The Women′s Guide to Ending Pain: An 8–Step Program - Softcover

Smith, Howard S.; Bruce, Debra Fulghum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471266051 ISBN 13: 9780471266051

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

Are you one of the 80 million North American women suffering from the chronic pain of:
∗ Menstrual cramps
∗ Fibromyalgia
∗ Headaches
∗ Carpal tunnel syndrome
∗ Back or neck pain?
Starting today, you can put an end to your pain and reclaim your active life with Dr. Smith′s 8–step holistic program for women.

Don′t let chronic pain rob you of life–– preventing you from being productive at work, caring for your family, exercising, and participating in activities you enjoy. The Women′s Guide to Ending Pain will show you how to take control today and end your pain with the latest complementary and conventional strategies.

Dr. Smith′s 8–step program is different from other approaches because it targets the very reasons that cause women to hurt – – like chronic stress, hormonal fluctuations, sleep problems, depression, arthritis, sports injuries, and syndromes like fibromyalgia, which is increasingly prevalent and causes deep muscle pain and endless fatigue. Dr. Smith believes that no woman should accept pain as "normal" and gives you a pain expert′s secrets on how to stop pain quickly without depending on sedating medications that have harsh side effects. In his 8–step program, you′ll discover:
∗ How the effects of hormones on a woman′s nervous system influence pain
∗ Unique signs, symptoms, and causes of your pain
∗ Ways to alleviate your pain, including natural dietary supplements, "pain–relieving" foods, yoga postures, mind/body exercises, massage and bodywork, new medications, and high–tech solutions
∗ Lifestyle habits and self–care measures you can start today that will provide tremendous relief
∗ Innovative methods to cope with the emotions associated with pain, including anxiety, anger, and depression

About this title

Synopsis

Eighty million North American women suffer each day with some kind of chronic pain, such as PMS or menstrual pain, back or neck pain, headache, TMJ, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia and a host of arthritis-related ailments. Yet women's pain differs from men's, biologically and emotionally. It can compromise women's health and affect marital and family relationships, productivity, the ability to earn a living and overall outlook on life. This book offers a holistic programme focused on treating the whole person, using traditional and alternative therapies to manage chronic pain.

About the Author

HOWARD S. SMITH, M.D., is Director of Pain Medicine, Albany Medical Center, and Professor of Anesthesiology at Albany Medical College. He has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
DEBRA FULGHUM BRUCE, M.S., is an award–winning medical writer and author or coauthor of sixty–two books, including The Fibromyalgia Handbook and Winning with Arthritis. She is the former editor–in–chief of Living Well Today.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471266051
• ISBN 13: 9780471266051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288