Manage Your Pain
Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78816-447-4 (ISBN)
Description
Chronic pain is a silent epidemic, with one in five people suffering in their day-to-day life.
An indispensible guide to understanding why your pain persists, what is going on inside your body and the symptoms that pain triggers, Manage Your Pain presents possible medical treatments and guides you through practical exercises for daily life. Dr Nicholas and Dr Molloy's strategies make it possible to set short and long term goals that will minimise the impact of pain on both work and leisure. In short, this book offers clarity and control.
- Draws on the authors' extensive experience and the latest research
- Clearly explains the causes of pain
- Offers positive and practical ways to minimise the impact of pain
- Revised and updated
- Includes a chapter on pain management for older people
Highly qualified and experienced medical professionals who specialise in pain management, the authors of this book offer complementary specialisms, ensuring that the widest range of treatments are covered.
An indispensible guide to understanding why your pain persists, what is going on inside your body and the symptoms that pain triggers, Manage Your Pain presents possible medical treatments and guides you through practical exercises for daily life. Dr Nicholas and Dr Molloy's strategies make it possible to set short and long term goals that will minimise the impact of pain on both work and leisure. In short, this book offers clarity and control.
- Draws on the authors' extensive experience and the latest research
- Clearly explains the causes of pain
- Offers positive and practical ways to minimise the impact of pain
- Revised and updated
- Includes a chapter on pain management for older people
Highly qualified and experienced medical professionals who specialise in pain management, the authors of this book offer complementary specialisms, ensuring that the widest range of treatments are covered.
Reviews / Votes
The book would be a useful starting point for anyone wishing to explore some alternative strategies to pain management. * The Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing * Essential reading for anyone who suffers chronic pain. * Woman * This book does what it says on the cover - it helps you to manage pain... The book has a lot of ideas. * Arthritis News *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-447-4 (9781788164474)
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Professor Michael Nicolas and Dr Allan Molloy teach at the University of Sydney, Lois Tonkin is a senior physiotherapist while Lee Beeston is a senior nurse specialising in pain management programmes. They have all worked on the internationally acclaimed ADAPT programme at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia.