Living Well with Chronic Pain [Paperback]

Jude Willhoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004

Chronic pain disables more people than cancer or heart disease. More than eighty-six million patients have been diagnosed. One out of three have this condition. This book takes a no-nonsense approach that can be understood by chronic pain patients, families, friends and professionals alike. It is a practical guide describing lifestyle changes others can learn and use to take control of the pain. Share the struggle and triumphs of the following types of chronic pain patients:

* Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
* Pain Due To Compression Fractures From Osteoporosis
* Failed Back Syndrome Pain
* Cancer Pain
* Arachnoiditis Pain
* Abdominal Pain
* And More

Editorial Reviews

Review

...By reading this book, the patient will know the emotions they are feeling are normal and that there is help. -- Dr. Patrick Higgins, September 20, 2004

...Ms. Wilhoff has written an excellent "insiders" account of her own chronic pain experience from injury through recovery. -- Dr. Kevin C. Murphy, Ph.D., September 15, 2004

...This book is a must have for patients who suffer with chronic pain. It could save your life. -- Dr. Michael W. Brown, Neurosurgeon, September 30, 2004

Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Thornton Publishing (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932344845
• ISBN-13: 978-1932344844
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,571,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're dealing with chronic pain, this book is for you, November 30, 2004

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This review is from: Living Well with Chronic Pain (Paperback)

Jude Willhoff shares her extraordinary journey of how she's dealt with chronic pain, from overcoming the darkest depths of depression to finding a meaningful life. Practical tips, anecdotes from fellow pain sufferers, and strength flow from these pages, giving the reader hope that there is life after chronic pain. A must read for chronic pain sufferers and their care-givers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's All About Living, November 30, 2004

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This review is from: Living Well with Chronic Pain (Paperback)

Bravo, Jude Willhoff. At last a book about chronic pain, and the options available, told from a lay person's perspective. Ms. Willhoff shares her intensely personal journey so that people living with chronic pain know they're not alone and that they *can* take their lives back.

Learn why doctors think enough of Ms. Willhoff's message to put her book on their reception room tables. I defy anyone living with chronic pain to read this book and walk away uninspired.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those who live with chronic pain daily need this book, November 30, 2004

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Jenn Jenn (CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Well with Chronic Pain (Paperback)

Jude Willhoff's story is a gift of hope and inspiration to anyone suffering from chronic pain. It has the ability to pull us back from the brink of desperation and give us the strength to go on with our lives. Thank you Jude for sharing your story with us!