Women and Pain: Why it Hurts and What You Can Do [Paperback]

Mark Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2003

ow in paperback, an empowering and revolutionary book by a medical doctor that recognizes what many women have long known-that women's pain is a uniquely female issue. Studies now demonstrate that women feel more pain, seek help more aggressively, and are more open to alternative treatments than men. Dr. Mark Young offers women the practical and complementary solutions that practitioners may have overlooked, addressing a complex array of strictly female symptoms and concerns-from childbirth and menstrual pain to fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis-that set women apart from men. Women and Pain is a groundbreaking book for women who endure chronic pain, but who have had no lasting relief from doctors who say their symptoms 'are in their head' or 'just a fact of life.'

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

"Women feel more pain than men," writes Mark Allen Young, M.D., F.A.C.P. "We now know that there are profound, gender-based differences in how women and men perceive pain." Likewise, pain treatment that works for one gender may be ineffective for the other. In Women and Pain, Young offers conventional plus complementary pain-relief options for many ailments common to women: PMS, headaches, foot pain, backaches, joint pain, and many more. His recommended therapies include herbs, dietary recommendations, recipes, supplements, homeopathy, exercise, mind-body techniques, and "do-it-yourself" aids such as baths, self-massage, and reflexology. Young, a physiatrist (physician board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation) and a licensed acupuncturist, illustrates and personalizes his points with frequent anecdotes from his practice.

"Given how much we know about pain, it's scandalous that women suffer needlessly," writes Young. Even though women feel more pain and seek help more aggressively than men, far too often women's complaints aren't taken seriously, and most research studies do not yield gender-specific information. This book is an attempt to help women understand what remedies are more likely to work for them, a valuable resource for women in pain who are dissatisfied with the treatment they have received. --Joan Price --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

Young, a licensed acupuncturist and a physician specializing in physical and rehabilitative medicine, and Baar, a journalist who writes on health issues, offer this manual on women and pain. Research conducted by the National Institutes of Health in 1998 found that women experience more pain than men do and express their suffering more openly. Unfortunately some medical professionals see their female patients as overly emotional, even hysterical, and do not adequately treat their painful symptoms. Described here are many ailments that may cause women pain, including female-specific conditions (PMS, pelvic pain and pregnancy) as well as more general disorders, such as pain resulting from problems of the spine, feet and nerves. Young presents an informed overview of each situation and provides supporting anecdotes from his patients. He provides a clear explanation of how pain can be successfully alleviated by both conventional and alternative medicine. A self-described "integrative physician," he believes that traditional drug therapies may be necessary in certain cases, but relies more heavily on diet, exercise, herbs and homeopathic remedies. For example, he discusses the role of drugs and steroid injections to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis, but he also details a variety of dietary and herbal strategies (with recipes) as well as the benefits of acupuncture. This self-help book will be of most assistance to women who are open to the benefits of alternative medicine. National publicity.

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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (January 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078688679X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786886791
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Woman's Pain, April 18, 2002

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Paulette Rogers (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women and Pain: Why It Hurts and What You Can Do : Including Complementary and Holistic Remedies, As Well As Traditional Medicine (Hardcover)

Finding relief from pain is sometimes a desperate struggle. Often it seems that some physicians and other health care practitioners take the easy way out and will throw low level narcotic relief at you with the hope that you will just go away. Its cheap, easy, and eff... well two out of three isn't bad. At other times they will deny your pain experience, and invalidate your suffering, especially, if you are a woman. The very complexity of the pain experience is often ignored.

WOMEN AND PAIN: WHY IT HURTS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO is both amazing and helpful. The authors discuss traditional methods of pain relief and control as well as alternative methods. The explanations of both vitamin and herbal aids for pain relief and the many other methods are elegantly expressed in plain, simple language that can be understood by anyone.

WOMEN AND PAIN: WHY IT HURTS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO is a masterful work about pain relief for women for this new millennium.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I am Pain Free!, January 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Women and Pain: Why It Hurts and What You Can Do : Including Complementary and Holistic Remedies, As Well As Traditional Medicine (Hardcover)

After about 2 weeks of trying Dr. Youngs methods I was pain free. I wish I had bought this book sooner. This book is packed with complementary, holistic and traditional remedies for almost any type of pain you can think of.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Book, January 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Women and Pain: Why It Hurts and What You Can Do : Including Complementary and Holistic Remedies, As Well As Traditional Medicine (Hardcover)

Dr. Youngs new book "Women And Pain..." led me to a life which someone like me would only dream of: a life with no pain. This book is the best book I ever bought. I suffered from migrains and back pain for over 7 years and the pain vanished after about 2 1/2 weeks of trying Dr. Youngs methods, I tried almost every other method out there and this is the only one that worked!