You Are Not Your Pain

by Vidyamala Burch
You Are Not Your Pain
Author: Vidyamala Burch
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1250053811
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Developed by two authors, Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman who themselves have struggled with severe pain after sustaining serious injuries, You Are Not Your Pain reveals a simple eight-week program of mindfulness-based practices that will melt away your suffering. Accompanied by audio to guide you, the eight meditations in this book take just ten to twenty minutes per day and have been shown to be as effective as prescription painkillers to soothe some of the most common causes of pain. These mindfulness-based practices soothe the brain's pain networks, while also significantly reducing the anxiety, stress, exhaustion, irritability, and depression that often accompanies chronic pain and illness. Whether you experience back pain, arthritis, or migraines, are suffering from fibromyalgia, celiac disease, or undergoing chemotherapy, you will quickly learn to manage your pain and live life fully once again. Note: Audio meditations are embedded within the ebook. If your device cannot play the audio, you will be redirected to the same content online

Living Beyond Your Pain

by JoAnne Dahl
Living Beyond Your Pain
Author: JoAnne Dahl
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1572244097
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Using mindfulness-based techniques and cognitive behavioral tools, a leading expert on the use of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) teaches readers to transcend the experience of chronic pain by reconnecting with other, more valued aspects of their lives.

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain

by Jackie Gardner-Nix
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain
Author: Jackie Gardner-Nix
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1572245816
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In The Mindfulness Solution to Pain, pain specialist and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher Jackie Gardner-Nix offers techniques proven to reduce chronic pain and suffering using mindfulness meditation exercises based on the pioneering work of Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Outsmart Your Pain

by Christiane Wolf
Outsmart Your Pain
Author: Christiane Wolf
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1615197214
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“Mindfulness and compassion practices should be in everybody’s toolbox for a happier and healthier life. [This] book is essential reading for providers who treat chronic illnesses and for those suffering from them.”—Arianna Huffington Pain can be a big, unwieldy box that we struggle to carry all day. But what if we could put down this box, unpack it, and tackle the contents one by one? Outsmart Your Pain is Dr. Christiane Wolf’s radically clear, evidence-based guide to relieving chronic pain with mindfulness, complete with twenty easy guided meditations and self-compassion practices, including: rewriting the “pain story” you tell yourself practicing loving acceptance of your body as it is mindfully working through negative emotions strengthening your inner and outer support systems. By separating your pain from the stressful thoughts and troubled feelings that come with it, you can lay down your burden and live with joy.

Manage Your Pain

by Michael Nicholas
Manage Your Pain
Author: Michael Nicholas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Chronic pain
ISBN: 9781788164474
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Chronic pain is a silent epidemic, with one in five people suffering in their day-to-day life.An indispensible guide to understanding why your pain persists, what is going on inside your body and the symptoms that pain triggers, Manage Your Pain presents possible medical treatments and guides you through practical exercises for daily life. Dr Nicholas and Dr Molloy's strategies make it possible to set short and long term goals that will minimise the impact of pain on both work and leisure. In short, this book offers clarity and control.- Draws on the authors' extensive experience and the latest research - Clearly explains the causes of pain - Offers positive and practical ways to minimise the impact of pain- Revised and updated - Includes a chapter on pain management for older people

Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain

by MR Mark D. Grant Ma
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain
Author: MR Mark D. Grant Ma
Publisher: Grant, Mark
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2009
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780646514710
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Explains how physical and emotional pain are stored in the brain, and what causes pain to persist after the injury or trauma that initially triggered it. The book describes five core sensory- emotional skills for reversing the brain activity that maintains pain.

Healing Back Pain

by John E. Sarno
Healing Back Pain
Author: John E. Sarno
Publisher: Balance
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2001-03-15
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0759520844
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Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery. Dr. Sarno's program has helped thousands of patients find relief from chronic back conditions. In this New York Times bestseller, Dr. Sarno teaches you how to identify stress and other psychological factors that cause back pain and demonstrates how to heal yourself--without drugs, surgery or exercise. Find out: Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS) How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms How people condition themselves to accept back pain as inevitable With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno reveals how you can recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain...and start recovering from back pain today.

The Pain Management Workbook

by Rachel Zoffness
The Pain Management Workbook
Author: Rachel Zoffness
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1684036461
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Change your brain, change your pain with this powerful, evidence-based workbook. If you’re struggling with chronic pain, you’re not alone: more than one hundred million Americans currently live with chronic pain. Yet, despite its prevalence, chronic pain is not well understood. Fortunately, research has emerged showing the effectiveness of a treatment model for pain management grounded in biology, psychology, and social functioning. In this groundbreaking workbook, you’ll find a comprehensive outline of this effective biopsychosocial approach, as well as scientifically supported interventions rooted in cognitive- behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and neuroscience to help you take control of your pain—and your life! You’ll learn strategies for creating a pain plan for home and work, reducing reliance on medications, and breaking the pain cycle. Also included are tips for improving sleep, nutrition for pain, methods for resuming valued activities, and more. If you’re ready to take your life back from pain, this workbook has everything you need to get started.