REVERSING CHRONIC PAIN

ReversingChronicPainoffersadynamicframeworkforjoiningbodyandmindtospeedthehealingoftraumaticpainfromthebodylevelup.Eachchapterpresentsabody-centeredskillsetthatcanbemasteredthroughabroadmenuofpracticeexercises.Theresultinginterlinkedsomaticbuildingblockshelpreadersshiftfromphysicalpaintobodyawareness,andfromunstoppablesufferingtoheartfeltconnectionandpeace.BuildingontheAIDScocktailapproachthatreflectsthefactthatchronicpainiscomplexandnoonetacticislikelytosolvetheproblem,renownedexpertMaggiePhillipspresentsa10-1painplancomprisedofeasystrategiesbasedonsomaticexperience.Evenifthereader’spainisperceivedasa“10”attheonsetoftheprogram,with10beingintolerable,thesomaticbuildingblockshelpshiftthepainonepointatatimeuntilitgraduallydiminishesto“1”oreven“zero.”Showinghowthecommonprofessionalinterventions—medication,physicaltherapy,acupuncture,biofeedback—maybemoreharmfulthanhealing,ReversingChronicPainstressesself-treatmentthroughout,involvingsufferersinattaininglivesnotsimplyenduredbutactivelyenjoyed.