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Tables of Contents for The Chronic Pain Solution
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgement
xiii
Introduction: The Chronic Pain Solution
xv
I: UNDERSTANDING PAIN
Six Myths That Can Keep You from Healing
3
6
The Yogi and the Anesthesiologist: Integrative Medicine in Action
9
20
Where Does It Hurt? The New Model of Pain
29
24
II: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TREATMENT
Evaluate Your Pain
53
9
Build Your Pain-Management Team
62
9
Crete a Plan for Pain Control
71
10
III: THERAPIES
Move or Be Moved: Physical Therapies
81
25
Mind-Body Medicine
106
19
The Pain-Control Diet: Plus, the Top Twenty Supplements for Pain Relief
125
23
Distracting Your Nervous System from Pain
148
13
Energy Healing
161
10
Pain Pills and Other Pharmaceuticals
171
26
Deep Injections, Implants, and Surgery
197
16
IV: PAINFUL CONDITIONS
How to Use This Part
211
2
Headache
213
15
Back Pain
228
27
Joint Pain
255
24
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
279
9
Neck Pain
288
10
Fibromyalgia
298
8
Chronic Sprains, Strains, and Tendinitis (Repetitive Strain Injuries)
306
6
Peripheral Neuropathies
312
10
Facial, Jaw, and Dental Pain
322
11
Pelvic Pain
333
16
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
349
5
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
354
9
V: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Pain Management for Children, Pregnant Women, and the Elderly
363
9
Pain and Terminal Illness
372
5
``Is There Something I Can Do?'' for Loved Ones of People in Pain
377
8
The Lessons of Pain
385
8
Appendix A: Suggested Exercises
393
12
Appendix B: Home Massage Techniques
405
6
Appendix C: Acupressure Maps
411
2
Appendix D: How to Work with Your Insurance Provider
413
4
Appendix E: Accreditation Societies, Professional Organizations, and Support Groups
417
8
Appendix F: Recommended Reading
425
2
Index
427
13
About the Authors
440