Physical Pain

In this book, Dr. Yurkiw takes the listener through a patient's journey from neck pain, headaches, whiplash, and concussion to healing and wellness. Dr. Yurkiw's goal is to help patients be free of pain, active, and healthy again! Dr. Yurkiw shares many recommendations he makes to patients about key changes in lifestyle along the healing journey from pain relief to correcting the underlying problem to health and wellness.

Written by members of the Chronic Pain Anonymous 12-step fellowship, Stories of Hope presents the tools and principles of the 12 steps as catalysts for emotional, mental, and spiritual transformation. Each of the courageous men and women who contributed to this collection shares their journey from despair to hope.

Headache in women is truly a major health issue. Every year, over 22 million women in the United States suffer from migraine headache, often debilitating attacks that can leave the sufferer bedridden and that, in many cases, can undermine both one's career and even one's marriage. The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine is a concise and practical handbook that gives female headache sufferers all the tools they need to work with their healthcare providers to properly diagnose types of headache and develop the best possible treatment plans.

Whether you’re dealing with arthritis, injuries or the wear and tear of daily activities, Pain-Free Joints: The Ultimate Guide to Modifying Your Lifestyle or Joint Health” is your essential companion on the journey to lasting relief and vitality. Discover the transformative power of simple lifestyle changes that can help you manage and reduce joint pain.

For patients with chronic pain and those who love them, an exploration of the causes of and treatments available for those with hypermobility.

At 17 years old, Ruthie Lindsey is hit by an ambulance near her home in rural Louisiana. She's given a five percent chance of survival and one percent chance of walking again. One month later after a spinal fusion surgery, Ruthie defies the odds, leaving the hospital on her own two feet. Just a few years later, newly married and living in Nashville, Ruthie begins to experience debilitating pain. Her case confounds doctors and after numerous rounds of testing, imaging, and treatment, they prescribe narcotic painkillers - lots of them.

Research over the last few decades shows that many of us – sufferers of chronic pain and health practitioners alike – are victims of a trick of the nervous system. Where we believe that pain has its root in a damaged body, it is the brain that prolongs the hurting after the body has healed. Paul Biegler, a science journalist and former doctor who has been on his own pain journey, investigates the true source of chronic pain – our brain’s so-called neuroplasticity – and emerging therapies that take advantage of that neuroplasticity to rewire the brain and end the suffering.

You’ve tried it all: medicines, doctor’s visits, scans, and a range of other alternatives. Now that you’re desperate, you’re thinking of CBD, but you don’t want to become a junky, right? This is the only comprehensive guide to CBD oil you’ll ever need. For starters, using CBD oil won’t make you a junky. It can be your best friend during your time of pain, confusion, and trauma. It puts you in control of your health, life, and happiness. Begin your journey with CBD oil the right way, learning about everything from its past to production — from case studies to benefits.

No surgery. No medication. No drastic measures. Just healthy joints - for life! In this groundbreaking book, leading orthopedic surgeon and former NFL player Richard Diana, M.D., applies his unique experience and training to tackle join pain. Based on cutting-edge research that has clarified the crucial role of a molecule known as NFkB in regulating inflammation, Dr. Diana's proven eight-week program teaches you to harness the power of this research to reduce inflammation, relieve pain and rejuvenate your joints.

Cold Therapy for Pain Relief: A Practical Guide to Using Cold Therapy for Healing is your ultimate resource for understanding and implementing the power of cold therapy. Whether you're dealing with chronic pain, recovering from an injury, or seeking to improve overall wellness, this guide provides the tools and knowledge to help you harness the benefits of ice therapy effectively.

Untreated or misdiagnosed pain is an epidemic among children. Nearly one out of every five children in the United States suffers chronic pain, while 30 to 40 percent of children over age twelve report feeling some form of pain in any given week. Yet only a small fraction of children receive appropriate treatment, increasing the risk that they will struggle with pain later in life. But, as Rachel Rabkin Peachman and Anna Wilson show, if we give pain the attention it deserves early in life, we can minimize short-term distress and halt the development of long-term chronic pain problems.

Just had torn rotator cuff surgery? Don't want to suffer rotator cuff pain again? Cure your rotator cuff injury all on your own with effective rotator cuff exercises. Learn what medical professionals don't want you to know.

This "Migraine Relief" guided self-hypnosis program was designed to assist the listener in easing headache-related pain, deep relaxation, encouraging self-healing and releasing worries. With the exception of occasional use, the listener is advised to rule out possible underlying health concerns with their primary care provider if the migraines are occurring on a regular basis. The hypnosis induction features isochronic tones which are a form of brainwave entrainment to help achieve deeper relaxation.

Has fibromyalgia put your career on hold? Is it keeping you from your passions (and your life)? Do you spend hours online searching for solutions that only leave you more confused and exhausted? Whether you’re still struggling to get a diagnosis or actively trying to convince those around you that your “invisible illness” is real, Karen Brinklow knows where you’re coming from. Career or Fibromyalgia, Do I Have to Choose? sorts out all the symptoms that are keeping you in a cycle of confusion and unable to work.

In Understanding Pain, Fernando Cervero explores the mechanisms and the meaning of pain. You touch something hot and your brain triggers a reflex action that causes you to withdraw your hand, protecting you from injury. That kind of pain, Cervero explains, is actually good for us; it acts as an alarm that warns us of danger and keeps us away from harm. But nt all pain is good for you. There is another kind of pain that is more like a curse: chronic pain that is not related to injury. This is the kind of pain that fills pain clinics and makes life miserable.

Can you really cure chronic pain without drugs, surgery, or therapy? Surprisingly, often the answer is yes. While chronic pain can have a physical cause, this book, written by a leading UK physiotherapist and chronic pain specialist, reveals how very real, even debilitating, pain can frequently be caused by our brain in response to repressed or avoided emotions as a result of current and even past experiences. This process is at the root of many common complaints.

Why are we seeing growing numbers of people suffering from debilitating chronic symptoms of pain, fatigue, inflammation, and cognitive impairment that medicine is failing to resolve? A new paradigm is needed where we understand the mind and body as an interconnected flowing system. This paradigm embraces the self-healing, self-correcting, and self-creating natures of our connected mind-body system.

Lack of blood flow (ischemia) is the most common cause of back pain. The disc is poorly perfused even under optimal conditions. This audiobook is like an "antibiotic" to improve blood supply to the entire spine. Better blood supply helps prevent progression of degenerative disc disease and the cascade of adverse events that follow it.

Unique Hammond thought she was healthy. Raised on natural food, wary of chemicals, and rocking size 26 jeans, she appeared to be in peak condition - until Crohn’s disease left her suffering, struggling to sleep, eat, or drink water. This painful wake-up call prompted her to find a new way of looking at health and healing - and to share her simple yet effective solutions with others. In Your Tastebuds Are A**holes, Unique shares her journey from 90-pound patient to advocate for her own holistic health.

After enduring a life-threatening illness as a child, Mike Rome became a standout student-athlete in high school and college, during which he endured a series of injuries that put him in a state of chronic pain throughout his career. Nevertheless, he has thrived personally and professionally. In this audiobook, Mike offers 18 practical strategies for performing well despite your physical pain. The message of this audiobook is not about how to get rid of all your pain. It's about mastering it.