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The Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's distinguished career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer, going beyond pain to address the entire spectrum of psychosomatic (mindbody) disorders. The interaction between the generally reasonable, rational, ethical, moral conscious mind and the repressed feelings of emotional pain, hurt, sadness, and anger characteristic of the unconscious mind appears to be the basis for mindbody...
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A physiotherapist shows readers how to determine the cause of their aching feet and how to relieve the pain.
Looking to get back to a normal exercise routine but your foot pain won't go away? Are any of those massage tools really helping? Do you feel as though you've wasted time and money on new shoes and insoles? It doesn't have to be this much of a challenge. The time has come to discover what's really behind your aching feet and obtain the tools...
3) The Back Pain Solution: A Patient's Guide to Laser Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Procedures, an
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Millions of people every year experience back pain. In the past, major surgery was often their only recourse. But today, for 80 to 90 percent of back pain sufferers, long-term relief no longer has to involve complicated medical procedures, extended hospital stays, and weeks of recovery.
In this informative, user-friendly guide, renowned spine surgeon Dr. Michael Hasz explores options for eliminating back pain without surgery or with minimally invasive...
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Are You Addicted? Has addiction taken over your life? Do you want to stop using painkillers, but shame and embarrassment keep you from reaching out for help? You are not alone-millions find themselves in the clutches of addiction. Michael McGee, M.D., an addiction psychiatrist, has treated thousands of people struggling with addiction. His message: You don't need to suffer-you can live a life free of addiction. In this book, Dr. McGee offers a helpful...
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Pain relief is an ongoing need for hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world who have been injured or are suffering from painful medical conditions. Many rely on their family doctor for opiate based pain pills, while others seek help from pain clinics. Unfortunately, both of these options often run their course, and for many there becomes a need to find the next chapter in their struggle for pain relief. As we now know, individuals who...
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This book was written to help all interested parties (eg, clinicians who treat pain, drug and medical-practice regulators, law-enforcement authorities and pharmacists) to sort out the clinical, regulatory, and ethical issues associated with the prescribing of opioid analgesics and to reduce the risk of medication misuse, abuse, and diversion.
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"Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States. Twenty percent of American adults accept back spasms, throbbing joints, arthritis aches, and other physical pain as an inevitable consequence of aging, illness, or injury. But the human body is not meant to endure chronic pain. Miranda Esmonde-White has spent decades helping professional athletes, ballet dancers, and Olympians overcome potentially career-ending injuries...
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In this completely updated edition, Gayle Backstrom, who has FM, and Dr. Bernard Rubin explain and demystify this chronic muscle pain syndrome. Taking into account the latest research findings on fibromyalgia, Backstrom and Rubin seek to educate and assist the layperson in recognizing and treating this condition.
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It's no secret that yoga increases muscular flexibility and strength, but you may not know that yoga is a proven treatment for back pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other chronic pain conditions. Yoga also helps to ease the stress, anxiety, and depression that can create and reinforce pain, making you feel more comfortable in both your mind and your body. Written by a yoga instructor and former chronic pain sufferer, Yoga for Pain Relief...
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"Beginning with opium, the "joy plant," which has been used for 10,000 years, Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a...
11) Conquer Your Chronic Pain: A Life-Changing Drug-Free Approach for Relief, Recovery, and Restoration
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An “empowering guide on how to win the battle against chronic pain and put an end to America’s epidemic of pain killer addiction.”—Vijay B. Vad, MD, author of Back Rx
Conquer Your Chronic Pain offers the millions of chronic-pain sufferers throughout the world a transformative model for pain management. Dr. Abaci is a pioneer in understanding the biopsychosocial aspect of chronic...
Conquer Your Chronic Pain offers the millions of chronic-pain sufferers throughout the world a transformative model for pain management. Dr. Abaci is a pioneer in understanding the biopsychosocial aspect of chronic...
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Two headache specialists offer their innovative Headache Reduction Program, for treating and preventing recurring headaches
Twenty-eight million people in the United States suffer from chronic, recurrent, often disabling headaches-half of them forgoing medical attention in favor of analgesics that do nothing to prevent the next one. In Breaking the Headache Cycle, the authors-migraine sufferers themselves-present the integrated Headache Reduction...
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In 2015, there were roughly 10.4 million patient visits to doctors' offices because of common knee injuries such as fractures, dislocations, sprains, and ligament tears. It is one of the most common problems affecting the muscles and joints of the body after back and neck pain, and is the most common site of pain and disability in the upper and lower pain and disability in the upper and lower limbs.
The knee is often one of the most problematic areas...
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A Personalized Approach to Feeling Better! Struggling with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a triple challenge: Not only must you deal with pain, exhaustion, and other symptoms, but you also have to contend with health-care providers who often won't acknowledge that you're actually sick, and a confusing array of health care options. In twenty years of practice, author Lynette Bassman has seen many people with FMS and CFS. She's...
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For patients with chronic pain, a guide to understanding their condition, the medical system’s traditional treatments, and what other choices they have.
Are you suffering from chronic pain? Do you feel that everyone, including your physician, thinks you are crazy? Are your loved ones and friends tired of hearing you complain? Are you becoming more depressed and anxious because of your pain? Do you find that you are isolating
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Is your body starting to feel the wear and tear of life?
Physical labor and repetitive movements can wear your body down if you don't know how to take care of it. People will tell you that pain is inevitable. That it's a part of getting older. That you need better ergonomics or that you'll have to quit your job. But, it's not true.
In Your Body, a User's Manual, Dr. Laurie shows you that you don't need to live and work in pain. By increasing...
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Este libro es una herramienta para despertar inquietudes, para conocer mejor el propio cuerpo y ver cómo intérpretes de diferentes actividades artísticas pueden mejorar en su tarea diaria. Es también la llave con la que artistas de cualquier disciplina podrán conseguir un cuerpo más libre, aprendiendo a respirar correctamente, con el fin de que tanto estos profesionales como los espectadores que acuden a ver su trabajo puedan disfrutar íntegramente...
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There are many reasons to limit or in some cases avoid the use of narcotics post-surgically. A history of addiction, allergies to narcotics, or difficulty tolerating the many potential side effects are some of the major barriers to the use of narcotics. We need to create a change in culture where the medical profession doesn't over prescribe narcotic pain medication. Pain after surgery is real even if you have a history of addiction and must be treated....
20) Physiotraining: Because We All Want a Better Body, Better Health, Better Life - Even After Injury
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Discover what others are saying about the success of Physiotraining™ in their lives:
Samuel Franklin McCoy Jr. (Professional Mixed Martial Artists and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete)
Hollywood, Florida
"After injuring my shoulder, I was told by a doctor that my mixed martial arts career was over and I almost believed him until I met Cristiane. After surgery, she put me through a rigorous program
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