Chronic Pain

Although pain is a universal human experience, many view the pain of others as private, resistant to language, and, therefore, essentially unknowable. And, yet, despite the obvious limits to comprehending another make sense of puzzling symptoms and work to alleviate pain.

This book presents an integrated approach for concurrently treating chronic pain and opioid use.

This comprehensive guide covers prescribing controlled substances for patients with acute or chronic pain and provides a balanced discussion on appropriate treatment, addiction, safety and complications.

Walks readers through the various types of pain, the causes and symptoms, as well as the methods of treatment currently available. From prescription medication to acupuncture and massage therapy, various approaches may work for some but not for others.

MORE is one of the few evidence-based treatments shown to simultaneously reduce opioid use and/or addiction, pain, and co-occurring emotional distress. MORE integrates mindfulness training with principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psychology.

This clinically oriented book provides nurses and physicians with quick access to much-needed pain management guidelines.

Aims to give clinicians and people in pain the power to challenge pain and to consider new models for viewing what happens during pain.

This hands-on guide provides detailed information plus step-by-step techniques, activities, and worksheets.

Comprehensive in scope and invaluable for both practitioners and students.

More than a book about how one learns to walk again, this is a book about the inner journey toward standing in the truth of who we are. Inspiringly honest, this book will leave you believing in the resiliency that comes when we live with meaning.

Comprehensive approach to chronic pain, one rooted in cutting edge research and case studies.

The foremost resource for parents and caregivers seeking ways to help their child increase comfort and overcome chronic pain.

Going to Ground is a deeply intimate and meditative collection of personal essays exploring the intersections of chronic pain, the myths and stories that make us human, and the unexpected magic of finding your rage and joy reflected back to you by nature.

Spinal Cord Injury Pain presents the basis for preclinical and clinical investigations, along with strategies for new approaches in the treatment of central neuropathic pain. Topics include Epidemiology of Chronic Pain Following SCI, experimental models and mechanisms of chronic pain in SCI, and new targets and technologies. This book serves as a resource for continued translational research that will result in novel approaches and treatments that improve function and quality of life for individuals with CNP/SCI.