Ebook: Living a healthy life with chronic pain
Author: LeFort Sandra M, Webster Lisa, Lorig Kate
- Tags: Chronic pain -- Popular works., Chronic diseases -- Popular works., Self-care Health., HEALTH & FITNESS / Pain Management., HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General, MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine, MEDICAL / Diseases, MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine, MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, Chronic diseases., Chronic pain.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Bull Publishing Company
- Language: English
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aChronic pain includes many types of conditions from a variety of causes. This book is designed to help those suffering from chronic pain learn to better manage pain so they can get on with living a satisfying, fulfilling life. This resource stresses four concepts: each person with chronic pain is unique, and there is no one treatment or approach that is right for everybody; there are many things people with chronicRead more...
Abstract: aChronic pain includes many types of conditions from a variety of causes. This book is designed to help those suffering from chronic pain learn to better manage pain so they can get on with living a satisfying, fulfilling life. This resource stresses four concepts: each person with chronic pain is unique, and there is no one treatment or approach that is right for everybody; there are many things people with chronic pain can do to feel better and become more active and involved in life; with knowledge and experimentation, each individual is the best judge of which self-management tools and techniques are best for him or her; and, the responsibility for managing chronic pain on a daily basis rests with the individual and no one else. Acknowledging that overcoming chronic pain is a daily challenge, this workbook provides readers with the tools to overcome that test. A Moving Easy Program CD, which offers a set of easy-to-follow exercises that can be performed at home, is also included