books about: pain

books about: pain

books:

Pain

The Miracle Ball Method: Relieve Your Pain, Reshape Your Body, Reduce Your Stress [2 Miracle Balls Included]

Elaine Petrone

Workman Publishing Company, 2003

Increases Flexibility and Relieves Tight Muscles
My Asian Body Therapist recommended the Miracle Balls to me. I have been suffering from severe muscle spasms in my back recently. She had me use the balls while she was working on me and I received enough pain relief that I felt it warranted purchasing them and ...

Treat Your Own Back

Robin A. McKenzie

Optp, 2006

Treat your own back
I thought this book was great. I didn't have chronic back pain, but my quality of life was definitely affected. I am doing less than half of the exercises recommended in the book and am almost pain free. Highly recommended. Lou

The Shack

William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2007

Unforgettable!
"The Shack" is an amazing work of fiction. It was recomended by my Pastor but soon became much more than "an assignment" Even being very aware that it IS fiction, this book gave me an insight into the Biblical Trinity that I have never before felt.I have since ...

Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain (Kendall, Muscles)

Elizabeth Kendall McCreary, Patricia Geise Provance, ...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005

A book that has stood the test of time.
Now in its 5th edition, this book has become "thee" muscle testing book to have. Who's it for? Anyone who has a need to be able to MANUAL muscle test any of the body's muscles. This would include such professionals as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, athletic ...

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition

Clair Davies, Amber Davies

New Harbinger Publications, 2004

Fantastic book.
This is a great way to practice self care. My massage therapist recommended this book to me! She has just lost a good client because I now know how to treat myself. Really needs to be sold with the theracane but there are illustrations showing how to use a tennis ball. ...

After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

Janis Abrahms Spring, Michael Spring

Harper Paperbacks, 1997

highly recommended
No two situations are exactly the same but what this book successfully does is try to help both parties address why it happened and how they can move on together...or apart. I found it very helpful and very thorough. The flood of feelings you go through when an ...

Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

Pete Egoscue

Bantam, 2000

Pain Free
Egoscue is a leader in his field, no question about that. The book is well written and easy to follow. The exercises are easy to do, and best of all they work. As a healthcare provider and three sport athlete, i am always looking for conservative ways to treat minor ...

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection

John E. Sarno

Warner Books, 1991

Five Stars is not enough!
This review is long overdue, but after recovering from 10 years of back pain, I've been having too much fun to write in (dancing, scuba, travel, bicycling, swimming). I've read a lot of books, but this by far is the most important. If you have any kind of chronic ...

From Fatigued to Fantastic

Jacob Teitelbaum

Avery, 2007

Commutation of a Life Sentence
Before he was a doctor, Jacob Teitelbaum came down with the mysterious, chronic fatigue syndrome, which many consider a hopeless diagnosis. He was told that it his prognosis was bleak, and for a while even was homeless. He persevered, found a cure for his ailments, ...

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Delta, 1990

Healing for the Heart and Head
I bought this book in the middle of a year-long battle with insomnia--not the typical life-changing trauma that brings many others to this book, but insomnia destroyed me both physically and emotionally. My doctor suggested anti-depressants, and a friend suggested Full ...

Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag

Picador, 2004

Sontag adds here name to the after postmodernism movement
Sontag questions her ideas that have influenced half a centary. She is not alone Terry Eagleton (After Theory), Elain Showalter, Sandra Gilbert, and even Derrida (life.after theory) have done the same

Treat Your Own Neck 4th Ed

Robin McKenzie

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products, 2006

great help!!!!
This book has excellent, easy instructions that really work. The exercises help to relieve most neck pains. Great pictures and easily understood information for anyone to use.

Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain

David Buchholz

Workman Publishing Company, 2002

Amazing success!!
Upon a friend's recommendation, I gave this book to my sister-in-law who has had headaches constantly for over 40 years. It took a few weeks, but it has changed her life. She has used it for almost 3 months now and only gets headaches a couple of days each month. ...

Treat Your Own Knees: Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance

Jim Johnson

Hunter House, 2003

Excellent Book
I've never written an Amazon review before, but this little book impressed me so much that other readers should share its benefits. I damaged my knee in a motorcycle accident and had recurring pain for two years. A string of hospitals, therapists and acupuncturists ...

7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain

Robin McKenzie, Craig Kubey

Plume, 2001

Simple methods to resolve back pain
While not a replacement for physiotherapy, I found this information very useful. Great read. Very straight forward and easy to follow instructions. MacKenzie's method is brilliantly explained in easy-to-follow steps. Best of all it works. One of the best ...