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Dr. Ann Berger shows readers how to control their chronic pain through the pioneering and hugely successful approach that has made her one of the top pain specialists in America

An estimated 70 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, yet very few doctors know how to treat it. Ann Berger, MD, is determined to change all that. An acknowledged leader in the field of pain management and a breast cancer survivor, Dr. Berger writes with an empathy that is all too rare as she shares her groundbreaking approach to healing any kind of chronic pain.
In Healing Pain, Dr. Berger:
• helps readers better describe their pain to their doctors-improving diagnosis and treatment
• shows how self-help efforts and spirituality can make a powerful difference in pain control
• explains which prescription and over-the-counter medications relieve pain and how to take them
• reveals the important roles that complementary therapies-like imagery, hypnosis, and acupuncture-play in managing chronic pain
• shares stories based on hundreds of case histories of dramatic healing through unexpected routes

Dr. Berger believes that pain is a problem with a solution-if you know how to ask the right questions. Healing Pain is a compassionate guide to those often-difficult questions.

About the Author

ANN BERGER, MD, is one of the foremost specialists in pain management in the nation. A medical oncologist specializing in pain treatment, she is also the senior editor of the most widely used textbook on palliative care, Principles and Practice of Supportive Oncology. She currently resides in Darnestown, Maryland.

C. B. DeSWAAN is a New York City-based freelance writer specializing in nonfiction. She has written 20 books with expert collaborators, including the bestselling Men Are Just Desserts and Smart Cookies Don't Crumble.

Product Details

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (February 21, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594860122
ISBN-13: 978-1594860126
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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What is the reason for pain-why do we feel it, how do we feel it, and why does it or doesn't it go away? Read the first page

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This book cites 13 books:

My Healing Companion by Beverly Katherine Kirkhart on page 136, and Back Matter
Evaluating Stress by Richard J. Wood in Back Matter
Spirituality And Health by Theosophical Publishing in Back Matter
Secrets of Reiki by Stephanie Farrow in Back Matter
Adjuvant Therapy (Breast Disease) by K. Miller in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful , helpful and a gripping read., March 6, 2006

By	J.B. Lyle (Queen Creek, AZ) - See all my reviews

"Healing Pain" delivers. I'm ordering copies for a family member who has MS; an attorney friend specializing in elder law, many of whose clients deal with chronic pain; and a friend studying for the Episcopal priesthood who has already served as a hospital chaplain, meeting many patients coping with pain. These friends don't have time or energy for reading books that come up empty. This one looked promising, based on the author's credentials as an oncologist specializing in pain management. It turns out that she's had cancer herself. On many levels, and in the most personal way, she knows what she's talking about. There are real answers here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Healing Pain, July 16, 2007

By	Tami Brady "Whole Health Therapist" (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Despite the title, Healing Pain does not focus on relieving physical pain. This book looks beyond the physical aspects of pain into the often hidden aspects of emotional suffering associated with chronic pain. The author, a pain management specialist, reflects that chronic pain, be it from cancer, fibromyalgia, or an acute injury that never fully healed, have some very specific things in common. The most significant of these aspects is the overall emotional toll that it takes on the individual and his or her family. The nature of chronic pain, depression, guilt, and concerns over potential addictions to pain medicines are just a few of the very important topics discussed in this book. Exercises, topics for journaling, and step by step programs to alleviate emotional pain are also dispersed throughout this important groundbreaking text.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Chronic pain is real and hurts you in many ways, how to cope. , February 16, 2008

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There comes a time in many people's lives where chronic pain happens for many reasons. It is depressing.You have pain, a lot. No one wants to listen to you talk about it. It also does something sad to your ego, feelings about yourself and it changes your life without asking your permission. It takes away the life you knew and your freedom. Usually , these changes go along with aging and loss and are difficult and lonely feelings, along with the pain. When people are tired of listening to you complain, get this book. Your complications from the chronic pain are very real, yet no one wants to discuss this with you. They are real. You must accept yourself where you are, do what you can to help yourself and be assertive, yet accept you may be a bit different than you were when well. You will win in the end. This book will help you.Help with the side effects of chronic pain

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