Managing Pain Before It Manages You

I bought this for a friend who is constantly plagued with pain in her life. .so I found this on the book list and it is just what she needed.. it contains a work book to help control her pain.. Thank you

This book is a wonderful aid in addressing chronic pain. Dr. Margaret Caudill is an exceptional medical professional. I was fortunate enough to have been be able to have participated in one of her pain management groups in the late 1990's in Boston, MA. It gave me "tools" to use for living with chronic pain issues and the edition of this book was the main text for the program. This edition has been nicely updated. Be well!

I can sum this up in three words. Exercise, nutrition, and positive thinking. I was hoping for something more advanced. If you know absolutely nothing about mindfulness and meditation, this is a good book. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to glean any new info from it. Definitely a beginners book.

It was good material when I was in a car accident and went through a left sided disk fusion with titanium plates and screws. This one accident was the dramatic end to life as I knew it and this book helped and gave me something to go by. There is so much medical data that has been fed into this book it has helped me to understand my situation and thoughts. You probably don't need it all but it will wait for you.

I have severe dyslexia so I cannot entirely comment on this book but you do not want to buy it as a candle because there are very important work sheets in this book that make it work per se. The pain institute at Emory University first suggested this and other pain doctors have suggested as well. In my case at , I have fibromyalgia, arthritis and a very severe spine and nerve injuries from auto accident. So the book is not going to do me the benefit of that it would someone with just two out of three of those. Absolutely worth getting and great price for what you get.

Found this not as helpful as possible. Too much CBT and no spiritual help included. I found a book called And This Too Shall Last by kJ Ramsey much more helpful because she has actually has been through chronic pain is going through chronic pain whereas the first book the author makes no reference to ever having been in this situation and you can tell by reading it that she hasn’t been in the situation. I needed help from someone who understood and this book was not that.

Love the layout of this book. Easy to follow and great information about tips and tricks to utilize on pain days. I have Chronic pain and have many reference books and this has many new ideas so it was definitely a pleasant surprise.

This was suggested reading for me since I'm in constant pain. This book is really a work book and gives you a suggestion of Apps that help you monitor your pain so eventually you can down load the reports for doctor visits. I now own my pain and have learned tools to manage the pain.