Pain: Learning to Live Without It

Pain - Learning to Live Without It is the definitive book on managing chronic pain, which is any pain which lasts for six months or more. Thorough, simply written, and with clear illustrations, it emphasizes the importance of the sufferer's own active involvement in a step-by-step program. This up-to-date book demonstrates how to handle the pain caused by: * lumbar strain and sciatica * soft-tissue injuries and ligament strains * whiplash, neck strain * chest-wall pain, abdominal pain * tension and migraine headaches * all types of arthritis * facial and jaw ains (TMJ) and other conditions. Each chapter offers specific pain-control strategies which together make up cognitive-behavioural therapy. --- from book's back cover