Managing Pain Before It Manages You, Fourth Edition [Hardcover]

Join the hundreds of thousands of readers who have found help and hope for getting their lives back from chronic pain in this empowering workbook. Top pain specialist and physician Margaret A. Caudill spells out 10 steps that can radically change the way you feel--both physically and emotionally. Dr. Caudill provides state-of-the-art information about the causes and treatment of pain and guides you to:

 

*Identify what increases and decreases your symptoms.

*Reduce your pain and emotional distress.

*Make informed decisions about medications and nutritional therapies.

*Benefit from relaxation (including audio downloads), meditation, and gentle exercise.

*Communicate effectively about your pain.

*Learn essential skills for coping and problem solving.

*Set and meet doable personal goals (you can download and print additional copies of the worksheets as needed).

 

The fully updated fourth edition incorporates important advances in pain management and mind–body medicine. It features new content on mindfulness, a "Quick Skill" section in each chapter with simple exercises that can have an immediate impact, updated supplementary reading and resources (including smartphone apps), and more.

 

"For over 20 years, this book has been the premier guide for managing pain. Now in its fourth edition, it is by far the best and most up-to-date step-by-step pain management manual on the market. Dr. Caudill’s time-tested program really works. Chock-full of practical advice and tools drawn from years of clinical experience, this is an invaluable resource for everyone who wants to take back control of their life."--Robert N. Jamison, PhD, Departments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

"With wisdom and compassion, the fourth edition ofManaging Pain