Freedom from Chronic Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital

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If you are one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from pain and have searched to no avail for a smart, safe, and, most of all, effective solution, you may find relief in Dr. Norman Marcus's Freedom from Pain. Adapted from Dr. Marcus's remarkable narcotics-free New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital, this book will teach you, in carefully graduated steps, how to surrender the attitudes that are holding you prisoner to pain and how to master the physical and mental techniques that can set you ...
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If you are one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from pain and have searched to no avail for a smart, safe, and, most of all, effective solution, you may find relief in Dr. Norman Marcus's Freedom from Pain. Adapted from Dr. Marcus's remarkable narcotics-free New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital, this book will teach you, in carefully graduated steps, how to surrender the attitudes that are holding you prisoner to pain and how to master the physical and mental techniques that can set you free--techniques that have had an unprecedented success rate and will work with just about any type of chronic pain, including lower-back ailments, headaches, and arthritis.

Dr. Marcus is both supportive and sympathetic, giving even the most severe cases reason for optimism, and his book is the next best thing to a visit to the Pain Treatment Program itself.

Based on the NY Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital/incl. techniques for managing lower back pain, etc.

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Marcus, medical director of the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital, and medical writer Arbeiter present the hospital's problem-oriented and drug-free approach to pain. Patient histories are used to illustrate how body awareness, exercise, and coping and relaxation techniques can be used to control and reduce the devastating effects of chronic pain. Individual analog charts and scales allow patients to assess the severity of their pain and to chart their progress to a life no longer dominated by pain. The benefits and complications of pain medications--prescription and over-the-counter--are also discussed. In the end, this book is not as comprehensive as Jane Cowles's Pain Relief ( LJ 11/1/93) but is more like Richard Reilly's Living with Pain ( LJ 5/1/93), which describes a specific program. For popular health collections.-- Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn.
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Colette Bouchez Newsday This book could make a big difference in your life.

Peter R. Wilson, M.D. The Mayo Clinic Dr. Marcus has developed a breakthrough program written from the patient's point of view, which is a major contribution to the conquest of pain. It educates and empowers the patient and provides powerful insights for all pain practitioners.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780671798925
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publication date: 3/3/1994
  • Pages: 240
  • Product dimensions: 5.82 (w) x 8.73 (h) x 0.94 (d)

Meet the Author

Dr. Norman J. Marcus, Medical Director of the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital, is a nationally recognized expert in his field. A founding member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Dr. Marcus currently chairs the Committee to Develop Uniform Outcome Measures for Pain Treatment Programs. He lives in New York City.

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Table of Contents

Author's Note 9
"Doctor, You Have to Help Me" 11
The Truth about Chronic Pain 20
Step 1 Buying into the Program 31
Step 2 Evaluating Your Pain and Your Motivation 46
Step 3 Interacting with Your Body 51
Step 4 Relaxing and Strengthening Your Body 68
Step 5 Coping with Pain-activating Triggers 90
Step 6 Detaching Yourself from Pain 106
Step 7 Why Painkillers Can Be a Trap 120
Step 8 Physiotherapy for the Mind 138
Step 9 Putting Time on Your Side 153
Step 10 The Physics of Movement 173
Step 11 Escaping the Food Paradox 186
Step 12 Getting Connected to Your Feelings 194
Putting It All Together 211
What Happens Next? 216
Reading List 221
Acknowledgments 223
Index 225
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