The Doctor's Guide to Chronic Pain [Hardcover]

Richard Laliberte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2004

This comprehensive, authoritative guide provides clear step-by-step pain management programs including treatments for the 20 top causes of pain. With the latest medical breakthroughs and expert advice from America's top doctors and alternative practitioners, learn how to use conventional and alternative medicines, folk remedies, mind-body imagery, diet, and exercise to break the pain cycle.

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From Publishers Weekly

More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, says the author of this book on conventional and alternative treatments for pain, and 25 million more experience acute pain each year. If those sufferers are patient enough to wade through the sea of extraneous information and redundancies at the beginning of this book, they'll be pleased to find easy to implement self-care tips, medical measures and complimentary options on ailments ranging from arthritis to chronic fatigue syndrome, neck pain to premenstrual syndrome. There's a particularly helpful discussion of various drug treatments including NSAIDs (like ibuprofen and naproxen), acetaminophens (like Tylenol) and opioids (such as codeine and morphine). Laliberte, a freelance health writer, also addresses the "mind over matter" aspects of pain, explaining, "[H]ow you handle your feelings can make a difference in how much you suffer," before discussing yoga and other "tension-taming tactics." The chapter on "Getting Physical" offers instruction on such therapies as exercise, massage, whirlpools, electrical stimulation and ultrasound. This general book contains a wealth of information for pain sufferers, and the sidebars, illustrations and glossary add further value.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (March 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762104686
• ISBN-13: 978-0762104680
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,610,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Same Old --Same Old, April 2, 2004

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This review is from: The Doctor's Guide to Chronic Pain (Hardcover)

Been There--Done That! I've suffered with CFS,FMS, and Migraines for the past 13 years. Believe me folks there is NOTHING new here. Take my advice and take a pass.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars PLUS, April 2, 2004

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Michael L. Johnson (Sherwood, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Doctor's Guide to Chronic Pain (Hardcover)

I thought this was a very good book. Extremely thorough and well written. Richard Laliberte should be commended for all the of extensive research that went into this project. ALOT of work went into this book on his part. If you suffer form chronic pain--read this book. I highly recommend it.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work?--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

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5.0 out of 5 stars library girl, July 14, 2011

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This review is from: The Doctor's Guide to Chronic Pain (Hardcover)

I originally found this book at local library and was so grateful for it that I bought myself a copy. I am glad to have it as support right at my fingertips, day in and day out, validating and giving me a wide range of strategies to cope with pain physically, mentally and therapeutically.