内容简介
Everymorning,morethan50millionAmericanswakeuptoanotherdayinpain.Ifyouareoneofthem,youknowthewaychronicpaincantakeoveryourlife:thelostworkandmissedpleasures,theharshdrugsorsurgeries,thefeelingsofangerandfrustration,theendlesssearchfromdoctortodoctor.Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Thisremarkablebook,byoneoftheleadingpainspecialistsinAmerica,putsinyourhandstheresourcesusuallyavailableonlyatthemostsophisticatedpainclinics.Recentresearchhasshownthatthesolutiontothepuzzleofpainisalmostneverone“magicbullet”treatment.Whatworksisacombinationoftherapies--oftenthreeormore--customizedtoyourindividualneeds.Somedrugsorsurgeriescanactuallymakeyourconditionworse,whilesurprisinglygentlealternativetherapiescanprovidemeasurable,lastingrelief.Thekeyisknowinghowtocombinethebestofbothconventionalandalternativemedicine.Dr.JamesDillardoffersyouwhatfewphysicianstodayaretrainedtoprovide:•fascinatingnewinformationonhowpainaffectsyourbodyandmind--includingsixmythsthatcankeepyoufromhealing•adetailedguidetomorethan40treatmentmethods,fromstate-of-the-artmicrosurgeryandpharmaceuticalstoacupuncture,yoga,andbiofeedback•individualchaptersonthe12mostcommontypesofpain,fromarthritisandbackpaintofibromyalgiaandmigraines--clearlyindicatingwhatworksandwhattoavoid•ThePain-ControlDiet--and20topsupplementsforpainrelief•howtobuildyourpain-managementteamandgetwhatyouneedfromyourinsurancecompany•checklists,self-evaluations,andguidesfortrackingtreatment•specialchaptersonchildren,seniors,pregnantwomen,terminalpain--plushowyoucanhelpalovedoneinpainYoucantakebackyourlifefrompain.TheChronicPainSolutionwillguideyoueverystepoftheway.FromtheHardcoveredition.
作者简介
JamesN.Dillard,M.D.,D.C.,C.Ac.,isassistantclinicalprofessor,ColumbiaUniversityCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeons,andclinicaladvisertoColumbia’sRosenthalCenterforComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine.Heisalsoattendingphysician,theNewYork–PresbyterianHospitals;attendingphysician,BethIsraelMedicalCenter,DepartmentofPainMedicineandPalliativeCareandContinuumCenterforHealthandHealing;anddirectorofComplementaryMedicineServices,UniversityPainCenter,Manhattan.HismediaappearanceshaveincludedTheOprahWinfreyShow,GoodMorningAmerica,andtheCBSEveningNews.LeighAnnHirschmanisaChicago-basedwriter.FromtheHardcoveredition.,,,