Healing Hip, Joint and Knee Pain: A Mind-body Guide to Recovering from Surgery and Injuries - Softcover

O'Shea, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556432585 ISBN 13: 9781556432583

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

Studies show that patients who contribute to their own treatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring the concept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedic psychologist Kate O'Shea draws from her patients and her own congenital hip orblems (she has four major surgeries by the time she was thirteen) to describe a program for caring for the emotional and physical body while healing joint pain or after surgery. Conventional medical care, thouch technologically sophisticated, often ignores the humanity of individuals--patients are on their own once they are home. Healing Hip, Joint and Knee Pain offers exercises, breathing techniques, visualization and writing suggestions for becoming aware emotionally and for enhancing awareness of the healing joint. Drawing from Rosen work, Feldenkrais, Eutony, and orthopedic psychologym O'Shea provides the reader with inviting methods to hasten healing.

About this title

From the Author:

Written to nourish your experience of physical challenge.
Is surgery part of your life? Are you living with pain and limitation? Does your body feel like a stranger to you? This book was written to nourish your experience of surgery and other trauma, and to help you go beyond the conventionally accepted level of recovery. It shows you, the "patient," how to build dignity and participate actively throughout your recuperation and maintenance. It also provides a window for loved-ones and care-givers who wish to more deeply understand the experience of those recovering from physical challenges. My life and work inspired Healing Hip, Joint, and Knee Pain. Here’s what others say about the book: "...a gem of a book that guides individuals in making changes that contribute to their whole-being." ~ Barbara Dossey RN, author of Rituals of Healing and Holistic Nursing. "I would like to see this book recommended to every orthopedic patient after surgery, it could enhance the quality of life for anyone suffering from orthopedic pain and disability." ~ Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients. "So many need to hear the things you know. Your book is a great addition to my library." ~ Patch Adams MD. This book can help you feel at home in your body again. I grew up with orthopedic problems – I understand the experience better than most practitioners. I know the nature of pain, insecurity, and many other responses to surgery, injury, and chronic discomfort. I work with those living with a wide variety of traumas including bone fractures, joint pain, mobility problems, and orthopedic surgery. My clients become more comfortable, flexible, and energetic, while developing a new sense of physical and emotional self-knowledge. I am the Founder and Director of the Institute of Orthopedic Psychology. My unique approach is a synthesis of living with an artificial hip; graduate education in psychology, and 20 years of training and practice in anatomy and bodymind therapies.

I celebrated the 30th anniversary of my partial hip replacement in 1998. You may read excerpts from the book on my web site at www.orthopedicpsychology.com.

Synopsis:

A manual for sufferers from serious joint problems who have undergone orthopaedic surgery. It provides movement practices to help increase mobility and comfort and strategies for holding the body and walking with greater stability, stamina and grace. Visualisations and self-massage techniques are used to cope with fear, pain and depression.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1556432585
• ISBN 13: 9781556432583
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154