Freedom from Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital 
asked by hooked on November 1, 2006 10:33 AM
If you are one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from pain and have searched to no avail for a smart, safe, and, most of all, effective solution, you may find relief in Dr. Norman Marcus's "Freedom from Pain". Adapted from Dr. Marcus's remarkable narcotics-free New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital, this book will teach you, in carefully graduated steps, how to surrender the attitudes that are holding you prisoner to pain and how to master the physical and mental techniques that can set you free-- techniques that have had an unprecedented success rate and will work with just about any type of chronic pain, including lower-back ailments, headaches, and arthritis.
Dr. Marcus is both supportive and sympathetic, giving even the most severe cases reason for optimism, and his book is the next best thing to a visit to the Pain Treatment Program itself.
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I have been "suffering" chronic pain for over a year. The first thing that hit me with this easy to read book was that I have a choice to take control rather than just giving in and becoming addicted to the first thing doctors suggest -- narcotic pain medication. Because of the suggestions in this book I am working with my doctors at the pain management clinic to get off of these drugs. I am learning to change my focus immediately when I feel the pain and to integrate many forms of treatment. It is well worth the read.
reviewed by janmueller on November 16, 2006 8:14 PM
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Other Recommendations Instead of:
`Healing Back Pain Naturally' by Art Brownstein MD
(he went through many years of back pain, including surgery. I liked the positive approach of the book and the variety of options from medical to herbal, etc)
`The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief' by Clair Davies
`The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook' by Martha Davis PhD, etc etc
(I esp liked the chapter on Meditation, since they were easy and had a variety of ones to choose from to try out)
`Living Better Every Patient's Guide to Living with Illness' by Carol J. Langenfeld and Douglas E. Langenfeld
`Staying Well With Guided Imagery' by Belleruth Naparstek
`Validate Your Pain! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up' by Allan Chino, PhD and Corinne Dile Davis MD
reviewed by shirley49 on November 27, 2006 1:16 AM