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Understanding Chronic Pain: A handbook for people coping with chronic pain and suffering and for those who seek to understand and support them

There is no actual cure for chronic pain; however chronic pain can be effectively managed. Understanding Chronic Pain focuses on how chronic pain can be effectively managed and how the quality of life of the patient can be improved. This book is relevant to more than ninety million Americans who visit doctor's offices every year with complaints of chronic pain.

Chronic pain is the number one cause for disability amongst people aged 45 and above. Many of these people suffer from back pain as a result of the development of conditions such as spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disorder or sciatica. Many people diagnosed with these conditions resort to surgical treatment. However, surgeons are finding that many of these surgical procedures could have easily been avoided.

Understanding Chronic Pain focuses on providing patients with in depth information regarding chronic pain in different parts of the body including the back. Dr Angela Koestler and Dr. Ann Meyers provide patients with information on the causes of chronic pain in different parts of the body and how to effectively manage this pain using non-surgical methods. The authors describe the different pain management options available for chronic pain, their advantages and disadvantages

This book is ideal for all those seeking to understand the pain that they are suffering from. It is also ideal for those close to those suffering from chronic pain and would like to understand and support them through this trying time. However, it should be noted that no specific disease or condition is addressed. 

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Understanding Chronic Pain

Lower Back Pain
Understanding Chronic Pain
by Angela J. Koestler MD, Ann Meyers MD
Book Review published July 28^th, 2011
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