The Pain Antidote: The Proven Program to Help You Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers--and Reclaim Your Life - Softcover

Pohl M.D., Mel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738218030 ISBN 13: 9780738218038

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2015

Synopsis

Chronic pain is not a life sentenceIf you are one of the 100 million people who suffer from chronic pain, you may be feeling hopeless and helpless, relying on endless medications that don't work, feeling worse and worse. But there is hope,and help. The innovative program at the acclaimed Las Vegas Recovery centre, at which Dr. Mel Pohl is Medical Director, has helped thousands of sufferers to reduce chronic pain without the use of painkillers. The Pain Antidote shares this program's concrete tools and strategies, offering:Cutting-edge research on how pain affects your brainHow your emotions affect your experience of painA comprehensive program, including a four-week Jump Start planPain-reducing gentle exercises and health-supporting foodsAnd much more.

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About the Author

Mel Pohl, M.D., is an internationally respected physician who specializes in treating chronic pain and co-occurring addiction at Las Vegas Recovery centre (LVRC), one of only a few treatment centres in the country that focus on the physical, emotional, and spiritual problems of individuals living with chronic pain. Dr. Pohl is a Board Certified Family Practitioner and addiction medicine specialist with more than twenty-nine years of experience treating addiction and addiction-related conditions.lasvegasrecovery.comKatherine Ketcham has been writing nonfiction books for over 30 years and has coauthored sixteen books, ten on the subject of addiction and recovery, including the bestselling Under the Influence and The Spirituality of Imperfection. She pioneered addiction treatment and recovery efforts at the Walla Walla Juvenile Justice centre and founded Trilogy Recovery Community, a grassroots nonprofit recovery community organization.katherineketchambooks.comthepainantidote.comthepainantidotebook.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738218030
• ISBN 13: 9780738218038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 321