. Ce guide se veut un outil utile pour que vous y arriviez plus facilement. Des conseils et des exercices pour contrer les douleurs aiguës et chroniques causées notamment par : la sciatique ; la hernie discale ; l'entorse lombaire ; l'entorse cervicale ; les tensions musculaires.

Can you really cure chronic pain without drugs, surgery, or therapy? Surprisingly, often the answer is yes. While chronic pain can have a physical cause, this book, written by a leading UK physiotherapist and chronic pain specialist, reveals how very real, even debilitating, pain can frequently be caused by our brain in response to repressed or avoided emotions as a result of current and even past experiences. This process is at the root of many common complaints.

A week after her 41st birthday, the acclaimed poet Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For a single mother living paycheck to paycheck who had always been the caregiver, the catastrophic illness was both a crisis and an initiation into new ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of illness. The Undying explores the experience of illness as mediated by digital screens, weaving in ancient Roman dream diarists, cancer hoaxers and fetishists, cancer vloggers, pro-pain "dolorists", and the many little murders of capitalism.

In Take Me Home from the Oscars, Schwab tells for the first time her story of living an amazing life in television while suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Schwab recounts with incredible honesty how on the same day she produced and appeared in a major makeover segment for Live with Regis & Kelly in New York and then raced to Chicago to appear on Oprah!, all while balancing medications to ward off the relentless pain that plagued her on-camera and off.

In Understanding Pain, Fernando Cervero explores the mechanisms and the meaning of pain. You touch something hot and your brain triggers a reflex action that causes you to withdraw your hand, protecting you from injury. That kind of pain, Cervero explains, is actually good for us; it acts as an alarm that warns us of danger and keeps us away from harm. But nt all pain is good for you. There is another kind of pain that is more like a curse: chronic pain that is not related to injury. This is the kind of pain that fills pain clinics and makes life miserable.

This indispensable guide explores the key role that your brain plays in processing pain and how small, simple actions can make profound changes in how you experience chronic pain. Chronic Pain Reset will help you evaluate your pain and its triggers, offering straightforward and often fun strategies to improve it. Using the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy, you'll try one new evidence-based strategy each day for thirty days, from paced breathing and healthy sleep hacks to mindful walking and acts of kindness.

Are you looking for natural alternatives to relieve chronic pain, reduce inflammation, or restore youthful skin? In this clear and accessible audiobook, holistic health expert Dr. Elena Porter, N.D., guides you through the safe, science-based use of DMSO—a powerful, yet often misunderstood compound known for its unique ability to penetrate deep into the body and deliver healing where it’s needed most.

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling Treat Your Own series, written by internationally-acclaimed physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy(R), as taught to medical and other health professionals globally, in an easily accessible format, direct to the sufferer.

Have you been struggling with unpredictable constipation, disruptive diarrhea, painful hemorrhoids, or the agony of anal fissures? You're not alone, and there's no need to suffer in silence anymore. These issues can take a toll on your daily life and overall well-being. The constant discomfort, embarrassment, and uncertainty can be overwhelming. But relief is possible and this book is here to guide you through it.

Most people think pain comes from aging, worn-out joints, or mysterious injuries. In Muscles Move Bones, Dr. Kevin Reese reveals the hidden truth your doctor may never tell you: your muscles move your bones, and when those bones become misaligned, damage follows. This clear and practical book uncovers a major root cause of pain that the medical establishment profits from, guiding you toward understanding and correcting the problem at its source.

The Essentials of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is your compassionate, research-based guide to understanding EDS, managing symptoms, and reclaiming control over your daily life. With warmth and clarity, it explains complex medical topics in plain English and offers real-world tools you can use immediately.

The struggle to maintain joy and a fulfilling relationship while coping with chronic illness and pain is a serious problem for millions of people today. Australian health entrepreneur Karra Eloff has drawn on academic research and her own pursuit of joy in spite of suffering to develop this trailblazing, compassionate, low-energy, and practical path to a remarkable new normal, delivering much-needed solutions to couples living with one partner’s chronic pain.

How to break free from the shackles of chronic pain and reclaim your life, even if you’ve been struggling for years. Are you exhausted from the relentless cycle of chronic pain dictating your every move? Do you yearn for a life where you’re not constantly fighting against your own body? Do you often find yourself feeling isolated, as if no one understands the silent battle you face every day?

Injuries affect every athlete, from the elite Olympian to the weekend racer. In the moment, a traumatic crash, a torn muscle or a stress fracture can feel like the most devastating event possible. While some athletes are destroyed by the experience, others emerge from their recovery better, stronger and more confident than ever. The key to a swifter, stronger comeback is the use of mental skills: psychological tools that enable an athlete to take control of their recovery and ultimately use the experience to their advantage.

Are you tired of battling persistent pain despite trying countless methods without lasting results? Whether you’re a healthcare professional seeking new techniques, a fitness enthusiast looking to boost recovery, or someone ready for lasting relief, Myofascial Triggers is your practical guide to effective self-care.